Sr. SAP Project Manager/Delivery Manager

Role: Sr. SAP Project Manager Delivery Manager

Location: Newark, CA Hybrid Role

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Core Project Management & Leadership Expectations

• Project planning and execution

• Experience working in a global delivery model

• Ability to interact with CXO-level stakeholders (CEO, CFO, CIO, etc.)

• Define project plans, milestones, and delivery schedules

• Milestone estimation and tracking

• Dependency identification and management

• Scheduling and budgeting

• Stakeholder and communication management

Role Overview

The SAP Cross-Functional Lead is responsible for providing functional integration oversight across multiple SAP modules to ensure end-to-end business process alignment, seamless solution design, and successful program delivery. This role works closely with business stakeholders, solution architects, technical teams, and project leadership to drive integrated designs, manage cross-functional dependencies, and ensure solutions meet business objectives, performance expectations, and compliance requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional design discussions across SAP modules (MM, SD, PP, FI/CO, EWM, QM, PM, IBP, TM, etc.).

• Ensure end-to-end business process alignment and integration across workstreams.

• Review and validate functional design documents, configuration deliverables, and WRICEF specifications across modules.

• Identify process interdependencies and provide guidance to mitigate functional conflicts.

• Act as a single functional point of contact between business stakeholders and SAP workstreams.

• Conduct requirements workshops, solution demonstrations, and fit-gap analysis for integrated processes.

• Support business process harmonization, standardization, and template-based deployments.

• Collaborate with ABAP, BASIS, integration, and platform teams to ensure holistic technical and functional delivery.

• Oversee the WRICEF development lifecycle to ensure alignment with integrated process design.

• Lead cross-functional readiness for cutover, data migration, testing, and go-live activities.

• Identify opportunities to optimize business processes using SAP best practices.

• Recommend process improvements, automation, and adoption of SAP innovations (S/4HANA, BTP, Fiori, AI/ML).

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong understanding of end-to-end SAP business processes across multiple modules.

• Experience leading cross-functional workshops and driving integrated solution design.

• Solid knowledge of S/4HANA business processes, including:

  • Order-to-Cash

  • Procure-to-Pay

  • Plan-to-Produce

  • Record-to-Report

• Ability to translate business objectives into integrated SAP solutions.

• Excellent problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management capabilities.

• Experience coordinating large, multi-disciplinary, and distributed teams.

SAP Engagement Manager Additional Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end SAP implementation and enhancement projects from initiation through post-go-live support.

• Ensure delivery within defined scope, timelines, and budget.

• Develop and manage project plans, resource allocation, and risk mitigation strategies.

• Coordinate with business stakeholders, technical teams, and third-party vendors.

• Oversee SAP solution design, configuration, testing, and deployment activities.

• Manage change requests, governance processes, and project documentation.

• Provide post-implementation support and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

• Conduct regular status meetings and provide progress updates to senior leadership.

• Utilize standard project management tools and delivery enablers to support execution.

Required Qualifications

• 10 15+ years of experience in SAP project and program management, including full lifecycle implementations.

• Strong understanding of SAP modules such as FI/CO, MM, SD, PP, WM/EWM, and related areas.

• Proven experience managing large-scale SAP programs in manufacturing, automotive, or similar industries.

• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Experience with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies.

• PMP or SAP project management certifications preferred.