Senior SAP Program Manager

About the Company

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to support a large, global SAP S/4HANA transformation within a multi-site manufacturing environment.

About the Role

This individual will coordinate across business functions, Global IT, local subject-matter experts, and implementation partners to ensure planning, governance, testing, readiness, and deployment activities remain aligned and on schedule.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate planning and execution across multiple project workstreams
• Develop and maintain an integrated project plan
• Track milestones, dependencies, deliverables, and critical-path activities
• Manage the RAID log and escalate risks and issues appropriately
• Prepare executive-level status reports and presentations
• Coordinate activities with the Global PMO and implementation partners
• Facilitate governance meetings and cross-functional working sessions
• Support System Integration Testing and User Acceptance Testing
• Coordinate data, business, and organizational readiness
• Support cutover planning and deployment readiness
• Integrate organizational change activities into the overall project plan
• Ensure functional and technical workstreams remain aligned
• Drive decisions and accountability across teams without direct authority

Cross-Functional Collaboration

The Senior Project Manager will work with teams across:

• Commercial and Operations
• Supply Chain and Manufacturing
• Finance
• Engineering and Product Management
• Digital and IT
• Master Data
• Global PMO
• External implementation partners
• Executive leadership

Qualifications

• Senior-level project or program management experience
• SAP S/4HANA implementation experience
• Experience leading large, complex ERP implementations
• Manufacturing industry experience
• Multi-site or multi-plant deployment experience
• Strong integrated project-planning and RAID-management skills
• Cross-functional leadership experience
• Executive communication and reporting experience
• Strong facilitation, negotiation, and problem-solving skills
• Proven ability to influence decisions and hold teams accountable without direct authority
• Ability to manage complex projects within a highly matrixed global organization

Preferred Skills

• Exposure to one or more SAP modules is preferred, including:
• SD
• MM
• PP
• FI/CO
• EWMA
• APO, where applicable

Additional preferred experience includes:

• Global ERP implementations
• Data migration
• Testing leadership
• Cutover and deployment planning
• Organizational change management
• Agile delivery environments
• PMP, Prosci, Agile, or related certifications are beneficial but not required.

Ideal Leadership Style

The ideal candidate is proactive, organized, collaborative, and calm under pressure. They should possess strong executive presence, political awareness, and the ability to work effectively across global teams. This individual must be comfortable operating in ambiguity, willing to challenge assumptions, and able to hold leaders accountable while maintaining a low-ego, team-focused approach.

Contract Details

• Full-time contract position
• Initial duration of 1–2 years
• Approximately 30–40% travel within and outside the United States (Travel: 90% until January)
• Start date is as soon as possible