Project Control Specialist (SAP, AI & Enterprise Applications)

Salary: £? - ? per year

Requirements:

• Experience in portfolio planning, demand management, resource planning, capacity management, or project controls within technology or transformation environments.
• Strong skills in roadmap development, dependency management, milestone planning, and capacity forecasting.
• Experience managing project intake, prioritisation, and delivery sequencing.
• Ability to work effectively with portfolio leads, project managers, architects, Finance teams, vendors, and PMO functions.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge of CAPEX/OPEX planning, funding governance, Agile delivery, or SAP Activate.
• Experience supporting SAP, ERP, AI, Finance Technology, or enterprise transformation portfolios.
• Familiarity with planning and portfolio tools such as MS Project, Excel, Power BI, Planview, Clarity, Jira, or Azure DevOps.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the intake and planning of SAP, AI, Finance Technology, and enterprise technology demand.
• Assess project readiness, scope, funding, resource requirements, dependencies, and delivery risks.
• Maintain forward-looking capacity plans across architecture, SAP, delivery, testing, data, security, and vendor teams.
• Develop and maintain integrated roadmaps, delivery schedules, and dependency maps.
• Support prioritisation decisions based on business value, urgency, risk, capacity, and delivery feasibility.
• Identify planning conflicts early and recommend options for resequencing, resourcing, phasing, or scope adjustment.
• Provide clear portfolio insights to support leadership decision-making.

Technologies:

• AI
• ARM
• Azure
• DevOps
• ERP
• Excel
• Support
• JIRA
• Power BI
• SAP
• Security
• Cloud

More:

We are seeking a Portfolio Planning Specialist to help manage the intake, prioritisation, planning, and capacity management of SAP, AI, and enterprise technology initiatives. You will work across Portfolio, Technology, Finance, Architecture, PMO, and Delivery teams to create and maintain an integrated view of upcoming work, ensuring projects enter delivery with clear scope, ownership, and realistic timelines. We value structure, visibility, and discipline in complex technology portfolios and welcome candidates who are passionate about supporting effective planning and decision-making. This vacancy is being advertised by ARM, a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy with expertise across technical recruitment and complex resource solutions. We will never send your CV without your permission.

last updated 32 week of 2026