SAP Project Manager

Masentó is working with global life science organisation that requires a SAP Project Manager to join their team on an initial 6 month contract.

They are undertaking a strategic migration from JDE ERP platform to SAP S/4HANA.

There will be travel to Leeds, UK for key phases of the project.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of the S/4HANA implementation programme, from design through cutover and hypercare
• Manage the migration pathway from legacy JD Edwards, including data migration, process re-mapping, and change management specific to a JDE-to-SAP transition
• Act as primary point of contact between client stakeholders, SI partners, and internal workstream leads
• Manage project governance, RAID logs, budgets, and reporting to steering committee/sponsors
• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams (functional, technical, data, testing, training, OCM)
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory/validation requirements (GxP, CSV) if operating in a regulated pharma/life sciences environment
• Manage third-party vendors and system integrators to ensure delivery against milestones
• Lead cutover planning and hypercare stabilisation
• Proactively manage risks, dependencies, and issues across the programme

Skills required

• Demonstrable experience delivering a JD Edwards to SAP S/4HANA migration
• Strong track record as an SAP Project full-lifecycle implementations
• Solid understanding of ERP data migration challenges and legacy system decommissioning
• Experience managing multi-workstream, multi-vendor delivery
• Strong stakeholder management skills, comfortable operating at senior/C-suite level
• Pharmaceutical, life sciences, or other regulated manufacturing sector experience