Aston Carter provides talent solutions and is seeking an Associate Project Manager for the Procure-to-Pay (PTP) workstream within an ERP transformation program. The role involves project management, end-user engagement, and coordination of training and readiness activities to ensure successful execution of the PTP workstream.
Responsibilities:
- Support the Procure-to-Pay (PTP) workstream within a large-scale ERP transformation program
- Serve as a primary execution partner for the PTP workstream, owning tracking, coordination, communication, and readiness activities end to end
- Lead without title, proactively identifying gaps, and driving work to closure in a fast-moving, highly visible environment
- Partner with the Internal CM PTP Business Process Owner (BPO) and IT to review, refine, and validate training materials and exercises
- Ensure training content is accurate, usable, and aligned to future-state processes
- Support execution of training readiness activities, including validation of training environments and materials
- Partner with Deployment Group (DG) leaders to confirm accurate end-user role mapping
- Test and validate training IDs (login access, navigation, issue identification); troubleshoot and escalate issues as needed
- Support training deployment with end users, including: readiness tracking and confirmation of execution capability, re-review of materials with end users as needed, support updates to end-user business process documentation
- Act as an on-site PTP lead for internal CM processes during go-live and hypercare, including: hands-on user support and floor walking, logging and tracking defects and issues, escalating issues through defined program channels
- Own and actively manage PTP deliverables, ensuring tasks are tracked, driven, and closed
- Develop and maintain trackers, status reports, and dashboards aligned to program milestones
- Identify risks early, support mitigation planning, and communicate clearly and consistently
- Support change management and structured problem-solving for process and readiness challenges
- Facilitate cross-functional coordination across PTP, FTP, IT, DGs, and site teams
- Provide logistical and administrative support for workshops, training sessions, and site visits
- Build clear, professional presentations and communications for leadership, DGs, and end-user audiences
- Support lessons learned activities and incorporate improvements into our PTP ways of working
- Support onboarding of new end users and sites, including: global template overviews, readiness planning and execution support
Requirements:
- Strong project management discipline
- End-user engagement
- On-site readiness support
- Hands-on SAP experience
- Ability to thrive in ambiguity
- Clear and confident communication with business and IT stakeholders
- Engagement with end users during go-live and hypercare
- Partnering with Internal CM PTP Business Process Owner (BPO) and IT
- Reviewing, refining, and validating training materials and exercises
- Ensuring training content is accurate and aligned to future-state processes
- Supporting execution of training readiness activities
- Confirming accurate end-user role mapping
- Testing and validating training IDs
- Troubleshooting and escalating issues
- Supporting training deployment with end users
- Readiness tracking and confirmation of execution capability
- Updating end-user business process documentation
- Acting as an on-site PTP lead during go-live and hypercare
- Logging and tracking defects and issues
- Facilitating cross-functional coordination across PTP, FTP, IT, DGs, and site teams
- Providing logistical and administrative support for workshops and training sessions
- Building clear, professional presentations and communications
- Supporting lessons learned activities
- Incorporating improvements into PTP ways of working
- Supporting onboarding of new end users and sites