The SAP Project Manager independently plans and carries out significant, complex and highly visible projects to achieve stated business objectives. Responsible for planning and execution of projects and programs from inception to implementation, ensuring delivery of necessary functionality and achievement of project objectives. Partners with business and IT leads to develop the business case, scope the work, build plans, and successfully manage risks and issues to deliver outcomes.

Your key responsibilities:

• Managing and controlling programs and large projects that are complex, cross-functional and strategic in nature.

• Documenting and tracking key information such as project objectives, assumptions, issues, risks, milestones, success criteria, and in/out of scope deliverables.

• Managing project financials including budget, forecast and actuals.

• Creating the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), documenting tasks, identifying dependencies, developing and managing the milestone/task schedule and estimating project labor and non-labor costs.

• Documenting and tracking key information such as project objectives, assumptions, issues, risks, milestones, success criteria, and in/out of scope deliverables.

• Managing scope changes, publishing clear and concise status communications, ensuring high-quality deliverables and consistently satisfying expectations and requirements.

• Motivating and assisting team members, organizing task assignments, facilitating team meetings, negotiating desired outcomes, balancing the needs of Business and IT stakeholders, and ensuring high-quality processes and deliverables.

• Managing vendors, drive service excellence and control costs.

• Incorporating organizational change management (OCM) best practices into project scope and schedules as needed.

• Recommending solutions to address identified issues or problems.

• Recommending solutions to address identified issues or problems.

• Advocating for the PMO and serving as the subject matter expert on project management.

Our expectations:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, preferably in Business, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or similar

• 7+ years project management experience, with 5+ years' experience managing large scale SAP projects as well as other complex projects

• Experience working in a Project Management Office (PMO) and leading project teams

• Proficient with MS Project, Visio and Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams); knowledgeable in SAP ECC/S4

• Ability to resolve conflict, negotiate desired outcomes and influence others

• Strong familiarity with key business processes in the area of Finance, Sales, Supply Chain and Human capital management.

• Experience working for a global manufacturing organization desirable

• Working knowledge of SAP FICO module

• Experience with both on and off-premise hosting solutions

• Experience with Business Process Improvement initiatives

• Working knowledge of Organizational Change Management (OCM) best practices

• Readiness to travel (5-10%)

• PMP, PRINCE2, SAFe or equivalent certification; experience with SAP Activate Methodology; Advanced level of competency with various project methodologies including Waterfall, Hybrid and Agile.

Work Timing & Location

• Office – Pune (Pimple Saudagar), India.

Current office presence policy – 3 days/week

• Typical Working Hours – 9 hrs between 10:30 AM and 9:30 PM IST

We offer:

• Opportunity to lead large scope global SAP projects

• Fast-paced, challenging environment with great professional growth opportunities

• Collaborative culture with strong quality and innovation focus

If you are a current CANPACK employee, please apply through your Workday account.

CANPACK Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or not related to job requirements, unless such distinction is required by law.