Senior IT (SAP) Project Manager

For our client in Basel we are looking for a Senior IT (SAP) Project Manager for a 7 month contract.
Place: Basel
Workload: 100%
Duration: ASAP- 28/01/2018 (an extension might be possible)

The Position:
The team is looking for a highly skilled Sr. IT (SAP) Project Manager. In this role you will work closely with the business leads, end user community, technical teams, and service providers in global environment to provide the overall IT service. This candidate will be proactive, outgoing and detail-oriented with strong leadership skills, excellent problem solving and written/verbal communication skills. The Sr. IT (SAP) Project Manager is expected to deliver outstanding customer service while providing technical and application support knowledge.
As a Senior IT (SAP) Project Manager, the position will be responsible for leading the delivery of two projects and provide quality oversight. The Senior IT Project Manager is accountable for the successful delivery of solutions through effective planning and execution throughout all phases of project management methodology. This position is expected to ensure timely and effective communications are made to all levels of stakeholders including business sponsorship.

Tasks:
* Project Scope Management - Formulating and defining scope and objectives of the project in collaboration with the responsible Solution Owner and ensuring communication of project goals, schedule baselines, and business direction to all identified stakeholders
* Project Stakeholder/Communication Management - Identifying all relevant project stakeholders and establishing and implementing an appropriate communication plan to manage their requirements
* Project Delivery Primarily - Delivering the project on time, on approved (baseline) budget, within quality limits, and with the expected benefits, as defined at project entry and project baseline gates and through controlled and documented change management throughout project delivery, as needed
* Project Risk, Assumption, Issue and Dependency (RAID) Management - Actively managing risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies (RAID) by carefully assessing potential impacts in collaboration with the respective project teams and proposing appropriate mitigation actions. Is also responsible for identifying, actively managing and integrating with any dependent projects or activities.
* Project Planning, Tracking, Control & Reporting - Creating baseline project schedules and tracking the completion of project deliverables, tasks, activities and milestones. Providing accurate, timely and fit for purpose project status reports using established norms and reporting tools of the portfolio
* Team Buildingor equivalent experience

Nice to Have:
+++ PMM methodology experience and with the tools involved for maintaining a project (Perform, Clarity, Project Library, HPSM, HP ALM, etc.)
+ Pharma or Biotech experience
+ Experience delivering applications to support Clinical Supply Chain operations

For more information, please contact: Anna Chmura (see below)