Strategic Project Manager (m/f/d)

Localisation site : Remote / Saint-Dizier, France

Contract : Permanent position

Drive and deliver strategic transformation programs end-to-end, acting as a control tower for governance, execution, and alignment. In 2026-2027, lead full delivery of the ERP Program (SAP S/4HANA) across EMEA; post ERP, manage strategic IT, digital, and business transformation initiatives aligned with business objectives and Yanmar standards.

Missions

Key responsibilities :

  • Own ERP program delivery for SAP S/4HANA from planning to stabilization: master plan, milestones, dependencies, critical path, workstreams, deployment, go-live, hypercare, and transition to run mode.
  • Define and enforce governance framework including RACI, RAID, reporting cadence, Steering Committees, phase-gate compliance, audit-ready documentation, and decision traceability.
  • Control scope and change requests, challenge business requests, avoid scope creep, assess impact on cost and timeline, secure approvals, and ensure alignment with SAP standard approach and limited customization.
  • Coordinate business, IT, data, integration, SAP, and external partner workstreams; manage cross-stream dependencies, priorities, conflicts, and delivery alignment.
  • Ensure system integration readiness, solution architecture alignment, third-party integration monitoring, end-to-end process validation, and consistency across systems.
  • Oversee data migration strategy and readiness, including data quality, completeness, validation, and clear business ownership of data.
  • Define and manage SIT and UAT, ensure full test coverage, defect resolution, and validation of end-to-end business processes.
  • Manage RAID, budget, resources, communication, executive dashboards, change management, business readiness, adoption, and delivery of post-ERP strategic initiatives aligned with MTP2030.

Secondary Responsibilities:

  • Contribute to IT and strategy.
  • Support project portfolio prioritization.
  • Define and improve PMO standards and governance model.
  • Coach and support project teams.

Operational Framework:

  • Project governance standards: RACI, RAID, PMO standards, reporting cadence, and steering governance.
  • Phase-gate methodology, Yanmar policies and compliance requirements, ERP program governance, and reporting structure.

Power of Authority:

  • Full ownership of project planning and execution within the agreed governance framework, including authority to enforce project structure, priorities, and delivery discipline.
  • Escalation rights to Steering Committee and decision-making authority on operational project topics.

Profile

Education/Formal Training:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, IT, Engineering, Project Management, or equivalent experience.
  • PM certification such as PMP, Prince2, Agile, or equivalent.
  • AI training and practical utilisation of AI tools in project, reporting, or transformation activities.
  • Previous ERP implementation experience is a strong benefit.

Professional Expertise/Skills:

  • 8-12+ years of project or program management experience in complex, international environments.
  • Proven ERP delivery experience, preferably SAP S/4HANA, including design, build, test, deploy, go-live, and hypercare phases.
  • Professional-level French and English; French is mandatory.
  • IT background or strong exposure to IT projects; manufacturing or industrial environment experience preferred.

Methodical Expertise:

  • Strong governance and delivery discipline including PMO, phase-gates, audit readiness, RAID, RACI, and structured reporting.
  • Strong strategic and structured mindset with ability to translate complexity into clear plans, decisions, priorities, and actions.
  • Strong problem-solving and decision-making capability, including impact assessment for scope, cost, timeline, risk, and resources.
  • Experience working directly with SAP is a strong benefit.

Personal Skills:

  • Delivery-focused, structured leader with full end-to-end ownership mindset.
  • Able to operate at executive and operational levels and bring clarity in complex environments.

Social Skills:

  • Strong stakeholder management at leadership level, with transparent communication and single-point-of-truth reporting.
  • Strong conflict resolution and cross-functional collaboration across Business, IT, Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, SAP, and external partners.

Management scope and leadership skills:

  • Program leadership across internal teams, external partners, business stakeholders, and steering bodies without requiring direct line management authority.
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