Description
SAP ISU Functional Manager
We urgently require an SAP ISU Functional Manager for a long-term contract position with a major blue chip client
The Successful ISU Manager will be managing the people, budget, materials and time of complex information technology projects involving multiple systems, business units and stakeholders, through all stages of the project's life cycle including, initiation, planning, control, execution, implementation and closure.
The role is not limited to but will include:
- Negotiating the project plan with clients' senior staff to establish project parameters and obtain approval for the people, budget, materials and time required. Working with vendors and suppliers to negotiate products, services and costs to execute the projects. Ensuring that all legal and regulatory requirements are adhered to and that the project is completed and implemented on time and within budget.
- Leading a team of multi-disciplinary information technology and business specialists, established to address clients' business requirements and resolve system problems. Planning, scheduling and coordinating their work and providing advice, guidance and direction to maintain quality. Establishing performance measures for project members and providing meaningful and timely feedback.
- Communicating with all stakeholders in the project to ensure information and resources are provided on schedule and to ensure commitments are maintained. Providing sufficient lead-time to external consultants, vendors and service providers to ensure they meet their commitments.
- Providing regular updates and reports on the progress of the project to clients' senior staff and all stakeholders.
- Manages and provides oversight with overall accountability for strategic and tactical projects that require knowledge in IT areas of application and infrastructure development.
- Provides both technical and operational advice as well as guidance to support the clients' information technology infrastructure and application with clients and other vendors. A deep knowledge of Project Management with a history of delivering large scale projects is essential.
- Accountable for planning, managing and delivering large, complex projects on time and schedule while managing collisions with other projects. Management of the client and steering committees for large scale projects.
If this is good timing for a change for 2016 please send CV in confidence