SAP Business Cutover Project Manager - Digital Platforms - Germany

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Munich, Bavaria, DEU
In-Office
Senior level
Information Technology • Software • Consulting
Transforming Enterprises To Become A Thriving Live Enterprise. AI-Powered. Digital Agility At Scale. Always-On Learning.
The Role
The role involves leading the SAP Business Cutover process for a global program, focusing on planning, governance, business readiness, stakeholder management, risk management, execution, and stabilization post-go-live.
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About Us

Do you want to boost your career and collaborate with expert, talented colleagues to solve and deliver against our clients' most important challenges? We are growing and are looking for people to join our team. You'll be part of an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment of 300.000 employees. Our dynamic organization allows you to work across functional business pillars, contributing your ideas, experiences, diverse thinking, and a strong mindset. Are you ready?

The Team

Our ERP practice helps some of the largest global firms and most recognizable brands deliver value and business transformation enabled by digital ERP solutions and services. Our ERP services covering strategy, implementation and innovation help clients delivering true value and achieve their transformation agenda.

The Role:

Senior SAP Business Cutover Project Manager

Lead the end-to-end business cutover process for an SAP S/4 global programme, ensuring smooth transition from legacy operations to new systems. This role focuses on business readiness, operational ramp down, and ramp up activities across supply chain, manufacturing, distribution, commercial and finance, minimizing disruption and safeguarding customer business activities.

Cutover Planning & Governance

    • Develop and own the business cutover strategy and execution roadmap, integrating technical and business activities.
    • Work with the business teams to develop detailed ramp down/ramp up plans for critical business processes for all sites (e.g., production scheduling, inventory, order fulfilment, finance).
    • Ensure compliance with governance, methodologies, and change control processes.

Business Readiness

    • Coordinate readiness across the 5 key regions including all associated plants, warehouses, and distribution centers.
    • Align cutover activities with seasonal demand cycles and logistics constraints.

Stakeholder Management

    • Engage business leaders and operational teams to validate readiness and dependencies.
    • Facilitate go/no-go readiness reviews with leadership and PMO.

Risk & Issue Management

    • Identify and mitigate risks related to downtime, data migration, and operational continuity.
    • Define rollback scenarios and contingency plans.

Execution & Reporting

    • Drive cutover execution during trial runs, dress rehearsal and cutover for go-live.
    • Provide real-time dashboards and executive updates on readiness and progress.

Post-Go-Live Stabilization

    • Lead hypercare activities and ensure smooth handover to operations/support teams.
    • Capture lessons learned for continuous improvement.

Define KPIs & Success Metrics such as:

    • Operational Continuity
    • Downtime Management
    • Readiness Score
    • Data Migration Accuracy
    • Hypercare Resolution

Requirements
  • 10+ years in SAP program delivery with proven experience in business cutover management for consumer goods and logistics.
  • Expertise in ramp down/ramp up planning for large-scale ERP transformations (ECC and S/4HANA).
  • Strong understanding of supply chain, manufacturing, distribution, commercial and finance processes.
  • Familiarity with SAP modules.
  • Experience in global rollouts and multi-country deployments.
  • SAP or PMP certification preferred.
  • Excellent communication and ability to influence C-Level executives.
  • Ability to lead teams to prepare large proposals and program plans, facilitate leverage differentiators (e.g. specific consulting frameworks, etc.).
  • Outstanding communication skills (verbal and written) and presentation skills, with the ability to influence C-Level stakeholders within client organizations.
  • Strategic thinker with strong business orientation.
  • Ability to manage complex dependencies and drive decisions.
  • Skilled in balancing technical and operational priorities.
  • Willingness to work shifts for cutover activities
  • Project-related mobility/willingness to travel.

Benefits

About Infosys Consulting

Be part of a globally renowned management consulting firm on the front-line of industry disruption and at the cutting edge of technology.  We work with market leading brands across sectors. Our culture is inclusive and entrepreneurial. Being a mid-size consultancy within the scale of Infosys gives us the global reach to partner with our clients throughout their transformation journey.

Our core values, IC-LIFE, form a common code that helps us move forward. IC-LIFE stands for Inclusion, Equity and Diversity, Client, Leadership, Integrity, Fairness, and Excellence. To learn more about Infosys Consulting and our values, please visit our careers page.

Within Europe, we are recognized as one of the UK’s top firms by the Financial Times and Forbes due to our client innovations, our cultural diversity and dedicated training and career paths. Infosys is on the Germany’s top employers list for 2023. Management Consulting Magazine named us on their list of Best Firms to Work for. Furthermore, Infosys has been recognized by the Top Employers Institute, a global certification company, for its exceptional standards in employee conditions across Europe for five years in a row.

We offer industry-leading compensation and benefits, along with top training and development opportunities so that you can grow your career and achieve your personal ambitions. Curious to learn more? We’d love to hear from you.... Apply today!

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Skills Required

  • 10+ years in SAP program delivery
  • Experience in business cutover management for consumer goods and logistics
  • Expertise in ramp down/ramp up planning for ERP transformations
  • Familiarity with SAP modules
  • SAP or PMP certification preferred

Infosys Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Infosys and has not been reviewed or approved by Infosys.

  • Healthcare Strength Comprehensive medical coverage for employees and dependents, along with life and disability insurance, is complemented by on-site clinics and pharmacies at some campuses. Options across major networks and supportive programs enhance the core health offering.
  • Parental & Family Support Paid maternity and paternity leave, lactation facilities, and childcare options (including subsidized and on-site in some locations) provide tangible family support. Remote work allowances for family needs further enable work-life integration.
  • Strong & Reliable Incentives A quarterly variable pay structure and incentives for extra work hours create meaningful upside when business performance is strong. Recent bonus outcomes have trended higher than prior periods, providing a morale lift.

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The Company
HQ: Electronic City, Bangalore
337,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2004

What We Do

Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. We enable clients in more than 50 countries to navigate their digital transformation. With over three decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer our clients through their digital journey. We do it by enabling the enterprise with an AI-powered core that helps prioritize the execution of change. We also empower the business with agile digital at scale to deliver unprecedented levels of performance and customer delight. Our always-on learning agenda drives their continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem.

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