The Senior Manager is responsible for ensuring strong delivery outcomes and effective people management within the team. The role focuses on capacity and workload planning, delivery quality, performance management and development, hiring support, and acting as the first escalation point. In addition, the position requires senior-level SAP project management expertise to lead and oversee complex SAP implementation or enhancement projects, ensure methodological compliance, manage risks, and act as a senior advisor to project teams and stakeholders.
Responsibilities People & Performance
Monitor consultant performance (quality and quantity) throughout the year
Contribute to quarterly and annual performance discussions and propose development or HR-related actions
Support annual evaluation processes as requested by management
Maintain awareness of individual circumstances where relevant for planning and support
Mentor SAP consultants and act as a senior expert for SAP delivery topics
Capacity, Workload & Resource Planning
Proactively prepare workload and capacity planning for upcoming periods
Support resource planning activities and independently use the planning tool
Support SAP project resource planning, including role definition, profiling, and demand forecasting
Delivery Quality & Estimation




Review and approve effort and man-day estimations prepared by the team
Ensure proposal quality in alignment with sales and appropriate delegation of subtasks
support HR-related escalations as required
Collaborate with management and HR on complex or recurring escalations
Lead SAP project delivery from initiation to closure, including scope, timeline, budget, and quality control
Ensure compliance with SAP Activate or other relevant project methodologies
Drive issue and risk management across SAP workstreams
Support design reviews and overall solution quality assurance
Hiring, Onboarding & Internal Training Programs
Define required junior headcount and skill profiles; Support and coordinate internal training programs in collaboration with trainers and mentors
Evaluate SAP candidate profiles with regard to functional/technical fit and consulting capabilities
Cascade organizational and management communications to the team
Provide regular status updates to management on team performance and deliveries
Provide senior-level SAP project reporting (milestones, risks, dependencies)
Planning & Budget Support
Support yearly budget planning by providing input on capacity, role mix, and development needs
Contribute to SAP project budgeting, cost forecasting, and effort planning
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📌 Senior Project Manager HR Development (Madrid)
🏢 Lupus Consulting
📍 Madrid