ERP Project Manager

Prequel Solutions•Middletown, PA

About The Position

The Senior IT Project Manager will lead a complex, enterprise-wide SAP S/4HANA enhancement initiative in a cloud-based, multi-tiered SAP environment with numerous interconnected platforms, enterprise applications, business processes, technical dependencies, and cross-functional stakeholders. The role oversees the full project lifecycle and manages deliverables, schedules, resource plans, risks, budget estimates, and project governance. The successful candidate will establish accountability, facilitate decision-making, coordinate internal and external teams and vendors, and drive execution in alignment with organizational priorities and project management standards. The SAP landscape includes SAP S/4HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC), SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), SAP Datasphere, and SAP Service and Asset Manager (SSAM). Integrations span vendor management and portal solutions; SAP SuccessFactors modules; document, asset, infrastructure, and IT service management systems; business intelligence and analytics tools; budgeting and financial planning systems; Microsoft Dynamics 365; engineering project management platforms; financial institutions and benefits providers; and government and regulatory entities.

Requirements

At least 10 years of experience managing IT projects of varying sizes and complexity.
Demonstrated experience managing enterprise-level SAP/ERP implementations, enhancements, or transformation initiatives.
Experience managing complex systems integrations, scope, schedules, communications, vendors, resources, and project risks.
Experience overseeing high-profile technology vendors and implementation partners across on-premises and cloud environments.
Proven experience managing multi-year, enterprise-wide technology initiatives with multiple workstreams and interdependent deliverables.
Expert-level proficiency developing and maintaining integrated project plans using Microsoft Project and/or Microsoft Project Online.
Strong understanding of project governance, budget management, resource forecasting, and project controls.
Exceptional leadership, stakeholder management, conflict resolution, and negotiation skills.
Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, including communicating complex technical information to business and executive audiences.
Ability to manage competing priorities, anticipate project challenges, and drive accountability across cross-functional teams.

Nice To Haves

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Experience working with complex, cloud-based SAP environments and interconnected enterprise applications.
Experience coordinating system integrators, third-party vendors, and large cross-functional implementation teams.

Responsibilities

Lead and coordinate internal and external project teams across multiple IT initiatives and workstreams of varying complexity.
Manage projects through initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, controlling, and closure.
Develop and maintain integrated project plans and schedules, including tasks, deliverables, milestones, dependencies, and critical paths.
Establish and maintain project budgets, cost estimates, financial forecasts, and ongoing cost tracking.
Coordinate resource planning and allocation to ensure appropriate staffing and resource availability.
Forecast resource capacity and proactively identify constraints, conflicts, and staffing gaps.
Establish and maintain project governance frameworks, including roles, responsibilities, decision-making processes, escalation paths, and accountability measures.
Collaborate with business owners, subject matter experts, technical teams, and other stakeholders to define, validate, and manage scope and requirements.
Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, issues, dependencies, and change impacts.
Coordinate cross-functional activities and dependencies across related projects, systems, and implementation partners.
Manage vendor relationships and coordinate deliverables, schedules, and dependencies with system integrators and external partners.
Develop and maintain project documentation, status reports, decision logs, risk and issue registers, approvals, and signoffs.
Communicate project status, progress, risks, budget considerations, and key decisions to stakeholders and executive leadership.
Facilitate project meetings, governance reviews, and stakeholder discussions to promote alignment and timely issue resolution.
Conduct lessons-learned sessions and identify opportunities to improve project delivery processes and outcomes.
Ensure adherence to project management methodologies, governance standards, documentation requirements, and organizational procedures.