SAP Project Manager

We are seeking an experienced Senior SAP Project Manager to lead and deliver complex SAP initiatives across enterprise systems. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in SAP project delivery, cross-functional leadership, stakeholder management, and end-to-end implementation within regulated or large-scale enterprise environments. This role requires a strategic thinker who can manage multiple workstreams while ensuring alignment with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end SAP projects, including planning, execution, monitoring, risk management, and delivery.
• Manage SAP implementations, upgrades, rollouts, and integrations (e.g., S/4HANA, ECC, or SAP modules such as FI/CO, MM, SD, PP, QM, etc.).
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, functional leads, technical teams, and external vendors to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Define project scope, timelines, budgets, and resource plans while ensuring adherence to Abbott’s governance and compliance standards.
• Facilitate project meetings, status updates, executive reporting, and steering committee communications.
• Identify, track, and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Ensure projects follow Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies as required.
• Drive change management, user adoption, and post-go-live support coordination.
• Ensure quality delivery in compliance with regulatory and validation requirements (GxP preferred).

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of overall IT project management experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience managing SAP projects in large enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of SAP landscapes and implementation lifecycles.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional and global teams.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing budgets, vendors, and external system integrators.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SAP S/4HANA transformation projects.
• Background in life sciences, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, or regulated industries.
• PMP, PRINCE2, or SAP project management certification preferred.
• Experience working in hybrid Agile/Waterfall environments.
• Familiarity with SAP Activate methodology.