Sap Project Manager

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Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZAF
In-Office
Senior level
Information Technology • Pet • Professional Services
The Role
The SAP Project Manager will lead SAP implementation projects, coordinating teams, managing budgets, and ensuring project alignment with business goals and quality standards.
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Role Overview:

We are seeking an experienced and results-driven SAP Project Manager to lead the planning, execution, and successful delivery of SAP implementation, migration, or upgrade projects. The SAP Project Manager will be responsible for aligning project objectives with business goals, managing cross-functional project teams, and ensuring that scope, timelines, budgets, and quality standards are consistently met.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in SAP project delivery (e.g., S/4HANA, ECC), strong leadership skills, and a proactive, solution-oriented approach to managing complex enterprise-level programs.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Define and document project scope, objectives, and deliverables in collaboration with business and technical stakeholders.

  • Develop comprehensive project plans, including detailed schedules, budgets, and resource allocations.

  • Lead and coordinate cross-functional project teams including SAP consultants, developers, business analysts, testers, and third-party vendors.

  • Ensure effective use of project management tools (e.g., MS Project, JIRA, or similar) to monitor and report on project progress.

  • Identify potential risks, issues, and dependencies, and implement proactive mitigation strategies.

  • Ensure all SAP solutions delivered are aligned with business requirements, compliance standards, and quality expectations.

  • Maintain consistent and transparent communication with senior leadership and stakeholders, providing regular updates on status, risks, and achievements.

  • Manage change requests, scope adjustments, and stakeholder expectations throughout the project lifecycle.

  • Oversee post-implementation activities, including system stabilization, user support, and performance optimization.

Required Skills & Experience:
  • Proven track record of successfully managing SAP projects, including full-cycle implementations or upgrades (e.g., S/4HANA, ECC).

  • Strong knowledge of SAP modules and integration points (e.g., FI/CO, MM, SD, HR, etc.).

  • Experience managing vendor relationships and third-party resources in a matrixed or global delivery environment.

  • Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement capabilities.

  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate complex business challenges.

  • Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., MS Project, JIRA, Trello, or Smartsheet).

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field.

  • MBA or advanced degree is a plus.

  • Project management certification such as PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent is highly preferred.

Core Competencies:
  • Strategic thinking and execution excellence

  • High level of accountability and ownership

  • Adaptability and responsiveness in dynamic environments

  • Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills

  • Passion for quality, performance, and continuous improvement



Skills Required

  • Proven track record of successfully managing SAP projects including full-cycle implementations or upgrades
  • Strong knowledge of SAP modules and integration points
  • Experience managing vendor relationships and third-party resources
  • Project management certification such as PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent
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The Company
22 Employees
Year Founded: 2013

What We Do

Blue Pearl is a market-leading CLOUD Solutions developer with extensive knowledge and insight into the latest technologies, standardised processes, advanced technical capabilities and consulting processes available, ensuring wholistic success for our clientele. We offer professional consulting to compliment your business strategy and overall management and make it our priority to add value to any business by listening, analysing and creating a conducive solution that will empower our client. We implement a Data Analysis Process that includes inspecting, cleansing, transforming, and modelling data with the end-goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions, and relevant information to support your decision-making. Your business cannot afford not to engage with us, allowing our data analysis to play a role in making your business decisions more scientific and helping your business achieve effective operation. Blue Pearl’s team of experts include BI strategists, BI analysts, Data Warehouse Architects, Data Scientists, Implementation and Development experts. With the use of BI, Analytics and Big Data, we effectively partner with our customers on their mission to achieve a competitive business advantage and real ROI from the structured information we collect.

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