IT Project Manager - SAP MDM

About Us

Thoucentric is the Consulting arm of Xoriant, a prominent digital engineering services company with 5000+ employees. We are headquartered in Bangalore with presence across multiple locations in India, US, UK, Singapore & Australia Globally.

As the Consulting business of Xoriant, We help clients with Business Consulting, Program & Project Management, Digital Transformation, Product Management, Process & Technology Solutioning and Execution including Analytics & Emerging Tech areas cutting across functional areas such as Supply Chain, Finance & HR, Sales & Distribution across US, UK, Singapore and Australia. Our unique consulting framework allows us to focus on execution rather than pure advisory. We are working closely with marquee names in the global consumer & packaged goods (CPG) industry, new age tech and start-up ecosystem. Xoriant (Parent entity) started in 1990 and is a Sunnyvale, CA headquartered digital engineering firm with offices in the USA, Europe, and Asia. Xoriant is backed by ChrysCapital, a leading private equity firm. Our strengths are now combined with Xoriants capabilities in AI & Data, cloud, security and operations services proven for 30 years.

We have been certified as "Great Place to Work" by AIM and have been ranked as "50 Best Firms for Data Scientists to Work For".

We have an experienced consulting team of over 450+ world-class business and technology consultants based across six global locations, supporting clients through their expert insights, entrepreneurial approach and focus on delivery excellence. We have also built point solutions and products through Thoucentric labs using AI/ML in the supply chain space.

Desired Skill setsProject management, SAP MDM, Oracle EBS MDM, Oracle cloud PIM, SAP MDGJob Description

About Thoucentric
 Thoucentric is a niche management consulting firm focused on helping organizations overcome business challenges, maximize growth & overall performance through effective problem solving, efficient people, process, and technology solutioning, end-to-end execution and management.
 We help clients with Business Consulting, Program & Project Management, Digital Transformation, Product Management, Process & Technology Solutioning and Execution including Analytics & Emerging Tech areas cutting across functional areas such as Supply Chain, Finance & HR, Sales & Distribution.
 We are a group of seasoned professionals having diverse industry, solution and product experience thereby making us effective business liaisons. We are 300+ consultants strong coming with strong diverse background fueling our growth story in India and across four other global locations viz. US, UK, Singapore, and Australia.
 Thoucentric is an Ethos that epitomizes the essence of being a good human living a life of purpose being life itself! We are an extension of ourselves together! We breed the basic human values of trust, freedom, nimbleness, compassion, integrity, passion, persistence & conviction.

At Thoucentric, we work on various problem statements.
 The most popular ones are -
 Building capabilities that address a market need, basis our ongoing research efforts
 Solving a specific use case for a current or potential client based on challenges on-ground
 Developing new systems that help be a better employer and a better partner to clients
 All of these need the best of minds to work on them day-to-day; and we do exactly that!
 Your contribution to organization development is as important as outward facing consulting.

We are invested in both, employee growth and client success!

Role Description
 Formulate, organize, and coordinate inter-connected projects across various departments and geographies.
 Understand the complexities involved in ERP MDM implementations and be able to solve critical issues proactively by collaborating with different teams
 Leverage the past experience or gradually pick-up functional aspects which include business processes in the areas of the supply chain, finance, sales & distribution, marketing, retail, eCommerce, etc.
 Project/Program Management of various corporate IT programs and large-scale IT implementations
 Responsible for planning, resource management, issue/risk management, stakeholder management and reporting on the projects / programs
 Identify improvement and efficiency opportunities across the projects
 Implement project review and quality assurance to ensure successful execution of goals and stakeholder satisfaction
 Be the liaison between senior business stakeholders and technology teams to make programs successful from a business perspective.
 Hands on experience in establishing and running large initiatives through structured programs.
 Define and document the Project Objectives, Scope, Assumptions, Risks and Mitigation. Develop a high-level Project chart with milestones and estimated timelines. Detail the resources, points of contact, execution method and support mechanism.
 Develop a detailed project plan with tasks, resources, timelines, status tracking. Monitor and track progress of the project plan. Ensure resource availability, allocation and tasks are completed on time to the satisfaction of stakeholders.
 Manage timely appropriate communication and relationship with clients, vendors, partners, and other stakeholders. Create and manage periodic reporting of project execution status and other trackers in standard accepted formats.
 Own the project plan's delivery on-time and in scope to the satisfaction of all stakeholders. Perform periodic risk assessment and minimize risks through appropriate planning and escalation.
 Measure and communicate project performance using standard techniques and measures. Maintain a comprehensive project documentation that is reusable.

Requirements

Required Skills:
 IT Project Management, Stakeholders" management, Excellent communication, Analytical and Problem-solving skills, planning skills with attention to details
 The ideal candidate for this role needs to be an excellent leader with experience in managing cross-functional teams to deliver results within the necessary framework, adhering to cost, and project delivery timelines.
 The candidate should have done at least one end-to-end project in the MDM(SAP, Oracle, Any other) in the role of a project manager
 The candidate should understand the complexities involved in ERP MDM implementations and be able to solve critical issues proactively by collaborating with different teams

Key Skills: Project management, SAP MDM, Oracle EBS MDM, Oracle cloud PIM, SAP MDG

Educational Qualifications
 Strong educational background from reputed engineering and management schools with 6-12 years of experience
 Certifications in Project Management or Agile domain like PMP, PRINCE2, CSM, CSPO, SAFe preferred

Personal Attributes
 Ability to cope in a complex and fast-changing business environment, and to respond calmly and rationally to changing aspirations in a deadline-driven situation.
 Strong planning and organizing skills including the ability to manage several work streams simultaneously.
 Excellent communication skills with a capacity to present, discuss and explain issues coherently and logically both in writing and verbally.
 Good influencing and persuasion skills with the ability to enthuse and inspire multidisciplinary teams and build successful relationships at all levels.
 Good team player, self-motivated and able to work on own initiative.
 Clear decision-making ability with the facility to judge complex situations and assess when to escalate issues.
 Excellent organization and project documentation skills
 Ability to balance conflicting and changing demands through prioritization and a pragmatic approach.

Benefits

What is in it for You:
 Be part of the exciting Growth Story of Thoucentric!
 Work on projects that help you stay ahead of the curve. Not just exciting projects, if you are a self-starter, you will also get multiple opportunities to design, drive and contribute to the organizational and practice initiatives.
 Constant learning curve with very approachable and intellectual group of consultants.
 Be part of One Extended Family. We bond beyond work - sports, get-togethers, common interests etc. Work in a very enriching environment with Open Culture, Flat Organization and Excellent Peer Group.,