Bilingual SAP Senior Project Manager/ Project Manager (pre-sales) - JP/EN

cbs Japan is the subsidiary of cbs, a leading international consultancy headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany. We deliver high-end quality consulting and technology services to large industrial corporations that run SAP.

Expectations and Tasks:

• Deliver SAP programs and projects, e. g. Greenfield implementations, rollout activities within the Asia-Pacific region, ideally being able to support the team on business process and functional level if required.
• Support the acquisition of new customers and drive the development of existing clients, thereby being engaged in pre-sales activities supported by the functional and technical team.
• Support the regional management team to develop and implement further strategies accelerating growth in the region.
• Lead and coach team members in their career.
• Must have middle and large size ERP implementation experience as project manager (>50M JPY project size).
• One or more SAP module implementation experience as a consultant before is a plus.
• You deliver business/IT transformation programs and projects by supporting the client on business process or functional level by taking over critical project roles:

1. Program Manager
2. Project manager
3. Integration Lead
4. Cut-Over Lead
5. Data & Cleansing Lead

Job requirements:

• Japanese candidate is preferred. Foreign nationals with equivalent language and business culture skills are also welcomed to apply.
• Fluent in Japanese (JLPT N2) and English (verbal and written).
• Minimum of 10+ years of experience in SAP environment, ideally consulting, with a strong functional and/or technical background (5 years of professional experience in pre-sales, 5 years of experience in management, and 5 years of experience in SAP project management).
• Thorough SAP market understanding with proven pre-sales abilities founded on an extensive professional network in the region.
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or Business; or any other discipline
• Process and ERP understanding of one module or more, SAP experience preferred.
• Analytical and problem-solving with the desire to develop your own skills and talents.
• Passionate about project management.
• Eloquent and extroverted person happy to support our sales and pre-sales cycle.
• Willing to take over responsibility and to make decisions.
• Passionate and determined while appreciating teamwork.
• Able to lead a small team, with strong social and communication skills.