SAP S/4 Hana Implementation Program Manager

SAP S/4HANA Implementation Program Manager

Overview

Lead a high-impact global ERP transformation as the primary U.S.-based program leader for an SAP S/4HANA implementation within a regulated pharmaceutical environment. This role will guide the transition from QuickBooks Desktop to SAP S/4HANA across U.S. and India-based operations, including newly established manufacturing facilities.

You will oversee implementation execution from the client perspective, manage the system integrator, coordinate consulting and stakeholder teams, and drive alignment across business, technology, and operational priorities. This is an opportunity for an experienced, consultative program leader to shape manufacturing and supply chain processes while ensuring disciplined governance, effective change management, and successful program delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the global SAP S/4HANA implementation, including timelines, deliverables, risks, dependencies, and resources.
• Manage the system integrator and coordinate consulting teams and client stakeholders.
• Oversee PMO activities, implementation governance, change management, and internal controls.
• Provide strategic guidance on data migration, including data cleansing, mapping, validation, and reconciliation.
• Advise on manufacturing and supply chain processes, including demand planning, inventory, and fulfillment.
• Facilitate collaboration among U.S.- and India-based teams across multiple time zones.
• Build trust with stakeholders, challenge implementation decisions when appropriate, and take ownership of complex transformation initiatives.
• Ensure alignment between business objectives, implementation decisions, and program outcomes.

Required Skills

• Proven experience leading complex SAP S/4HANA or comparable ERP transformation programs.
• Experience with ERP implementations, ideally including a greenfield implementation.
• Strong project and program management expertise, including oversight of schedules, risks, resources, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Experience managing system integrators, cross-functional teams, and global stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of supply chain management, manufacturing processes, and business operations.
• Experience with data migration strategy and oversight, including cleansing, mapping, validation, and reconciliation.
• Knowledge of change management, internal controls, PMO activities, and implementation governance.
• Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid project methodologies.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence diverse teams, navigate ambiguity, challenge implementation decisions, and take ownership of complex transformation initiatives.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across U.S. and India-based teams and multiple time zones.
• English fluency.

Nice to Have Skills

• Experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, or another regulated manufacturing environment.
• Hindi language skills.
• Experience working with global teams across the United States and India.
• Familiarity with manufacturing and supply chain software landscapes beyond SAP.
• Cultural awareness and experience working within diverse organizational environments.
• PMP certification.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, Supply Chain, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Eight or more years of senior project or program management experience.
• Demonstrated success leading global SAP S/4HANA or ERP implementations.
• Experience overseeing large-scale transformation programs involving business process alignment, data migration, organizational change, and governance.
• Background in pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, or regulated manufacturing environments preferred.

Other Requirements

• Six-month engagement with potential for extension.
• Full-time commitment of approximately 40 hours per week.
• Hybrid position based in Princeton, New Jersey, with approximately three to four days onsite each week.
• Availability to coordinate with teams across multiple time zones.
• Willingness to travel as needed for project milestones and stakeholder engagements.
• Ability to start as soon as possible.