Project Manager - SAP S/4 HANA
REQUISITION ID:
12959
LOCATION:
Chennai, TN, IN, 600119
DEPARTMENT:
IT / SAP
Your Task:
- Design and optimize global SAP S/4HANA processes, ensuring standardization and integration across all plants
- Lead and govern SAP-related initiatives, ensuring system stability, quality, and alignment with corporate standards
- Manage integrations between SAP and peripheral systems (MES, IoT, analytics platforms, etc.) and ensure clear ownership and support model.
- Coordinate, train, and support global Key Users, ensuring process adherence and manufacturing excellence
- Identify improvement opportunities and deploy robust, poka‑yoke–oriented solutions to enhance process reliability
- Provide expert-level guidance on SAP usage, enhancements, and best practices
- Manage cross-functional and multicultural global project teams, ensuring timely delivery of SAP improvements and strategic initiatives
- Actively contributes to the global digitalization roadmap for Nordex Blades, ensuring full alignment with corporate strategy
- Promote data-driven decision making across all organizational levels
- Develop and enforce best practices for analytics, reporting, and information governance
- Collaborate closely with IT, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and other functions to embed digital tools and cultivate a data-driven culture
- Manage external partners (System Integration/Application Management Service): deliverables, quality, timelines, cost control, documentation.
- Experience with SAP delivery methodologies (e.g., Activate), agile/hybrid delivery, and formal PM certifications (PMP/PRINCE2)
- Exposure to analytics platforms (MS Power BI / SAP Analytics Cloud) and data concepts (SQL, data models)
- Experience with automation/BPA (e.g., Microsoft Power Automate) and process mining
- Industry 4.0 / Integration experience (MES, IoT platforms)
Your Profile:
- Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or a related discipline.
- 7+ years in digital transformation, ERP leadership, SAP-centric delivery roles or similar roles, preferably in industrial or manufacturing environments
- Demonstrated leadership in SAP-centric organizations, with proven experience managing global SAP rollouts or S/4HANA implementations. Minimum 2-3 end-to-end implementation projects or rollouts
- Prior background as SAP functional consultant or strong functional experience (FI/CO, MM, SD, PP, QM – depth in at least 2-3 modules; broad understanding end-to-end). Able to navigate SAP transactions, validate master/transactional data, and support business users hands-on (not just coordinate)
- Experience coordinating multicultural, cross-functional teams in multi-plant or multi-country organizations
- Solid understanding of operations/manufacturing processes and shopfloor realities (quality, production, logistics, supply chain)
- Demonstrated experience in project management/governance: planning, risk management, stakeholder management, vendor management, documentation discipline
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