SAP S/4HANA Project Manager
Pubblicato il 19-08-2026 - K2 University in Verona
Location: Verona area, Italy RAL: 80-100K language: Italian, English The Opportunity A leading international industrial group headquartered in the Verona area is embarking on a strategic SAP S/4HANA Greenfield transformation program aimed at redesigning, harmonizing and standardizing business processes across the organization. To support this ambitious transformation journey, we are seeking a SAP Project Manager who will report directly to the Chief Information Officer (CIO). This is a key leadership role responsible for driving the functional evolution of the SAP landscape, ensuring successful delivery of the S/4HANA program and acting as a bridge between business stakeholders, IT teams and implementation partners.
Role Responsibilities - Lead the functional SAP S/4HANA Greenfield transformation program across the Group.
- Define and execute the SAP functional roadmap in alignment with business strategy and organizational objectives.
- Drive business process harmonization and redesign, promoting SAP best practices across different business areas.
- Lead and coordinate SAP functional streams, ensuring effective collaboration between business functions, IT and external implementation partners.
- Manage a multidisciplinary SAP organization of approximately 50 professionals, including 20 internal resources, functional leads, business analysts, project managers and external consultants.
- Oversee functional areas including Finance & Controlling, Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Sales, Logistics and other business processes.
- Establish effective program governance, monitoring progress, risks, priorities and delivery milestones.
- Act as a key point of contact for senior stakeholders, providing regular updates to the CIO and executive leadership.
- Ensure business readiness, change management and adoption throughout the transformation journey.
- Support the evolution and growth of the internal SAP organization, fostering knowledge sharing and capability development.
Candidate Profile The ideal candidate is a senior SAP leader with a strong track record in enterprise transformation programs and functional SAP delivery.
Required Experience - Extensive experience managing SAP functional transformation programs within complex organizations.
- Proven experience leading SAP S/4HANA Greenfield implementations from design through go-live.
- Strong understanding of SAP functional processes and business transformation methodologies.
- Experience managing large SAP teams, including internal employees, business representatives and external consulting partners.
- Ability to operate effectively with senior business stakeholders and executive leadership.
- Strong experience in program governance, delivery management and stakeholder engagement.
- Excellent communication, leadership and influencing skills.
Preferred
Background - Experience in industrial, manufacturing, food & beverage, consumer goods or similar environments.
- Experience managing complex organizations with multiple business units or brands.
- Experience working with international System Integrators and SAP consulting partners.
- Knowledge of Agile and hybrid project delivery methodologies is considered a plus.
Leadership
Competencies - Strategic and transformational mindset
- Strong business orientation
- Executive stakeholder management
- Ability to lead large and diverse teams
- Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Change leadership capabilities
- Strong ownership and delivery focus Education Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Information Systems or related disciplines. SAP certifications and/or recognized project management certifications are considered a plus.
Reporting Line Reports to: Chief Information Officer (CIO) Organization The role will lead an SAP organization of approximately 50 professionals, including external and internal Transformation Scope - Enterprise-wide SAP S/4HANA Greenfield implementation
- Business process harmonization and standardization
- Functional transformation across core business areas
- Leadership of a strategic digital transformation program with high executive visibility