SAP S/4HANA Cutover Lead

Our client is a global FMCG company preparing a rollout of SAP S/4HANA covering two regions and several countries following a successful SAP S/4HANA pilot and go-live in Poland.

• Proven experience leading cutover for large SAP or ERP implementations.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA deployment or rollout projects.
• Strong planning, coordination and risk-management capabilities.
• Ability to manage complex dependencies across multiple workstreams and countries.
• Experience with detailed cutover runbooks and command-centre governance.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively under pressure.
• Very good English, minimum B2 level; C1 preferred.

• Develop and maintain the integrated cutover strategy, plan and detailed schedule.
• Coordinate activities across business, functional, technical, data, infrastructure and support teams.
• Define cutover milestones, dependencies, entry criteria and exit criteria.
• Lead cutover-planning workshops and readiness reviews.
• Coordinate mock cutovers and incorporate lessons learned into the final plan.
• Align data migration, system deployment, interface activation, security, business readiness and operational handover.
• Manage the cutover command centre during deployment.
• Track activities, issues, decisions and escalations in real time.
• Coordinate go/no-go assessments and report status to programme leadership.
• Support the transition into hypercare and formal handover of outstanding items.

The working language is English. The contract type is B2B. Remote location. Start date: 1 October 2026. Planned go-live end of 2027. Overall programme timeline until 2031.