@ briz and nnaiah, please i am still waiting for the venue for our rendezvous, incase u guys r not in gidi, sorry lagos, can we get connected thru the mail?? , or , u can suggest which will be better, sorry for bringing this up but i feel we will do better if we put our heads together, or what do u think??,
thanks for all ur contributions so far

you make sense guy, i'm in lagos and i'm game 4 it, my email addy is ahmedhassy2k2@yahoo.co.uk, if you have a venue where we could meet within now and next month, that will be 9ice.
Cheers.
Astyle

hawaii is a beautiful place trust me!!! been here for a few days, its indeed paradise!! the people, lovely beaches, what else can i say

SAP job opening in NIgeria

MC Partners currently require a SAP IS-Oil consultant for new implementation in Nigeria.

Candidates MUST have:
SAP Certification.
2+ full IS-Oil life cycles.
Strong upstream experience.
ECC6 project skill.
Nigerian passport.

Our client requires a starter in July/August.
Location Nigeria
Country Nigeria
Start Date July/August
Duration 1 year+
Rate Local market rates + expenses.
Employment Business M C Partners Ltd
Contact David Bancroft
Telephone *please respond by email
Email David.Bancroft.6C620.62A1A@mail.jobserve.com
Reference JS/IS-OIL/NIGERIA
Posted Date 07/03/2009 10:18:28

@ nnaiah

Kai! too much info from you. Guess you have started earning your own million from this SAP thing to. keep them coming. Am loving it!

Hi Guys ,

I must say this is an interesting forum which is really enriching!

I am not an SAP Guru like Makos but an experienced ERP/ Business Analyst/CRM Specialist  on other application  platform.
There is indeed high demand for SAP Professionals most expecially where I reside(Belgium/Netherlands/Luxembourg /France).

What makes SAP a unique ERP solution comes from the singular fact that it reports information in Real time(Hence the name R/3), 3 symbolizing
the three tiers , Unlike other conventional application where you have modules seldomly exchanging information which are historical in nature.

This infact, most company implementing SAP adapts thier business operation to it inother to achieve /maximize its efficiencies and power.
This is refered to as "Business Process Re-engineering",

In reality, I think this application has come to stay at the moment outstriping Microsoft which is still doing good in terms of OS sales, IBM which acquired  Cognos,  ORACLE which is refered to as the best  when it comes to RDBMS  and INFOR which is still struggling to find a foot in the larger market.

Keep the flame burning my Nigerian brothers and all the best in acquiring the needed skills to excel.

One love!

Hi,

I am Rajesh a free lancer online trainer in SAP XI and SAP MDM, please do mail me if any one wants the online Training in SAP.

One monthe free remote access will be give 24/7.

Please mail me at:- saptraining.realtime@gmail.com

Regards,
Rajesh.
saptraining.realtime@gmail.com

Hey,

I am interested, please do reply me with details.

Una dey see wetin dey ontop ma thread? This na wetin Kiwi and markos don dey talk since, now dem don find us reach here and wan come dey train us (No thanks!! we got our very own trainers). OYA MAKE UN JOIN ME SHOUT HOLY GHOSTTTTTTT FIIRREEEE!!!!

Ok but seriously guys we need to move and as fast as we possibly can.

I am an IT professional in the area of Business Process Automation and have longed to get into SAP. I came accross this thread sometime last week while trying to find my left and right in the vast SAP world (sincerely, was beginning to suffer from Information overload and confusion from the vast information available on the SAP site). Mann i couldnt believe finding this sort of thread. We have literally been spoon feed by our very own SAP gurus and i must say its really really rear. We are in an environment where industry successful ppl with vast experience withold these sort of mentoring for fear of being "overtaken" and here we are having it thrown at us for nothing but for our very own good and benefit.

In the past one week, with JUST this thread, i have been able to get a good sense of direction on my SAP career and working towards it.

We all have to team up and get things going, supporting each other when we come accross stubling blocks. Briz , nna,, as i run my own IT business, I am prepared to provide a venue using part of my office space. But i would first have to know the number of ppl interested in showing up(due to space restrictions). Then we can draw up a programme of events for the event, aims and objective.

Man this thread has placed fire on our heads my head, and is just the right sort of mentoring i had been looking for before now as i had been "keeping it for later"

Guys lets all work together to move forward, create an air tight system preventing these ppl coming in to take wot we could most definitley do ourselves.

Looking forward

Less i forget, all i can say to Markos and Kiwi992 and the other helpful contributors to this thread is a big Thank You.

Though it may seem unsuccessful and frustrating to note ignorance reluctance-to-read attitude of some of nairalanders on this thread, your contributions have immensely given a sense of direction to a good number of aspiring SAP consultants (myself included).

As i can see pple like scorpio has started. Please be a bit patient with us all as we forge ahead together!!!

We need you guys around!

@naira-ner

thanx for your offer

what most nigerians need now is the IDES


Do you have a cheaper source for the IDES

what exactly are you offering your space for-hope not another talkshop

We are wary of shylocks ripping us off.

@SCORP keep the fire burning,hope to have you back to lagos soonest

@BRIZ bros your breeze no dey blow me at all,wetin happen?you too much sha

@OKEYZ a journey of SAP miles starts a step,hope to hear from you soon.

My People, has MARKOS abandoned us too

I was able to trace KIWI to the KALABARI thread

nnaiah:



@OKEYZ a journey of SAP miles starts a step,hope to hear from you sooN

yes oo my oga and mentor in SAP, i am very much around o, only i have not recovered from the overwhelming info i have gotten from u so far,
as for the IDES i am still much intereested as par our discussion also about the PP materials,
i feel i have been left behind!!
please help us to source for the IDES, if u can

@ naira-ner, thanks for the offer its a welcome development we can really help each other in the way of giving out information, just hala out the addy so we can converge asap,

@nna

u said

what exactly are you offering your space for-hope not another talkshop

We are wary of shylocks ripping us off.

Just as Okeyz has just partly said, it would be an avenue for aspiring SAP consultants to meet, rub minds, share info, and clear SAP misconceptions (if any) which we may come accross in our quest to become consultants. It will not be a weekly thing but as and when the need arises. In addition to it is to help form and maintain a good network between ourselves especially when we start getting into the SAP industry as players, the players could assist the jobless certified consultants in getting in.

NO MONEY INVOLVED - ok!

Hmmnnn the IDES, dont have it still searching. I am sure its out there somewhere waiting for someone to find and pick.

Guys lets know when you get to lay your hands on it

@naira-ner

thanx for your prompt reply.

Dont you think we will be replicating another about SAP thread offline worse still having a troop of SAP greenhorns.

At the same time there is the need for networking with SAP consultants in nigeria, why?

First SAP job as a fresh consultant is always a challenge.

Nigeria is always different in implementing global standards,it is always tilted.(sorry i stand to be corrected)

I love nigeria anyway,i dont any other elsewhere.

I de hail una 4 ds forum.i stil de strugle wit sap bt i no go give up.nnaih tnks 4 d link bt make we put hand 2gedr find d ides cos witout no goin 4wad.any FI/CO person 4 ds forum?.i need update on materials.

@nnaiah

I go soon show, i have to do some family stuffs,

@all forum members
I respect y'all, pls make a request for a material you need and someone might help you post the link, one at a time,pleaaaseee!!!

I miss Kiwi on this thread, Lol!!!

@scorp,guy,show quick quick action dey


they have started asking for implementation experience

the truth is , naija companies prefer indians

if you do anything dey go call am xenophobia

just keeping a low profile really, just back from hawaii and travelling to Thailand this weekend for a week, so basically enjoying my time off, like i said the Indians are all over the place, fair play to them, they seem to have cornered the SAP market in Nigeria

there are so many opportunities, high salary, high contract rates, that why some will do anything possible to make sure they continue getting all the big SAP roles

well up to you lot to change the staus quo

Yall.hw una dey.ds indians has to go.they must go.tanks markos 4 comin bak.pls guys i need materials in FI/CO to start up.

To: Markos, nnaiah, scorpio or other help

I have a quick question I beg re the SAP market in 9ja (jobs etc)

Are most companies using SAP in 9ja using the ECC 6 (r3) or the Business One suite.
Reason is cus the R3 is very expensive and mostly for very large companies abi and so am thinking maybe most of the SAP jobs in 9ja might be related to the SBO (SAP Business One) suite.
Could you guys advise me which one is bigger in 9ja and also which one has the most jobs.

Thanks and God bless, nice one.

Sege

To : Markos, nnaih, scorpio, Briz and other SAP guys!!!

Hello guys, i beg i get a quick question.

Which SAP suite/software is hot or more common in 9ja. I mean re jobs and what the companies are using. Is it the R3 (ECC 6.0) or the SBO (SAP Business One). I know the R3 is very expensive to implement so i was thinking maybe for the size and cost, nigerian companies would be using the SBO, because its more for small to medium size businesses.

Also, it seems that SAP is pushing the business suite more in the nigerian market, i am not sure tho. Could you guys advise on that, Thanks a lot.

SEND OUR C.V TO THIS RECRUITERS FOR UPCOMING SAP PROJECTS IN NIGERIA

I am in the market for SAP consultants’ min 2-3 year’s exp willing to work in Nigeria starting in the next couple of weeks.

There is no definitive word on rate yet but will know over the next couple of days,

Consulting Resources are required for the following areas:

PMO Resources
PMO /PM Administration (SAP Project Managers and Project Office
Administrators)

SAP Functional Resources
HR / FI /CO / SD / MM
Oil and Gas (Upstream & Downstream)

SAP Technical Resources
Basis / Netweaver
Integration (XI/PI) - Technical / Functional
Data (Extraction / Migration) - Very good knowledge of SQL and also SAP
Data migration tools, such as LSMW
SAP Abap / Java Developers

Business Objects / BI7.0
Rate: $450-$650 daily

EMAIL: kinika @ consultant(dot) com


I am on a look out for SAP consultants in the SAP area that might be interested in joining a current SAP implementation project.
Preferred SAP consultants must have done 1 or more full-cycle project implementation and must have not less than 1 year experience
Having done a Project implementation in Singapore, Egypt, Ghana or Nigeria will be an added advantage
Rate is $500 approximately daily plus expenses

EMAIL: hugh.paton @ natural-resources (dot) net

SAP Consultants are required for 12 month contract. Must be Nigerian National happy to work back home, this is a great role for a huge Petroleum Company, they are paying rates plus expenses and are looking for people ASAP, this is a huge project where they are looking for a lot of SAP consultants. You know what to do

EMAIL:Jason.Obano.03268.10912 @ mail.jobserve(dot) com

Nigeria Project (FI-CO) (IS-Oil) (MM) HR-OCM) (ABAP) Contract

You may have seen recent advertisements requiring SAP consultants for Nigeria.
We have been given a signed Purchase Order.

Feedback by the end of the week.
This is a 2 year contract, starting September 2009 and ending June 2011.
We require one of the following skills;

IS-Oil Upstream
FI-CO
MM
HR-OCM
ABAP
Basis
Please forward your CV for immediate attention.

Location Nigeria

Start Date September 2009
Duration June 2011
Rate:Negotiable by the Hour (US$)
Employment Business Etica Ltd
Contact Sap Team
Telephone +44 (0)118 949 7158
Email: vsap @ etica (dot) co.uk
Reference JSNG-01

SEND OUR C.V TO THIS RECRUITERS FOR UPCOMING SAP PROJECTS IN NIGERIA

I am in the market for SAP consultants’ min 2-3 year’s exp willing to work in Nigeria starting in the next couple of weeks.

There is no definitive word on rate yet but will know over the next couple of days,

Consulting Resources are required for the following areas:

PMO Resources
PMO /PM Administration (SAP Project Managers and Project Office
Administrators)

SAP Functional Resources
HR / FI /CO / SD / MM
Oil and Gas (Upstream & Downstream)

SAP Technical Resources
Basis / Netweaver
Integration (XI/PI) - Technical / Functional
Data (Extraction / Migration) - Very good knowledge of SQL and also SAP
Data migration tools, such as LSMW
SAP Abap / Java Developers

Business Objects / BI7.0
Rate: $450-$650 daily

EMAIL: kinika (at) consultant(dot) com


I am on a look out for SAP consultants in the SAP area that might be interested in joining a current SAP implementation project.
Preferred SAP consultants must have done 1 or more full-cycle project implementation and must have not less than 1 year experience
Having done a Project implementation in Singapore, Egypt, Ghana or Nigeria will be an added advantage
Rate is $500 approximately daily plus expenses

EMAIL: hugh.paton (at) natural-resources (dot) net

SAP Consultants are required for 12 month contract. Must be Nigerian National happy to work back home, this is a great role for a huge Petroleum Company, they are paying rates plus expenses and are looking for people ASAP, this is a huge project where they are looking for a lot of SAP consultants. You know what to do

EMAIL:Jason.Obano.03268.10912 (at) mail.jobserve (dot) com

Nigeria Project (FI-CO) (IS-Oil) (MM) HR-OCM) (ABAP) Contract

You may have seen recent advertisements requiring SAP consultants for Nigeria.
We have been given a signed Purchase Order.

Feedback by the end of the week.
This is a 2 year contract, starting September 2009 and ending June 2011.
We require one of the following skills;

IS-Oil Upstream
FI-CO
MM
HR-OCM
ABAP
Basis
Please forward your CV for immediate attention.

Location Nigeria

Start Date September 2009
Duration June 2011
Rate:Negotiable by the Hour (US$)
Employment Business Etica Ltd
Contact Sap Team
Telephone +44 (0)118 949 7158
Email: vsap (at) etica (dot) co (dot) uk
Reference JSNG-01

[quote .SEND OUR C.V TO THIS RECRUITERS FOR UPCOMING SAP PROJECTS IN NIGERIA

I am in the market for SAP consultants’ min 2-3 year’s exp willing to work in Nigeria starting in the next couple of weeks.

There is no definitive word on rate yet but will know over the next couple of days,

Consulting Resources are required for the following areas:

PMO Resources
PMO /PM Administration (SAP Project Managers and Project Office
Administrators)

SAP Functional Resources
HR / FI /CO / SD / MM
Oil and Gas (Upstream & Downstream)

SAP Technical Resources
Basis / Netweaver
Integration (XI/PI) - Technical / Functional
Data (Extraction / Migration) - Very good knowledge of SQL and also SAP
Data migration tools, such as LSMW
SAP Abap / Java Developers

Business Objects / BI7.0
Rate: $450-$650 daily

EMAIL: kinika@consultant.com


I am on a look out for SAP consultants in the SAP area that might be interested in joining a current SAP implementation project.
Preferred SAP consultants must have done 1 or more full-cycle project implementation and must have not less than 1 year experience
Having done a Project implementation in Singapore, Egypt, Ghana or Nigeria will be an added advantage
Rate is $500 approximately daily plus expenses

EMAIL: hugh.paton@natural-resources.net

SAP Consultants are required for 12 month contract. Must be Nigerian National happy to work back home, this is a great role for a huge Petroleum Company, they are paying rates plus expenses and are looking for people ASAP, this is a huge project where they are looking for a lot of SAP consultants. You know what to do

EMAIL:Jason.Obano.03268.10912@mail.jobserve.com

Nigeria Project (FI-CO) (IS-Oil) (MM) HR-OCM) (ABAP) Contract

You may have seen recent advertisements requiring SAP consultants for Nigeria.
We have been given a signed Purchase Order.

Feedback by the end of the week.
This is a 2 year contract, starting September 2009 and ending June 2011.
We require one of the following skills;

IS-Oil Upstream
FI-CO
MM
HR-OCM
ABAP
Basis
Please forward your CV for immediate attention.

Location Nigeria

Start Date September 2009
Duration June 2011
Rate:Negotiable by the Hour (US$)
Employment Business Etica Ltd
Contact Sap Team
Telephone +44 (0)118 949 7158
Email: vsap@etica.co.uk
Reference JSNG-01





[quote][/quote]

Hi All,

Am new to SAP and interested in the project system, where/how do I start?
I need (a) mentor(s) and the right materials especially this book:

Project Management With SAP Project System ,by Mario Franz

Waiting eagerly,

thanks

Hello nairalanders, i'm a student of a private university in nigeria studying information technology presently in 300level and i have bin reading evrytin u guys have bin talking about but quite frankly i cant understand most tins. Its obvious i have no knowledge of this SAP thing and i wud like to know what it takes for one to get into it. From what i have read,does it mean u  need work experience or hands-on experience? Or does it mean u cant even think about it as an undergraduate or do u have to prepare urself with other tins like oracle, java and stuff and then wait till u get work experience? Am curious,
Thanks for helping out.

Think i have given my fair share of my quota, its up to every individual to pursue their dreams, sorry not been rude, i dont know much about the Nigerian SAP market, so i cant give more advice in that respect except the Indians are running things in that department and will do anything to ensure the likes of yourself dont get into this lucrative chosen career unless you decide to change this

Every information about SAP could be found on the internet, there is no need asking for help like kids!!! if you are serious abpout an SAP career, all the information you need is already posted in this thread, you have to branch out and create your own career progression

Just remember for every day you spend lazing around here wirthout trying to help yourselves, the Indians have/ are making up to 600-700 dollars a day plus expenses an accomodation for Nigerian SAP contracts!!

hope this helps!!!

It's sometime nice reading about Nigeria,especially when it is a something concrete and intelligent,

30,000 Job Openings for SAP Consultants, SAP Official Says
InformationWeek.com, September 01, 2009 (Online)
An SAP official said Tuesday that 30,000 job openings exist worldwide for SAP consultants to support the needs of the company's 82,000 customers and their 12 million users across the globe. Speaking at an event in Lagos, Nigeria, SAP manager Jaco Van Zyl said the company hopes to begin filling some of those openings with trainees who complete "SAP e-Academy and IT certification courses" managed by a new training and education partner in Nigeria called New Horizons Systems Solutions, according to an article in the Vanguard of Nigeria. Van Zyl also said that the training offered in Nigeria is valid around the world: "It is a global certification: whether somebody gets certified in Lagos, Abuja, Johannesburg, Frankfurt or elsewhere. It is exactly the same exam, same quality." While Nigeria is not generally thought of as a stronghold for SAP expertise, it is equally true that IT offshoring has moved into a number of countries around the world that have only recently established themselves as geographic centers of global IT capabilities. So SAP's extension into Nigeria of its SAP e-Academy makes a great deal of sense, particularly in light of Van Zyl's claim that demand for SAP expertise is currently outpacing supply by 30,000 workers.

enjoy and keep working hard towards your dreams,

Felix

Felixv:

It's sometime nice reading about Nigeria,especially when it is a something concrete and intelligent,

30,000 Job Openings for SAP Consultants, SAP Official Says
InformationWeek.com, September 01, 2009 (Online)
An SAP official said Tuesday that 30,000 job openings exist worldwide for SAP consultants to support the needs of the company's 82,000 customers and their 12 million users across the globe. Speaking at an event in Lagos, Nigeria, SAP manager Jaco Van Zyl said the company hopes to begin filling some of those openings with trainees who complete "SAP e-Academy and IT certification courses" managed by a new training and education partner in Nigeria called New Horizons Systems Solutions, according to an article in the Vanguard of Nigeria. Van Zyl also said that the training offered in Nigeria is valid around the world: "It is a global certification: whether somebody gets certified in Lagos, Abuja, Johannesburg, Frankfurt or elsewhere. It is exactly the same exam, same quality." While Nigeria is not generally thought of as a stronghold for SAP expertise, it is equally true that IT offshoring has moved into a number of countries around the world that have only recently established themselves as geographic centers of global IT capabilities. So SAP's extension into Nigeria of its SAP e-Academy makes a great deal of sense, particularly in light of Van Zyl's claim that demand for SAP expertise is currently outpacing supply by 30,000 workers.

enjoy and keep working hard towards your dreams,

Felix

@ felixv , may GOD bless u for giving out this information, u have really removed a heavy load from me

Just started a new SÀP specialist role, my third day on the job, should be exciting, its here in stockholm for a UK company but with offices world wide, seems my new role is SD based but it seems they want me to cover other modules like FI MM, some finance as well, i can imagine the work loads will be quite different to my last role, there will be some travelling involved to local sites in Dallas and maybe India, going to Dallas to meet up with the other SAP consultants and brain storm

This role will  certainly be different from my other roles as i will assume a greater responsibility for the SAP landscape in Sweden, also have to take Swedish classes as my swedish is not up to scratch
well this summer, i had a well deserved vacation that took me to Hawaii, Thailand and New york, was off for 2 months and i enjoyed every bit of my time off, now time for the hard work, the outlook on the economy looks promising to say the least, hopefully big corporations will release big budgets for SAP implementations, apparently i hear there are 30000 consultants roles to be filled, well thats good news, SAP is still a closed society of sorts, getting in is ever so difficult but once in and with the right experience could be very rewarding and can take you to places you can imagine

well better get back to work now