Senior Project Manager/Solution Architect SAP TM (Transportation Management)

Company Description

Sika is a specialty chemicals company with a leading position in the development and production of systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and protecting in the building sector and motor vehicle industry. Sika has subsidiaries in 103 countries around the world and manufactures in over 400 factories. Its 33,500 employees generated annual sales of CHF 11.76 billion in 2024.

Job Description

Our largest service line SAP with over 100 employees is expanding and continuing the world-wide SAP rollouts. We are growing with our SAP framework and are taking off on our digital journey to use the newest S/4 HANA features to optimize and enhance our global template.

We are looking for a passionate 

Senior Project Manager/Solution Architect SAP TM (Transportation Management)

to join our SAP Team in Lyndhurst, NJ (201 Polito Avenue, Lyndhurst, New Jersey 07071, United States). The role is also available in Mexico City. 

A team player who deals with complex concepts comfortably and is knowledgeable, capable, and agile. Demonstrates strategic agility; understands business issues and anticipates future trends and consequences; positively copes with change; applies knowledge and skills effectively in new environments.

In this challenging role, you will have the opportunity to work in a highly innovative environment that will together with external partners to perform rollouts in record time. 

What we offer you: 

You will be responsible for the realization of challenging SAP rollouts and projects as part of our Global SAP team

• Lead SAP TM projects from initiation to successful completion.
• Manage expectations on the development of solid project plans, with milestones and clear deliverables (in IT and business terms), handling risks, issues and objections.
• Manage timelines, budgets and quality without compromise.
• Shape group wide digitalization initiatives and translate concepts into solutions that simplify and strengthen core business processes.
• Defining, orchestrating, and steering essential work packages across diverse cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment with project targets and efficient resource utilization
• Manage overall services relationship end-to-end, steering committees and project office, between SIKA, SI partner and Central SAP template team
• Ensure transparency and rigorous risk management
• Secure alignment across senior stakeholders and anchors delivered solutions sustainably in the organization.
• Hand on approach on SAP TM suite
• Vigilantly securing robust change, quality, and risk management protocols within all assigned projects, mitigating potential disruptions and upholding standards.

Salary range: $140,000 - $160,000 + Bonus

Qualifications

Your expertise - Our strength:

• Worked as project manager in SAP Transportation Management initiative for at least 3- 5 years
• Experience in planning various phases of TM implementation from project initiation, Fit gap, Build, Testing, Go live and hypercare support
• Well-versed with various features, cutover tasks, business activities required for the successful completion of the SAP TM implementation / rollout project
• Strong communicator at multiple levels of the organization with strong and clear verbal and written communication skills
• Strong knowledge of SAP Transportation Management module
• You show empathy and resilience, and you take responsibility when the situation becomes demanding
• Readiness to travel extensively
• Fluent in English; any additional language (e.g., Spanish) is welcomed.
• We offer 1 day of home office per week.
• Please note that only candidates with valid U.S. work authorization or a transferable visa that allows employment in the United States can be considered. Sponsorship is not available.

Additional Information

We offer competitive compensation packages, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive work environment that values diversity and inclusion. Join our team and be part of you journey to excellence!

• Sika – Building Trust. Trust is the most important thing for us. We trust in the capabilities of all our Sika team members - every day.
• Friendly, personable, and often surprisingly uncomplicated, that's how many of our employees describe their working relationship at Sika. We call this the Sika Spirit.
• We offer an attractive employment package with good social benefits, excellent pension fund and accident insurance solutions 

This is a chance to take your SAP career to the next level by shaping our digital transformation journey. You'll work in a high-end SAP landscape, engage with an expanding international user base, and lead significant business improvements.

If you’re ready to make a substantial impact, we want to hear from you. We look forward to your application.

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