Role description
Project Manager - SAP PM & SAP PP
The Role
UST is searching for an experienced Project Manager with 10-15 years of experience in managing SAP projects, specifically within SAP Plant Maintenance (PM) and SAP Production Planning (PP) modules. The ideal candidate will have strong project delivery expertise, stakeholder management skills, and hands-on knowledge of SAP manufacturing and maintenance processes.
The role involves leading end-to-end SAP implementations, enhancements, rollouts, and support projects while ensuring successful delivery within scope, schedule, and budget.
What You'll Do
• Lead and manage SAP PM and PP projects across all project phases including planning, requirement gathering, design, development, testing, deployment, and hypercare support.
• Coordinate with business stakeholders, functional consultants, technical teams, and third-party vendors.
• Drive project governance, risk management, issue resolution, and status reporting.
• Manage project scope, timelines, resources, budgets, and deliverables. Facilitate workshops to understand business requirements and translate them into SAP solutions.
• Ensure alignment of SAP PM and PP solutions with business objectives and industry best practices.
• Monitor project progress and provide regular updates to senior leadership.
• Manage change requests, project documentation, and quality assurance activities. Support integration with other SAP modules including MM, QM, SD, WM/EWM, and FI/CO.
• Lead user acceptance testing (UAT), training programs, and post-go-live support. Mentor project team members and promote continuous improvement initiatives.
This position description identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of the position. Other relevant essential functions may be required.
What You Need
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field.
• 10-15 years of overall IT/SAP experience.
• Minimum 5+ years of project management experience leading SAP programs. Strong expertise in SAP PM (Plant Maintenance) and SAP PP (Production Planning).
• Experience in at least 2-3 end-to-end SAP implementation projects. Good understanding of SAP integration touchpoints with MM, QM, SD, FI/CO, and EWM.
• Experience with Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid project methodologies. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Proven ability to manage global teams and offshore/onshore delivery models.
• Expertise in project planning tools such as MS Project, Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar.
• Preferred Qualifications
• SAP S/4HANA implementation or migration experience.
• PMP, PRINCE2, Scrum Master, or equivalent project management certification.
• SAP certification in PM and/or PP modules.
• Experience working in manufacturing, automotive, industrial, or engineering domains.
• Key Competencies
• Leadership and team management
• Strategic planning and execution Risk and issue management
• Client and stakeholder management
• Problem-solving and decision-making
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Location & Compensation
Compensation can differ depending on factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, education, and level of experience. UST provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in various U.S. markets as set forth below.
Role Location: Plano, Texas
Compensation Range: $102,000-$153,000
Benefits
Full-time, regular employees accrue a minimum of 10 days of paid vacation per year, receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year), 10 paid holidays, and are eligible for paid bereavement leave and jury duty. They are eligible to participate in the Company's 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching. They and their dependents residing in the US are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as the following Company-paid Employee Only benefits: basic life insurance, accidental death and disability insurance, and short- and long-term disability benefits. Regular employees may purchase additional voluntary short-term disability benefits, and participate in a Health Savings Account (HSA) as well as a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for healthcare, dependent child care, and/or commuting expenses as allowable under IRS guidelines. Benefits offerings vary in Puerto Rico.
Part-time employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year) and are eligible to participate in the Company's 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching.
Full-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year) and are eligible to participate in the Company's 401(k) program with employer matching. They and their dependents residing in the US are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Part-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year).
All US employees who work in a state or locality with more generous paid sick leave benefits than specified here will receive the benefit of those sick leave laws.
