Our Vancouver based client is seeking for an experienced SAP PCO Project Specialist to join their project immediately and will run for 12 months, with possibility of an extension. The ideal candidate will have 5-7 years of experience in project management activities such as coordination or ERP systems (e.g. SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics) along with excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, including outstanding communications to speak effectively to diverse technical and business audiences. This will be a hybrid role with the exact amount of on-site scheduled days to be confirmed.
Key Responsibilities:
- Help plan and implement ERP projects, including upgrades, integrations, and new module implementations, leading end-to-end implementation and coordination with system integration vendors and business teams for projects such as S/4HANA, Ariba, Concur, SuccessFactors etc.
- Facilitate communication between SAP consultants, vendors, and internal business and technical teams.
- Drive and facilitate the team leads to monitor project timelines and deliverables ensuring alignment to project plans.
- Facilitate workshops and training sessions for end-users across departments such as Operations, Marketing and Finance.
- Participate in change management initiatives to ensure positive adoption of new SAP features and workflows.
- Identify and mitigate project risks and issues, escalating when necessary.
- Maintain documentation including project plans, meeting notes, and status reports.
- Support project process compliance for Corporate Applications SOX and related audits.
- Assist in the development of critical metrics and dashboards to support decision-making.
- Facilitate testing and validation of ERP functionalities before deployment.
- Provide ongoing support and fixes for SAP users, advancing issues as needed to technical teams.
- PMP or SAP certification is an asset.
- Proficient Spanish, both written and spoken, is highly beneficial.
- Understanding of business processes in Finance, Supply Chain, or Operations is an asset.
