Associate Project Manager, Information Systems

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