Industry: manufacturing
Cooperation model: 2 days/week on-site from Warsaw (Mokotów) + 3 days/week remotely
Project language: English
Project length: 25 January 2027 - 31 August 2027
Assignment type: B2B
Assignment Overview
We are seeking an experienced Cutover Manager to support a major SAP S/4HANA transformation programme. The successful consultant will be responsible for planning, coordinating and executing the transition from legacy systems to SAP S/4HANA, ensuring a controlled and successful go-live across multiple business functions.
This is a key leadership role requiring strong stakeholder management, programme coordination and experience managing complex ERP cutovers in large enterprise environments.
Main Responsibilities:
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Develop and maintain the overall cutover strategy, plan and governance structure.
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Lead the end-to-end cutover process from preparation through go-live and hypercare.
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Coordinate business and technical cutover activities across multiple workstreams.
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Manage dependencies between Finance (FI), Sales & Distribution (SD), Materials Management (MM), integrations, reporting and surrounding systems.
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Facilitate cutover planning workshops and readiness assessments.
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Establish and track cutover milestones, deliverables and critical path activities.
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Manage risks, issues and mitigation plans related to cutover execution.
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Coordinate stakeholders across business, IT, vendors and programme teams.
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Provide regular progress reporting to programme leadership and key stakeholders.
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Lead command centre activities during go-live.
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Support stabilization activities and transition into Operations during Hypercare.
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Ensure lessons learned and formal handover to operational support teams.
Key Requirements:
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Proven experience as a Cutover Manager within large-scale ERP transformation programmes.
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Hands-on experience delivering at least one full-cycle SAP S/4HANA implementation.
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Strong understanding of SAP FI, SD and MM processes and their associated integrations.
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Experience managing complex business and technical cutovers involving multiple systems and stakeholders.
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Strong project management and coordination skills.
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Demonstrated ability to manage risks, dependencies and executive stakeholder communication.
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Experience supporting go-live, hypercare and transition to operations.
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Excellent communication skills in English.
Nice to Have:
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SAP S/4HANA programme experience in large international organizations.
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Experience working in Agile and hybrid project environments.
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Knowledge of SAP migration and deployment methodologies.
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Experience coordinating offshore and nearshore delivery teams.
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