SAP Program Manager

About the role

Envision Employment Solutions is recruiting an SAP Program Manager for a partner, an international chemical manufacturing company, based in New Cairo City. The role leads an SAP and connected applications transformation portfolio, delivering large-scale SAP S/4HANA programmes, managing budgets and system integrators and delivering measurable business value, including AI-enabled SAP use cases. It reports to the Head of ERP and Connected Apps and is a hybrid workplace.

Key responsibilities

• Lead programme governance, executive reporting, escalations, prioritisation and budgeting
• Help shape the SAP and connected applications strategy, roadmap and investment plan
• Deliver S/4HANA programmes from business case through design, build, testing, data migration, cutover, stabilisation and handover
• Set up delivery plans, stage gates, quality assurance, change control and benefits tracking
• Own annual and multi-year budgets, forecasts, accruals and variances
• Manage SOWs, fixed-price and time-and-material engagements, change requests, milestones and vendor invoices
• Hold system integrators and vendors accountable on scope, quality, staffing and commercials
• Identify and deliver AI use cases built on SAP processes and data, working with Data and AI teams
• Engage senior leaders across Finance, Procurement, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Commercial and HR
• Manage risks across security, controls, SoD, audit, data and operational readiness
• Coach and develop project and workstream leads, and run non-SAP initiatives where needed

Required profile

• Ideally 15+ years in SAP-enabled transformation, enterprise applications or programme management
• Leadership of at least three full SAP deployments, each above USD 15 million, with references
• Proven ownership of programme and portfolio budgets
• Experience in chemicals, fertilisers, oil and gas, energy, petrochemicals or similar process manufacturing
• Bachelor's degree in IT, Engineering, Finance, Business or similar; a Master's or MBA is an advantage

Required skills

• Strong system integrator and multivendor management, including contracts, commercials and dispute resolution
• At least one AI use case delivered on SAP processes or data
• Deep functional expertise in at least one core SAP area, ideally FI/CO or MM/Procurement
• PMP, PgMP, MSP, PRINCE2, SAP Activate or SAP functional certifications are a plus