Sr SAP S4 IT Project Manager - Finance and OTC

At Link Snacks, we show up hungry, roll up our sleeves, plaid or otherwise, and dive straight into the hard work. We don’t hide from challenges; we hunt them down. We push harder, move faster, and take the kinds of big swings that built this business in the North Woods of Wisconsin four decades ago.

We’re everyday people who deliver extraordinary results. Innovation, creativity, and urgency aren’t buzzwords, they’re expectations. And just like the real protein snacks we make across our global house of brands: Jack Link’s®, Lorissa’s™ Organic Snacks, Golden Island®, BiFi®, Peperami® and KOOEE!® to name a few, there’s nothing artificial about us. What you see is exactly what you get: humble, gritty, passionate people who show up every day ready to not just be a participate in the meat snack industry that the Link Family created, but to move faster, innovate harder and keep raising the bar so high, the rest of the world needs a ladder just to see it.

Dominating this space across the world takes a team. A team that runs together, succeeds together, and celebrates together. A team that’s full of relentless energy and spirit that can only be fueled by one thing: a fist full of our delicious meat snacks.

The Sr SAP S4 IT Project Manager will be responsible for planning, executing, and finalizing SAP S4 projects according to strict deadlines and within budget. This role requires a deep understanding of SAP, strong project management skills, and the ability to lead cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Project Planning: Plan and manage a portfolio of large-scale mission critical technology projects across multiple functional areas.  Define project scope, goals, and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Execution: Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.  Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders.
• Leadership: Lead the implementation of SAP S4 projects, including configuration, testing, and deployment.
• Risk Management: Identify and manage project risks and issues and develop contingency plans.
• Budget Management: Manage project budget, track project costs, and ensure projects are delivered within budget.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure project deliverables meet the required quality standards and business requirements.
• Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, providing regular updates on project status and progress.
• Team Management: Lead, coach, and motivate project team members, fostering a collaborative and high-performance team environment.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvements and recommend enhancements to SAP S4 systems.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience required
• 7 + years of recent SAP Project Management experience.
• Proficiency in SAP S4 Finance and OTC modules, SAP configuration, and integration with other SAP modules.
• 5+ years of data gathering/analysis and writing system requirements.
• Experience working with test plans and test cases.
• Strong infrastructure background or System Analyst background – technical concepts and details preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written skills and ability to present to senior and executive leaders.
• Strong project management skills with a proven track record of successfully delivering SAP S4 Finance projects.
• Demonstrated logical and analytical problem-solving skills; rigorous approach to project management to deliver enterprise-level projects.
• Proficiency with MS Office (including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access).
• Proficiency with MS Project.
• Proficiency with MS Visio.
• Must demonstrate effective leadership, problem solving, presentation, and employee motivational skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree preferred.
• Consumer Packaged Goods and/or manufacturing industry experience is helpful.
• Experience working in a cross-functional environment preferred.

The starting salarie for this role is $160,000.00 - $175,000.00. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, and candidate skill set and experience. Base pay is just one component of Link’ Snacks Total Rewards package for Team Members. Other rewards may include annual incentive and program-specific awards. Link Snacks provides a variety of benefits to eligible Team Members, including medical, dental and vision benefits, life and disability insurance, 401k participation, paid holidays, and paid time off.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to be successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the Team Member is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The Team Member is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The Team Member must occasionally lift and/or more up to twenty-five pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Team Member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is a plant/office setting with varying degrees of temperatures and noise levels. Exposure to manufacturing equipment movement and wet/slippery floors. However, the vast amount of work is conducted in a climate-controlled office. Travel may be required.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: Link Snacks provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic that is protected by federal, state or local law.

E-VERIFY: Link Snacks is a participant in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees.  For information about the E-Verify program, please visit:  http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.