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My global FMCG/Pharma client is looking for an experienced Senior Planning Lead to work e2e on a SAP S4/HANA transformation programme. The role is fully remote and you must be able to start ASAP. As the senior SAP PMO Planning Lead you will be accountable for establishing and owning a fully client-led integrated planning capability for the programme. The role has authority to review, challenge and assure all system integration planning deliverables against the Statement of Work, ensuring plans are logically sound, fully integrated and aligned to agreed milestones, dependencies and outcomes. You will own the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and provide clear, evidence-based insights to support programme decision-making, re-planning, and delivery confidence.
Job Responsibility
Establish and own a fully client-led integrated planning capability for the programme
Review, challenge and assure all system integration planning deliverables against the Statement of Work
Own the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and provide clear, evidence-based insights to support programme decision-making, re-planning, and delivery confidence
Requirements
Has full SAP PMO Planning lead experience
Must be a LEAD PLANNER with e2e planning experience
Has worked on S4/HANH transformation projects
Ha owned the integrated Master Schedule (IMS)
Can manage system integration (SI) deliverables
Takes full planning leadership - Define and implement the planning approach, governance framework, and planning lifecycle
Build and maintain the Integrated Level 3 Plan, consolidating SI, internal, functional, and cross-workstream schedules into a coherent IMS
Plan full governance and change control processes
Produce reports for SI's and internally, ensuring full transparency
Highly organised with a disciplined, detail-oriented approach to planning governance and reporting
Confident in challenging delivery partners (including SIs)
Able to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving programme environment with frequent re-planning
Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including operating at senior leadership and SteerCo level
Experience operating in fastpaced, evolving transformation environments with significant ambiguity, frequent re-planning cycles and shifting priorities
Extensive experience delivering planning on large-scale, complex global SAP programmes (multi-country, multi-phase)
Direct experience across the SAP S/4HANA lifecycle: design, build, test, data migration, cutover, hypercare
Experience working in multi-vendor environments with System Integrators (SIs), including planning governance and assurance
Proven ownership of Level 2/3 Integrated Master Schedules across multi-vendor landscapes
Strong expertise in critical path analysis, dependency mapping, scenario planning, resourcing forecasts, and milestone governance
Experience challenging SI delivery plans and enforcing SoW compliance
Skilled at integrating SAP planning with business readiness, data, architecture, testing, and cutover plans
Experience supporting programme re-baselining, recovery planning or remediation of complex delivery plans
Strong experience managing multiple workstreams, stakeholders and delivery partners within large-scale transformation programmes
Experience operating in fast-paced, evolving transformation environments with ambiguity and frequent re-planning cycles
Nice to have
Background in medtech, surgical, medical device or regulated manufacturing
Working knowledge of SAP Activate methodology and SAP S/4HANA delivery lifecycle (FI/CO, MM/PP, SD)
Experience managing wave-based go-live sequencing and cutover planning activities
Experience integrating planning across data, architecture, testing and business readiness workstreams