SAP Business Cutover Project Manager

Infosys Consulting is a globally renowned management consulting firm on the front-line of industry disruption and at the cutting edge of technology. The 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. The organization has around 300,000 employees and operates across functional business pillars.

• 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).
• Outstanding verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• 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.

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