Job Description - Assistant/Deputy Manager (AM/DM)

Designation

Assistant Manager (AM) - SAP Transformation & Program Governance

Job Summary

Responsible for driving SAP transformation initiatives, project governance, vendor coordination, business stakeholder engagement, compliance monitoring across SAP programs (DISHAA 1.0 / 2.0 and future initiatives). The role will act as a bridge between business teams, implementation partners, and internal SAP teams to ensure timely and quality project execution.

Key Responsibilities

SAP Transformation & Project Management

Drive project planning, tracking, governance, and status reporting for SAP initiatives.
Participate in requirement discussions, testing, training, and deployment activities.
Follow up with stakeholders and vendors for action closure.
Monitor project milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, and mitigation plans.
Support DISHAA 2.0 implementation, rollout, testing, cutover, and hypercare activities.
Ensure adherence to project delivery timelines and quality standards.

Governance & Vendor Management

Coordinate with implementation partners, OEMs, and business stakeholders.
Track vendor deliverables, SLAs, action items, and contractual commitments.
Facilitate governance forums, steering committee reviews, and leadership updates.

Business Engagement & Change Management

Collaborate with business teams for requirement gathering and solution alignment.
Support change management, user readiness, training, and adoption activities.
Drive issue resolution through cross-functional coordination.

Reporting

Prepare dashboards, management reports, and executive presentations.
Support weekly, monthly and quarterly reviews with leadership.

Compliance & Audit

Maintain project documentation, MOMs, trackers, and governance artifacts.
Ensure compliance with internal governance standards and audit requirements.
Support SAP control reviews, process compliance, and risk monitoring.
Ensure process adherence and timely closure of observations.

Required Skills

SAP S/4HANA transformation knowledge.
Strong project and program management capabilities.
MS Excel, PowerPoint, and collaboration tools proficiency.
Stakeholder and vendor management.
Analytical and problem-solving skills.
Presentation and communication skills.
Risk and issue management.

Preferred Experience

SAP implementation or support projects in manufacturing/automotive industry.
Exposure to PMO, governance, testing, cutover, or change management activities.

Experience

2-5 Years
Applicable for AM/DM Level

Suggested Qualification (Both Positions)

B.Tech / BE / MBA
PMP / Prince2 / Agile certification preferred