Менеджер ERP-проекта

Job Description:

The position is responsible for leading assigned ERP projects and supporting the Section Manager in program coordination, portfolio oversight, governance implementation, and vendor delivery performance management, ensuring alignment with business objectives, approved plans, and delivery standards.

Your key responsibilities:

Project & Program Management:

• Lead ERP implementation, enhancement, integration, rollout, and transformation projects from initiation through closure.
• Develop and manage project scope, schedules, milestones, budgets, resources, and delivery forecasts.
• Support integrated program planning and coordinate dependencies across related ERP initiatives.
• Manage project-level risks, issues, changes, and corrective actions; escalate material concerns.
• Coordinate business, ERP functional, engineering, operations, and implementation partner teams.

Governance & Portfolio Management:

• Assist the Section Manager in establishing project and program management frameworks, templates, procedures, and decision gates.
• Implement governance requirements within assigned projects and maintain evidence of required reviews and approvals.
• Contribute to portfolio dashboards, consolidated delivery reports, project health reviews, and executive presentations.
• Support stage-gate reviews, project assurance activities, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide project-level input for portfolio prioritization, resource capacity planning, and management decisions.

Vendor Management:

• Coordinate ERP implementation partners, consultants, and external service providers on assigned deliveries.
• Track vendor milestones, deliverables, dependencies, contractual commitments, and agreed service levels.
• Support review of statements of work, delivery plans, acceptance criteria, and vendor performance reports.
• Lead operational vendor review meetings and coordinate resolution of delivery-related issues.
• Escalate significant vendor performance risks and support corrective action plans.

Stakeholder & Management Support:

• Facilitate project and program meetings, steering committees, and cross-functional workshops.
• Prepare accurate status reports, decision papers, and executive-level presentations.
• Support the Section Manager in portfolio planning, governance rollout, and delivery improvement activities.
• Maintain constructive relationships with business owners, internal teams, and external partners.

What we look for:

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.

• 5+ years of experience in IT project management, including at least 3 years of ERP-related project delivery experience.

• Experience in SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA implementation, rollout, integration, or enhancement projects is preferred.

• Understanding of integrated program planning, cross-project dependencies, and portfolio reporting.

• Knowledge of PMO frameworks, project controls, stage-gate reviews, and project governance standards.

• Experience managing external implementation partners and monitoring delivery commitments.

• Knowledge and practical experience with Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid project management methodologies.

• Proficiency in MS Project, Jira, Confluence, MS Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Power BI.

• Familiarity with AI-powered tools such as Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, and AI-enabled project planning, risk analysis, and reporting solutions.

• PMP, PgMP, or PRINCE2 certification is preferred.

• Professional proficiency in Azerbaijani and English; knowledge of Russian is an advantage.