Project Manager

Are you an experienced project manager with flair for working in larger programs involving many different stakeholders requiring overview and communication skills? Do you have experience from an SAP S/4HANA conversion or implementation? Can you plan and lead digital projects? Do you have the drive and insight to manage projects and liaise with many stakeholders operating in different areas of Vestas?

Then we have an ideal opportunity for you, where you will become part of the program leadership team for the SAP S/4HANA conversion at Vestas. You will be responsible for leading complex activities in the program.

Digital Solutions & Development > Digital Solutions > Project Execution 2

This project manager role will be reporting to and collaborating closely with the Program Owner and program leadership team in Digital Technology Solutions. The assignment covers all activities related to project management of an SAP S/4HANA conversion. We expect you to have been leading other successful SAP S/4HANA conversions and larger technical programs.

Responsibilities

Your primary responsibility will be to lead activities in the strategic program with all key deliverables incl. budget controlling, scope alignment, activity planning with Product Owners and vendors, communication, change management etc. With your functional leads, technical teams and external partner, you will be responsible for the overall technical conversion and the functional changes brought by converting to SAP S/4HANA.

Overall, your responsibilities will include:

• Activity planning and resource estimation
• Communication with stakeholders across Vestas and with external partners
• Oversee any external program resources
• Quality assurance
• Change management
• Financial management of the project
• Ensure program meets defined objectives

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, you have experience from another SAP S/4HANA conversion program (preferably brownfield), you most likely hold a degree in Communication, Business Administration, IT or relevant. You must also have strong demonstrable project management skills, a formal certification in PMP/Prince 2 preferred.

Furthermore, we expect that you have/are:

• Fluent in English verbally and written
• Solid communication/stakeholder management skills
• Planning of larger transitions including change management
• Planning and securing delivery of many parallel activities at the agreed quality and in due time

Competencies

On a personal level, we envision that you have/are:

• Persistent and patient with the ability to prioritize - also in a time-sensitive situation
• Structured, results oriented and robust
• An open-minded and curious personality with good communication skills combined with a focused and structured approach to getting the job done
• Good cooperative and communication skills in a global organisation with personal, professional and cultural diversity
• The ability to take ownership and effectively engage in continuous improvements within a broader perspective
• A team-oriented person who shows a reliable approach to the tasks at hand and want to contribute to the common achievements of the team

What we offer

You will be a part of a highly motivated and innovative team defined by creating business value. We offer a place where your dreams of constantly learning can come true. We offer an informal and agile workplace with a high level of freedom in defining the way forward. We expect a lot of our team members when it comes to taking responsibility and ownership of tasks and deadlines, but we stand shoulder by shoulder when celebrating our achievements and mitigating our failures.

Additional information

Your primary work location is at our office in Aarhus, Denmark Please note: We do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to the advertised closing date. Please be advised to apply before 30 November, 2024. For additional information regarding the position, please contact Head of Project Execution & Agile Centre of Enablement, Winnie Sønderskov Uhrenholt on +452261 4125.

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