Senior Project Manager ERP & Manufacturing Systems (Freelance)
Assignment:
Royal Swinkels is on the eve of the final phase of the Holland Malt transformation. Within this rollout, ERP, production, laboratory, and logistics processes are being integrated within a single end-to-end landscape. To complete this implementation, we are seeking an experienced Interim Senior Project Manager to oversee the business-critical applications and the preparations for go-live, hypercare, and handover to the management organization.
The assignment focuses on the successful realization of the Holland Malt rollout, where SAP S/4HANA, MES, LIMS, and integration platforms are managed as a single cohesive chain. We are currently in the testing phase. The project is on track, and the go-live is scheduled for November 1st. This assignment will last until the end of the year.
Goal of the assignment:
Responsible for the overall management of the Holland Malt implementation, including:
SAP S/4HANA
OpCenter
Interfaces with TrakSYS (sperate project manager)
Mendix
Interfaces with Transporeon (sperate project manager)
LIMS
Master Data Management
Integrations between IT and OT systems
Test management (together with test manager)
Technical Cut-over (together with application managers)
Align business cutover (separate project manager)
Deploy & Go-Live
Hypercare and transfer to Operations
The project manager monitors planning, budget, quality, scope, resources, and decision-making, and acts as the central point of contact for business, IT, suppliers, and the steering committee.
Activities:
Project and program management:
Daily management of the Holland Malt rollout.
Monitoring planning, budget, quality, and scope.
Drafting and presenting management information to management and the steering committee.
Organizing project boards, risk meetings, and decision-making.
Monitoring dependencies between business, IT, and external suppliers.
ERP & Business Process Delivery:
Responsible for the progress of the SAP processes:
Source to Pay
Record to Report
Sales Deliver Bill
Maintenance
Hire to Retire
SAP Basis
IAM
Master Data (Migration)
Coordinating functional and technical implementation activities within these domains.
Manufacturing & Plant Systems:
Integrated management of the following applications and suppliers:
OpCenter
TrakSYS
Mendix
Transporeon
LIMS
Inclusive:
planning
releases
tests
defect management
integrations
readiness for production
Master Data & Integrations:
Responsible for executing the master data governance and migration plan.
Monitoring data quality and data loads.
Controlling interfaces between:
JUICE
OpCenter
TrakSYS
Mendix
Transporeon
LIMS
other OT and IT solutions
Test management:
Coordinating:
ITC
UAT
regression tests
shadow runs
Hypercare
Monitoring defect backlog and priorities.
Escalating blockages towards the project board and steering committee.
Cut-over & Go-Live:
Responsible for a tight plan for:
master data loads
transactional data loads
technical cut-over
business cut-over
go-live readiness
go/no-go decision making
Coordinating all activities necessary for a controlled transition to production.
Hypercare & Adoption:
Organizing and managing hypercare.
Monitoring KPIs after go-live.
Coordinating issue management.
Transfer to the line organization and support teams.
Supporting change management and adoption activities.
Stakeholder management:
The project manager operates at all levels within the organization and maintains contact with:
MT
Steering Committee
Business Process Owners
Plant management
Information Technology
Operational Technology
Deloitte and other implementation partners
Suppliers of SAP, MES, LIMS, and integration solutions
The project manager translates complex technical topics into clear management decisions.