SAP Business Cutover Project Manager – Digital Platforms

Role Overview

• Lead the end-to-end business cutover process for an SAP S/4 global programme, ensuring smooth transition from legacy operations to new systems.
• Develop and own the business cutover strategy and execution roadmap, integrating technical and business activities.
• Work with the business teams to develop detailed ramp down/ramp up plans for critical business processes for all sites (e.g., production scheduling, inventory, order fulfilment, finance).
• Ensure compliance with governance, methodologies, and change control processes.
• Coordinate readiness across the 5 key regions including all associated plants, warehouses, and distribution centers.
• Align cutover activities with seasonal demand cycles and logistics constraints.
• Engage business leaders and operational teams to validate readiness and dependencies.
• Facilitate go/no-go readiness reviews with leadership and PMO.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to downtime, data migration, and operational continuity.
• Define rollback scenarios and contingency plans.
• Drive cutover execution during trial runs, dress rehearsal and cutover for go-live.
• Provide real-time dashboards and executive updates on readiness and progress.
• Lead hypercare activities and ensure smooth handover to operations/support teams.
• Capture lessons learned for continuous improvement.
• Define KPIs & Success Metrics such as:
• Operational Continuity
• Downtime Management
• Readiness Score
• Data Migration Accuracy
• Hypercare Resolution

Requirements

• 10+ years in SAP program delivery with proven experience in business cutover management.
• Expertise in ramp down/ramp up planning for large-scale ERP transformations (ECC and S/4HANA).
• Familiarity with SAP modules.
• Experience in global rollouts and multi-country deployments.
• SAP or PMP certification preferred.
• Excellent communication and ability to influence C-Level executives.
• Ability to lead teams to prepare large proposals and program plans, facilitate leverage differentiators (e.g. specific consulting frameworks, etc.).
• Outstanding communication skills (verbal and written) and presentation skills, with the ability to influence C-Level stakeholders within client organizations.
• Strategic thinker with strong business orientation.
• Ability to manage complex dependencies and drive decisions.
• Skilled in balancing technical and operational priorities.
• Willingness to work shifts for cutover activities
• Project-related mobility/willingness to travel

Tech Stack

• ERP
• PMP

Benefits

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