Project Manager

This company is embarking on a strategic transition to a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. Our aim is to optimize our business processes, improve cross-departmental information flow, and enhance our data management capabilities. The main workstream for “Lead to Cash and Plan to Fulfil” consists of three sub workstreams – “Order management & sales”, “Supply chain planning” and “Transportation management”. This request is for a sub workstream lead for “order management & sales.” The role is responsible for the full delivery of the sub workstream and ensuring the best solution for this organisation  – from a business and system perspective.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the successful delivery of the sub-project workstream.
• And coordinate with other relevant workstreams.
• Report to workstream lead for L2C/P2F
• Provide context and expertise and ensure best solution from a customer perspective.
• Not only including SAP, but also relevant legacy systems and processes.
• Prepare and coordinate requirements and design workshops in the initial phases.
• Together with counterpart from SI
• Drive and recommend resolution/closure of identified solution gaps
• Ensure stakeholder collaboration (reference groups), meeting forums and expectation management.
• Ensure that relevant decision needs are identified, prepared and resolved.
• Coordinate with Change Management
• Change effort will mainly be within order management and sales, but also potentially with our customers and other partners.
• Manage and coordinate resources.
• Being an ambassador for the new solution

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Experience of SAP OM
• A degree in business administration, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Certifications in SAP S/4 HANA – SD, MM and CRM are advantageous
• +10 years proven experience in project management, with both business and system dimensions. Preferably in the paper and pulp industry or similar sectors.
• Experience with process, and cross-process related topics and driving the resolution of identified gaps.
• +10 years’ experience in the Order management & Sales area
• Experience with both custom-built and ERP-systems, and a strong understanding of their integration challenges.
• Hands-on experience with SAP implementations, particularly SAP S/4HANA
• Experience working in large implementation programs preferably driven by a SI partner.

Soft Skills:

• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of working effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Problem-solving abilities and a strategic mindset.
• Change Management:
• Experience in managing change from both business and systems perspective.

Location: Solna.  Remote most likely one day a week.