SAP Project Manager

Location - Onsite in Rahway, NJ. Please include your candidate's location and availability with each submission.
Industry - Pharma

SAP Project Manager

Job Description/ Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and track of all production-related activities required to support successful deployments
• Besides the regular project management skills and expertise, should have an understanding of SAP and Tax engine, prior experience with tax upgrades
• Implementation planning and dependency analysis for both major and maintenance release cycles
• Identify risks, cross application dependencies and downstream impacts per release
• Establish and communicate master release schedule
• Design and implement efficient procedures for the distribution and implementation of IT changes into production
• Facilitate issue tracking and resolution of post go live activities where required
• Manage scope and schedule of releases
• Creation and communication of release status implementation scorecard and executive status reporting
• Assist in the prioritization of enhancements and changes into release packages
• Develop process for emergency and exception releases
• Participate in weekly Change Advisory Board meetings
• Consolidate and publish Release Notes for each deployment
• Ensure compliance with IT processes including proper documentation, reviews and approvals of related changes
• Provide timely escalation to IT Leadership where necessary/appropriate

What are the top 3 skills required for this role?
1. SAP Knowledge: Strong understanding of SAP modules relevant to tax processes.
2. Tax Engine Expertise: Familiarity with tax engines (like Sabrix, or OneSource)and integration with SAP.
3. Familiarity with Agile methodologies/JIRA.

1.Job title : PROGRAM MANAGER 2.Job summary : SAP Project Manager Plan, coordinate, and track of all production-related activities required to support successful deployments . Besides the regular project management skills and expertise, should have an understanding of SAP and Tax engine, prior experience with tax upgrades. Implementation planning and dependency analysis for both major and maintenance release cycles . Identify risks, cross application dependencies and downstream impacts per release. 3.Experience : 13to15Yrs 4.Required Skills : ,SAP SCM Inventory Management, SAP SCM S/4HANA EHS,SAP SCM S/4HANA EWM,SAP SCM Warehouse Management, SAP SCM S/4HANA Quality Mgt, SAP SCM Transportation Mgt TM,SAP SCM S/4HANA Sales & Distribu 5.Nice to have skills : 6.Technology : -Not Applicable 7.Shift : Day 8.Responsibilities : Plan, coordinate, and track of all production-related activities required to support successful deployments . Besides the regular project management skills and expertise, should have an understanding of SAP and Tax engine, prior experience with tax upgrades. Implementation planning and dependency analysis for both major and maintenance release cycles . Identify risks, cross application dependencies and downstream impacts per release. Establish and communicate master release schedule. Design and implement efficient procedures for the distribution and implementation of IT changes into production. Facilitate issue tracking and resolution of post go live activities where required . Manage scope and schedule of releases. Creation and communication of release status implementation scorecard and executive status reporting. Assist in the prioritization of enhancements and changes into release packages . Develop process for emergency and exception releases. Participate in weekly Change Advisory Board meetings . Consolidate and publish Release Notes for each deployment. Ensure compliance with IT processes including proper documentation, reviews and approvals of related changes Provide timely escalation to IT Leadership where appropriate. SAP Knowledge: Strong understanding of SAP modules relevant to tax processes, such as SAP ECC S4HANA Finance, SAP FI , and SAP SD. Tax Engine Expertise: Familiarity with tax engines like Sabrix, or OneSource, understanding how they integrate with SAP. System Integration: Knowledge of how to integrate various systems effectively, ensuring that the tax engine operates smoothly within the existing SAP landscape. Familiarity with Agile methodologies JIRA. Strong negotiation skills Effective oral and written communications Analytical and problem solving skills Proficiency in MS Office Excel PowerPoint Working knowledge of SDLC methodologies Experience managing releases within an ERP or SAP environment Detail oriented and highly organized Minimum 5 years Release Management experience Understanding of SAP system landscape and integration with Other application is required Understanding of support tool like Remedy, ALM, SAP Solution Manager will be the added advantage

Skill Matrix

Skills

Required Years of Exp

Candidate’s Years of Exp

SAP Project Management

10

Familiarity with tax engines (like Sabrix, or OneSource

2-3

SAP SCM Inventory Management

5

Total years of experience

13-15 Years

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $60.00 - $72.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Experience:

• tax engines (like Sabrix, or OneSource: 2 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• PMP (Preferred)

Work Location: On the road

Salary : $60 - $72