Senior Advisor - Operational and Closure Readiness

Job summary

Coordinate and track Move & Sell subject matter expert readiness activities for SAP S/4HANA deployment, including testing, training, cutover, and hypercare. Plan schedules and logistics, engage local sites and readiness leads, and escalate risks, issues, and dependencies.

Job details

Job Title: Senior Advisor - Operational and Closure Readiness Duration: 12 months Location: Montreal, QC Pay Range: C$(75.00 – 90.00) on T4 Hybrid: 3 days per week in office About the role: The implementation of Modern Enterprise Resource Planning (MERP) is a critical step in transformation journey, moving from outdated technology (ECC6) to a new, digitally enabled lean core platform (S/4) and application ecosystem. As this is a business led, Group-wide transformation effort, it requires a strong team to bridge the business and technology landscapes. From contract to cash, every aspect of our operations will benefit from this modernization that offers an exciting opportunity to deliver a digital foundation that will stand up well for ongoing digital transformation. Looking to deploying a modern ERP as core and supporting Best of Breed / Best of Suite technologies across processes. In support of successful SAP S/4HANA deployment, the Senior Advisor - Operational and Closure Readiness is responsible for coordinating and enabling Subject Matter Expert (SME) activities for Move & Sell Function, ensuring all Readiness tasks are completed on time and to required quality standards. This role acts as the day-to-day operational coordinator for successful Testing, Training, pre- and post-Cutover, and Hypercare execution, working closely with Move & Sell Readiness Lead, Regional Change Lead, local site representatives and SMEs (including trainers & testers). The Senior Advisor ensures activities are well planned, locally enabled and effectively tracked, escalating risks, issues and dependencies. Reporting to the Manager, Move & Sell Readiness, you will: Establish and maintain clear activity plans, task lists and trackers for SME deliverables. Act as the primary coordination point between SMEs and Product Group Readiness Leads for execution activities. Support mobilisation of SMEs for Product Group readiness activities within the region. Coordinate scheduling for SME activities ensuring: Sessions are planned and sequenced appropriately. Logistics (Meeting rooms/technology are available with travel coordinated, if required). Local site representatives are engaged so site-specific requirements and constraints are factored into planning. What you will need for the role: To succeed in this role, you will have: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business or related field. Can be Bilingual in English & French Working in matrix organization/operational environments, with the confidence to engage SMEs and escalate issues appropriately. Project Management experience. Commercial Services or Shared Services work experience: understanding end-to-end Deal to Contract and Order to Cash processes Hands-on SAP working. Experience coordinating readiness, deployment or transformation activities involving multiple SMEs or site-based stakeholders Demonstrated ability to plan, schedule and track execution activities, including logistics and dependency management.

What you’ll do

Coordinate and track Move & Sell subject matter expert readiness activities for SAP S/4HANA deployment, including testing, training, cutover, and hypercare. Plan schedules and logistics, engage local sites and readiness leads, and escalate risks, issues, and dependencies.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or a related field is requested, along with project management experience and hands-on SAP experience. Candidates should have experience coordinating readiness or transformation activities across multiple SMEs or sites, and understand commercial or shared services processes; English and French bilingual ability is noted as a possible qualification.

Listed skills

• Project management · Preferred
• scheduling · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Project Management
• SAP S/4HANA
• Operational Readiness
• Closure Readiness
• SME Coordination
• Testing Coordination
• Training Coordination
• Cutover Planning
• Hypercare
• Activity Planning
• Scheduling
• Execution Tracking
• Logistics Coordination
• Dependency Management
• Risk Escalation
• Deal-To-Contract And Order-To-Cash Processes

Job areas

• Technology
• Management & Leadership
• Consulting

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