SAP Portfolio and Resource Manager at Sanlam Group

What will make you successful in this role?

• Deliver small to medium SAP projects according to best project management principles
• Contribute to SAP portfolio operational and service plans in alignment with SGT architectural strategy, SGT IT strategy and business goals, and provide subject matter expertise to contribute to the SAP CoE strategy.
• Proactively suppoort risk management within the SAP portfolio by ensuring policies, processes and procedures are aligned to established governance principles.
• Support Head: SAP CoE in managing partnerships with vendors and service suppliers and effectively managing costs.
• Build and maintain relationships with SAP CoE, SGT and business stakeholders, to define and implement a continuous improvement plans and support Head: SAP CoE to drive collaboration.
• Forecast demand and plan proactively.

Provide support with:

• Coordination of strategy, capacity and customer needs.
• Principles of requirements management are met.
• Alignment of SAP initiatives and Sanlam’s SAP licencing position.
• Alignment between SAP initiatives and landscape
• Solutions to new and existing business requirements (projects) are aligned to best-fit relevant to Sanlam and aligned to agreed roadmaps.
• Portfolio and management reporting is produced in a timely manner and aligned to the agreed communications plan for all relevant stakeholders.
• Support efforts to meet SAP CoE Service Level Agreements
• Maintain a centralised and organised SAP Portfolio to support quality decision making, speed of implementation, strategic agility and adaptability

Alignment to:

• Sanlam, SGT, SAP CoE and SAP strategic objectives and roadmaps
• SAP CoE standards and governance 
• Support prioritisation of SAP initiatives 
• Proactively monitor and respond to SAP skills demand
• Support transition of Requirements capability to Scaled Agile Framework
• Explore opportunities for cost savings and high ROI

 
Qualification:

• Grade 12
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems or similar
• Relevant Project Management qualifications or certifications

Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in an IT environment
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in SAP 

Knowledge of:

• SAP development concepts, guidelines and SAP architecture
• Complex IT environments (technical, security, business)
• IT Service Management principles and frameworks (ITIL 4)
• Project & programme management including methods and tools
• Insurance industry
• Compliance and IT governance frameworks

Knowledge and Skills

• SAP Technologies
• Industry Trend analysis
• Advanced analytics to address business requirements
• Quality, compliance and risk mitigation
• Solution Delivery Methodology