SAP SRM Project Manager - URGENT

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Aston Carter has been requested to provide an experienced SAP SRM Project Manager to drive the SRM implementation in the context of a Global Purchasing Transformation. Our direct client is a leading company within the pharmaceutical industry.

Context info:

The Purchasing Development team is in charge of leading, driving and implementing the Global Purchasing Transformation Program and helps creating a professional and best in class global purchasing organization to interface with all business functions.

Required profile:

The role holder will be working in the Global Purchasing Department and for the Source-to-Pay program. His/Her main responsibility will be project management of the implementation of SAP SRM, ensuring that all the milestones and open points related to deployment of the new tool are met on time. Thanks to his/her project management skills and system and process implementation knowledge he/she will ensure a professional guidance and support during key meetings and in the decision making process.

Main responsibilities of the job:

As a Project Manager, under the guidance of the Source-to-Pay program manager, the role holder shall coordinate the deployment of the new system:
- Create (if not available) and maintain the typical project management tools as detailed project plan, action trackers.
- Resource Leveling
- Ensure key milestones are met on time
- Ensure open points are followed-up, liaises with internal and external parties to ensure activities are correctly implemented and executed.
- Coordinate Change Management: ensure adoption within the purchasing organization on all above development topics.
- Liaise with the Source to Pay program key members as Global Process Owner and Program Manager

Specific professional/technical expertise and key competencies required:

- Manage and monitor the projects plan to ensure successful completion of the plan activities and delivery of the project on schedule
- Establish and implement a team cohesion within his/her assigned project
- Excellent organisational, planning and time management skills
- Excellent understanding both of business and IT languages and challenges
- Logical thinking with creative problem-solving ability
- Proactive thinking
- End-user orientation
- Great attention to detail
- Provide direction and support to project team
- Constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders
- Present reports defining project progress, problems and solutions
- Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs
- Good understanding of purchasing processes (ie PR to PO), systems (SAP MM, SAP SRM) and procedures
- Knowledge of Change Management process and tools
- Commitment to excellence
- The ability to motivate his/her team
- Excellent communication skills
- Openness
- Approachability
- English: fluent mandatory
- French: a plus

Experience:

- Has, as Project Manager or Leader, successfully deployed at least two SAP SRM environments and is aware of the business implications of such a deployment
- Has played an active role in several major SAP deployments, in different roles
- Has worked closely with Finance and Controlling in successful SAP deployments
- Min. 2 years' experience as a SRM project manager
- Min. 5 years' experience on SRM

Location: Brussels
Hours per week: Full Time - indicatively from 09.00 to 18.00

Duration of the assignment:
Starting date: from 10th of December
Until End of June 2013 (possible extension)

Please apply with your English Word CV.

Allegis Group Limited and Aston Carter Limited operate Employment Businesses and Agencies and are companies within the Allegis Group Inc. group of companies, the fourth largest staffing company in the world, (collectively referred to as the "Allegis Group"). TEKsystems and Aerotek are divisions of Allegis Group Limited. Applicant data will be treated in accordance with the Allegis Group's Privacy Notice.

Start date
10/12/2012
Duration
7months +
(extension possible)
From
Aston Carter
Published at
30.11.2012
Project ID:
455174
Contract type
Freelance
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