Senior Manager - SAP-Project Management

What You'll Do

• Own end-to-end program delivery across SAP, Advanced Planning, and process consulting workstreams — integrating timelines, dependencies, risks, and resources into a single coherent plan

• Serve as the primary point of accountability for the client, managing executive relationships and ensuring alignment between business objectives and delivery milestones

• Coordinate cross-functional teams including SAP functional leads, planning solution architects, process consultants, change management specialists, and client business teams

• Drive program governance: steering committee cadences, status reporting, RAID log management, and escalation protocols

• Manage scope, budget, and resource forecasting; proactively flag deviations and drive corrective actions

• Lead integrated planning activities including data migration, system integration testing, cutover planning, and hypercare

• Partner with process consulting leads to ensure business process redesign is tightly coupled with system configuration and user adoption

• Drive change management and training planning in alignment with go-live readiness milestones

• Identify and resolve cross-workstream dependencies and conflicts between SAP core (e.g., S/4HANA) and external planning application landscapes

• Contribute to account growth by identifying opportunities to expand scope or deepen the engagement

 

What You Bring

Required

• 8+ years of program/project management experience, with at least 3 years managing complex Transformation programs

• Hands-on program delivery experience involving Advanced Planning solutions (SAP IBP, o9 Solutions, Kinaxis RapidResponse, Blue Yonder, or similar)

 

• Mandatory: Prior experience delivering programs in the semiconductor industry — understanding of fab operations, wafer planning, demand/supply dynamics, and semiconductor supply chain complexity

• Proven ability to manage multi-disciplinary engagements that span technology implementation and business process consulting

• Experience managing program budgets of $5M+ and teams of 20+ across client and vendor organizations

• Strong executive communication skills — able to distill complex program status into clear narratives for C-suite stakeholders

• Proficiency with enterprise PM tools (MS Project, Jira, Smartsheet, or equivalent)

Preferred

• PMP, PgMP, or SAFe certification

• Experience with S/4HANA transformations and integration with external planning tools

• Familiarity with semiconductor-specific planning challenges: NPI, capacity planning, long lead-time materials, and multi-echelon supply chains

• Consulting firm background with experience managing client delivery engagements

ABOUT US:

Bristlecone is the leading provider of AI-powered application transformation services for the connected supply chain. We empower our customers with speed, visibility, automation, and resiliency – to thrive on change.

Our transformative solutions in Digital Logistics, Cognitive Manufacturing, Autonomous Planning, Smart Procurement and Digitalization are positioned around key industry pillars and delivered through a comprehensive portfolio of services spanning digital strategy, design and build, and implementation across a range of technology platforms.

Bristlecone is ranked among the top ten leaders in supply chain services by Gartner. We are headquartered in San Jose, California, with locations across North America, Europe and Asia, and over 2,500 consultants. Bristlecone is part of the $19.4 billion Mahindra Group.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:

Bristlecone is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

INFORMATION SECURITY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Understand and adhere to Information Security policies, guidelines and procedure, practice them for protection of organizational data and Information System.
• Take part in information security training and act while handling information.
• Report all suspected security and policy breach to InfoSec team or appropriate authority (CISO).
• Understand and adhere to the additional information security responsibilities as part of the assigned job role.