SDC Program Delivery Manager

At Timestamp, we are looking for a SDC Program Delivery Manager for our client JTI (Japan Tobacco International).

You will work closely with IT functional teams, Basis and SAP security  to develop a yearly and three-year plan for SAP Projects and a successful release and landscape delivery strategy. You will focus on supporting IT in the scheduling, coordination, and delivery of projects impacting the SAP Landscape.

The role will be responsible for the delivery of SAP systems and cutovers in the scope of the SAP releases, managing SAP program and landscape delivery, defining SAP cloud solutions release strategies and governance, and maintaining JTI SAP Archiving policies or SAP change and transport management across SAP landscapes.

What will you do?

SAP Release and Landscape Management

• Manage the S4HANA Upgrade simplification list items assessment and validation

• Assess, establish, and operate SAP Release and Landscape Management procedures.

• Supporting Release Management process: maintain Release schedule, support in communication and alignment with other teams, coordination, seek approvals, exceptions, and support, release management execution.

• Supports and prepares detailed cutover plans for SAP technical initiatives such as SAP upgrades & patching and implementations of SAP cloud-based applications.

SAP Data Archiving

• Create variants for archiving, manage issuesduring archiving process, communicate with SAP Basis team

• Coordinating and executing SAP yearly data archiving along with IT JTI internal and outsourced teams.

What are we looking for?

• University degree in IT or equivalent

• 5+ years of overall experience in the IT discipline in a multi-national environment (development and business applications)

• 5+ years of project management and IT/Business process management experience

• 5+ years of experience in managing ERP systems (SAP) implementations, integration, SAP development coordination, cutover, or testing.

• Fluent in English, written & verbal

• Excellent computer skills. SAP, SharePoint, Microsoft Office including MS Project and Visio.

• Excellent project management skills, ability to deliver on time, ability to challenge project managers, and follow-up promptly on any issues and/or risks identified. Strong organizational and management skills to ensure timely and quality delivery.

• Experience with Agile Project Management methodology

• Excellent interpersonal communication, negotiation, and presentation skills. Solid working knowledge of ERP(SAP) business processes, concepts, and functionality, including their dependencies and interdependencies.