Implementation Of An E-Procurement System For A Utility Company

Daily rate

By arrangement

Expenses

plus expenses

Project duration

as of now

Deployment country

Germany

Deployment city

Deutschland

Required availability

100 %

Industry

Energy & Mining

Function

Consulting

Service

Project management

Our client, an international management consultancy, is looking for a Project Manager (m/f/d) for eProcurement Implementation with expert knowledge in SAP-Ariba. 

• Manage the rollout of the eProcurement suite implementation across all Operating Companies and for all eProcurement modules in scope (Sourcing, Supplier Management, etc.) together with the internal project lead
  
• Oversee the progress within different functional and technical workstreams, create impact management/ communication & training
  
• Actively maintain and coordinate dependencies between workstreams as well as collaborate and professionally influence internal stakeholders across the different workstreams
  
• Steer involved external parties (eProcurement provider, technical implementation partner) with regards to deliverables, timeline and budget
  
• Plan and monitor progress and achievements related to key milestones and critical paths
  
• Develop and continuously improve project set-up in terms of project organization, collaboration structures, project monitoring and reporting
  
• Coordinate and prepare meetings, project documentation & regular reporting to the Steering Committee and the project Sounding Board
  
• Act as an inspiring, motivating leader and coach for project team members
  

Personnel accountability

Not specified

Budget accountability

Not specified

• Operational and conceptual experience and expertise with eProcurement solutions / ARIBA  and large-scale IT implementation projects
  
• Advanced and proven experience in project management and presenting skills, preferably several years of experience in the context of large-scale digitization projects – certified project management skills are a positive attribute
  
• Profound professional work experience in purchasing topics and in dealing with complex procurement processes and systems (E2E)
  
• Consulting skillset and comprehensive presenting skills with the ability to explain complex project details in a straightforward way
  
• Expertise in the energy industry confers a benefit
  
• Highly independent, systematic, quality- and goal-oriented approach to work as well as broad methodological skills
  
• Ability to inspire, motivate and coach project team members and stakeholders e.g., functional mgmt., sourcing teams, requesters, etc.
  
• Experience in building and maintaining stakeholder relationships as well as high team orientation and social competence
  
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally to support project delivery
  

Linguistic proficiency