Job
- Level
- Lead
- Job Field
- BI, Project
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Temporary employment
- Location
- Holzminden
- Working Model
- Onsite
Job Summary
In this role, you will lead the global ERP transformation to S/4HANA, optimize processes in collaboration with business units, and manage system integration and change management for long-term efficiency.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- Reporting to the Chief Digital & Information Officer, you will drive this global high-impact initiative, ensuring alignment with business priorities, optimizing processes, and enabling a more agile, efficient, and scalable operations.
- Lead and execute the ERP transformation roadmap, overseeing the transition to S/4HANA while aligning program objectives with business strategy to ensure seamless integration with enterprise-wide systems, leveraging cloud technologies to enhance agility and efficiency.
- Develop and implement a governance framework, collaborating with Global Process Owners and Process Experts to drive harmonization and operational excellence.
- Manage and orchestrate a complex, multi-phase transformation program, ensuring timely and cost-effective execution while managing relationships with strategic partners and solution providers.
- Drive technical and architectural decisions, leveraging deep SAP expertise to optimize system design, ensure data integrity, and maintain strong process integration across key business functions.
- Lead a cross-functional team of internal experts and external consultants, applying best practices in program and change management, fostering collaboration and knowledge-sharing.
- Ensure business adoption and organizational alignment, implementing a structured change management strategy that fosters engagement, minimizes disruption, and accelerates the benefits realization of S/4HANA.
- Identify and implement continuous improvements, using S/4HANA capabilities to drive automation, efficiency, and long-term business value beyond the initial implementation.
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Our expectations of you
Education
- Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other relevant discipline and/or SAP certification(s) in relevant areas of SAP and S/4HANA.
Qualifications
- Documented track record in leading large-scale ERP transformations, with a focus on SAP S/4HANA and cloud-based architecture.
- Subject matter expertise in cross-platform ERP systems and knowledge of the latest advances in AI and Databricks in SAP.
- Proven success in managing complex, global SAP programs, demonstrating the ability to navigate organizational challenges and deliver measurable business outcomes, ideally in industries with complex supply chains and regulatory environment.
- Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders, translate technical concepts into business terms, and drive alignment across functions.
- Highly strategic and results-oriented mindset, combined with hands-on problem-solving capabilities and a passion for digital transformation.
- Full professional proficiency in English.
Experience
- Extensive years of experience in executive consultancy, implementation advisory, or an in-house IT function with a major focus on SAP and S/4HANA.
- Experience with multi-model ERP strategy, using SAP S/4HANA alongside other platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics AX (Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations) is beneficial.
- Proven experience overseeing global/multi-regional rollouts and strategic transformations.
- Deep knowledge of SAP modules, particularly Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, PLM, and CX, as well as experience with data migration, MDG, and system integration.
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Symrise AG
Symrise AG, based in Holzminden, is a publicly-traded provider of fragrances, flavorings, cosmetic base ingredients and active substances, as well as functional ingredients.
Description
- Company Size
- 250+ Employees
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Full Remote, Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Industry, Production, Pharmaceutical Sector, Chemical Industry, Biotech
SAP S/4Hana Digital Core Program Director
- Location
- Holzminden
- Working Model
- Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
- English Only
- English only required
