Kaeppel Consulting is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the successful implementation of SAP S/4HANA across the organization. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of managing large-scale SAP S/4HANA implementations, preferably in collaboration with one of the Big Four consulting firms. This is a multi-year contract position offering a hybrid work schedule, combining remote work with on-site presence in the Atlanta, GA office.
Key Responsibilities:
· Lead the end-to-end implementation of SAP S/4HANA across the organization, ensuring alignment with business objectives and timelines.
· Collaborate with stakeholders at all levels, including executive leadership, to define project scope, objectives, and success criteria.
· Manage relationships with a Big Four consulting partner, ensuring seamless coordination and delivery of project milestones.
· Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, including schedules, resource allocation, risk management, and budget tracking.
· Oversee the integration of SAP S/4HANA with existing systems and processes, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations.
· Coordinate with cross-functional teams, including IT, finance, supply chain, and other business units, to ensure successful project execution.
· Monitor project progress, identify potential risks or issues, and implement effective mitigation strategies.
· Prepare and present regular status reports to executive leadership, highlighting key achievements, challenges, and recommendations.
· Ensure adherence to industry best practices, compliance requirements, and quality standards throughout the implementation process.
· Foster a collaborative and positive team environment, driving project success through effective leadership and communication.
· Lead the adoption of Agile methodologies within the project, ensuring iterative development, continuous feedback, and the flexibility to adapt to changing requirements.
· Facilitate Agile ceremonies, such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives, to drive project progress and maintain team alignment.
· Assist with Change Management throughout the implementation lifecycle.
Qualifications:
· Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field. Advanced degree or PMP certification is a plus.
· Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in project management, with a strong focus on SAP S/4HANA implementations.
· Proven experience managing large-scale, multi-year projects with a significant impact on business operations.
· Prior experience working with one of the Big Four consulting firms (Deloitte, PwC, EY, or KPMG) on an SAP implementation.
· Strong understanding of SAP S/4HANA modules, architecture, and integration points.
· Extensive experience with Agile project management methodologies, including leading Agile teams and facilitating Agile practices within a large-scale implementation.
· Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
· Demonstrated ability to manage project budgets, timelines, and resources effectively.
· Experience with hybrid work environments and managing remote teams.
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Different from most large firms, Kaeppel Consulting offers customized solutions to meet your needs without all the overhead. We have applied our lean tools to our self and designed a “Just-in-Time” supply model. We have access to all levels of consultants within many industries and will provide you with just the right talent needed for just the right amount of time.
We are a privately held, veteran-owned, services firm dedicated and concentrated in Staffing, Training and Consulting with competencies in Lean, Six Sigma, Program and Project Management, Enterprise Architecture, Change Management and IT Services. Our experience comes from companies such as GE, USAA, Federal Express, IBM, Dell and other fortune 100 companies.
We focus on helping our customers achieve sustainable and measurable improvements through the application of these competencies in several key practice areas, including Information Technology disciplines, Innovation and Strategic Planning, Capability Maturity Planning and Management, Portfolio Planning and Management, Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement, Business Transformation and Business Integration.
We offer tailored Staff Augmentation services, customized Training Programs, and results-oriented Consulting Services. We recognize our clients are unique in their cultures, goals and needs. Therefore, all our services are designed and tailored to uniquely meet each customer’s needs. We operate with our core values of putting People First, speaking with Honesty, demonstrating Integrity, providing world-class Service, and ensuring Excellence in all we do. We operate with a mindset that puts our clients' needs before our own and works ourselves out of your business by conducting knowledge transfer and coaching our clients in our methods as we deliver on our promises. This ensures we are leaving a client in a better position of capabilities than before we arrived.
