Role: IT Project Manager (Coupa Implementation)
Location: Porto/Hybrid
Contract Type: Long Term B2B Freelance Assignment
Length: 6- 12 months Extention likely
ABOUT THE CUSTOMER
A global manufacturer and trading business with IT operations centralized in Europe. They operate at enterprise scale with mission-critical applications requiring modern engineering practices, security controls, and operational excellence.
THE ROLE
- Hands-on IT Project Manager role leading procurement technology and business transformation initiatives – primarily a Coupa implementation with SAP integration – across COFCO International, reporting to the Global Head of IT PMO and Data Quality.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead planning, execution, and delivery of procurement IT projects, primarily the Coupa implementation with SAP integration
- Own the project from its current deployment stage through go-live and transition to support
- Maintain project plans, timelines, budgets, RAID logs, and status reporting
- Coordinate across Procurement, Finance, IT, implementation partners, and vendors
- Manage scope, risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions throughout the project lifecycle
- Facilitate workshops and stakeholder engagement, translating business requirements into delivery plans
- Provide regular reporting to sponsors, steering committees, and leadership
ESSENTIAL SKILLS & TECH STACK
Core Requirements:
Proven, end-to-end delivery of a Coupa implementation with SAP integration, as IT Project Manager – essential
Experience managing technology or business transformation projects from initiation through go-live
Strong project governance, planning, risk, issue, and budget management experience
Understanding of procurement and Source-to-Pay (S2P) processes
Experience with other procurement platforms (SAP Ariba, Ivalua, Jaggaer) valuable but not essential
Fluent English and Portuguese required; Spanish an advantage
Darwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Radheen Naiker