Project Manager (SAP S/4HANA)

Seiko Epson Corporation; Watford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an SAP S/4HANA Project Manager to lead and manage complex international projects that drive business value. This role involves overseeing the entire project lifecycle, from initiation to closure, while ensuring alignment with business strategy and objectives. The ideal candidate will possess strong experience in SAP and change management methodologies.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of SAP ECC and S/4HANA.
• Experience in managing complex, cross-functional, international projects.
• Proficient in project management tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned complex/multiple projects ensuring objectives are met on time and budget.
• Facilitate project planning and delivery through effective communication with stakeholders.
• Lead retrospectives and sustain change management outcomes after project closure.

Skills

Project Management

Change Management

Leadership

Analytical Skills

Communication

Tools

MS Project

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

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Job Function: Program and Project Management

Requisition ID: 281

Your mission:

As an SAP S/4HANA Project Manager, you’ll take the lead in managing complex, cross-functional, international programs that drive real business value. You’ll work across departments and geographies to help shape EPSON’s digital future, enabling teams to embrace change and new ways of working through world-class project execution.

You'll support the entire project lifecycle— from initiation and planning to delivery and closure —ensuring alignment to business strategy, stakeholder expectations, and high-quality outcomes.

What you will do:

You will manage assigned complex/multiple projects or programs and ensure that the agreed project objectives are realised on time, to high standards, and within the agreed budget. Lead interrelated strategic initiatives that contribute to a common business objective, ensuring alignment of deliverables, interdependencies, and stakeholder expectations across multiple project teams.

Project Initiation:

• Set up the Project Organisation including the change management approach
• Facilitate value stream mapping (AS IS), and initial business requirements workshops aimed at creating detailed business requirements including financial impact and ROI, to be presented to the Project Board for approval

Project Planning:

• Prepare and allocate the costs associated with the project for the sponsor’s approval
• Manage the vendor selection process, including contract negotiations for the selected vendor
• Facilitate Design workshops and finalize the scope
• Create a project plan in consultation with the relevant internal customers
• Ensure that the project team is engaged and allocated resources are available within the framework of the project plan to guarantee the realisation of the project objectives
• Align program scope and individual project charters to overarching business strategy and transformation objectives. Ensure cohesive delivery across workstreams

Project Delivery:

• Realise the implementation of the project and the change management plans
• Ensure quality standards and the change management stream are realised and met
• Submit regular reports and communications within the framework of the project plan and according to the PMO standards so that the project objectives and benefits approved by the Project Board are laid down in the Project Charter can be met. Provide oversight across project teams, enabling cross-project collaboration, and removing blockers at the program level to ensure coordinated delivery

Project Closure:

• Identify gaps and develop actions to sustain change management outcomes
• Guarantee the relevant knowledge and documentation (including Process Flows, SIPOC and Value Stream Mapping TO BE) transfer to the final internal or external stakeholders
• Ensure successful closure, celebrate success, and make sure the lessons learned are documented, archived, and shared with the stakeholders
• Conduct program-level retrospectives to capture cross-project lessons learned and sustain enterprise-wide improvements

What we ask for: Bottom of Form

• Involvement in S/4HANA assessment phases, including RFP and vendor selection
• Strong knowledge of SAP ECC and S/4HANA
• Knowledge of SAP Activate Methodology
• Solid understanding of project and change management (Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid)
• Experience managing complex, cross-functional, international projects
• Proficient in tools like MS Project, Jira, or Azure DevOps
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical abilities
• Self-motivated, proactive, and comfortable working in a matrix environment
• Fluent in English (written and spoken); other languages a plus
• Customer references will be required during the recruitment process

We are keen to hear from you even if you don’t match all listed requirements, but you identify with our brand and passion for innovation.

What we offer:

We aspire to be an indispensable company, trusted throughout the world for our commitment to openness, customer satisfaction and sustainability. We respect individuality while promoting teamwork, and we are committed to delivering unique value through innovative and creative solutions.

Our commitment to the environment

We all have a role to play in building a better future. For Epson, being a sustainable company means being mindful of every aspect of our organisation – from the smallest lightbulb to the largest factory. It fuels our innovation, drives our growth, motivates our workforce and, ultimately, to contribute to society.

Our people

We believe a healthy culture, strong values, teamwork, and contribution from a diverse range of individuals will help us to strive for excellence.

Our brand

Ranked by Clarivate Analytics as a Top 100 Global Innovator brand for the last seven years running.

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