Planning & Dependency Manager
Role:
The Planning and Dependency Manager is responsible managing the integration between programmes and projects in the ERP organization. This will include working with project managers/service delivery managers to agree plans; identify integration points and critical dependencies; provide the required governance framework and reporting; and manage risks and issues.
Main Responsibilities:
- Work with project managers to agree and baseline plans
- Identify critical integration points and dependencies
- Setup governance processes to manage dependencies
- Identify and manage resources (if required)
- Manage and resolve issues
- Identify, manage and mitigate risks.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 10-15 years of test management within an SAP Environment.
- Bachelors’ degree from an accredited college/university
- Understanding of SAP methodologies and processes
- Experience of Agile methodologies
- Ability to travel to at a short notice
- Ability to manage a complex and fluid political environment
- Experience of complex, cross-functional, multi supplier projects
- Ability to develop sustainable relationships with key senior business stakeholders
- Ability to network within the IT and business environment
- International team Management - Able to assimilate and respectfully coordinate across cultures
- Building effective teams and holding them accountable for results
- Integrity and Trust, Customer Focus, Problem Solving, Drive for Results
- Interpersonal communication and collaboration skills
- Highly motivated individual, and a team player who adapts to a dynamic work environment
Preferred Qualifications:
- MBA or MIS from an accredited college/university is preferred
- SAP Certification (Functional and/or technical) preferred