Senior Project Manager
Role Overview
SunRice is progressing an enterprise-wide transformation program supporting its 2030 Strategy after an SAP S/4HANA upgrade.
The Senior Project Manager will integrate business process simplification, SAP functional implementation and organisational change streams.
The role guides initiatives from mobilisation through implementation and transition to benefits realisation, reporting to the Transformation Director.
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About the role
SunRice is progressing an enterprise-wide transformation program supporting its 2030 Strategy after an SAP S/4HANA upgrade.
The Senior Project Manager will integrate business process simplification, SAP functional implementation and organisational change streams.
The role guides initiatives from mobilisation through implementation and transition to benefits realisation, reporting to the Transformation Director.
Key responsibilities
- Develop an integrated plan across business, process, data, technology, security, change and training.
- Guide delivery through design, build, testing, deployment, transition and stabilisation; establish governance, stage gates and decision disciplines.
- Own program risks, issues, dependencies and decisions, escalating with clear options and recommendations.
- Partner with business process owners and SAP functional leads to turn strategic priorities into practical, testable solutions.
- Drive process simplification and standardisation across sites while balancing local and operational requirements.
- Oversee fit-to-standard design, data readiness, security, user profiles, controls, cutover, hypercare and transition to business ownership.
- Coordinate internal teams, implementation partners, vendors and specialist resources; report progress and recommendations to senior leaders.
- Embed change, communication, training and adoption, and build capability across project managers and workstream leads.
You will bring
- Significant experience leading complex, enterprise-wide transformation or ERP-enabled programs.
- Strong SAP ERP and SAP S/4HANA delivery experience across design, implementation, testing, deployment, cutover and stabilisation.
- Program governance experience including integrated planning, RAID management, financial control, resourcing and assurance.
- Experience integrating interdependent workstreams in a complex or multi-site organisation and driving process simplification.
- Confidence presenting program updates and recommendations to executive stakeholders.
- Experience managing implementation partners and vendors, including milestones, deliverables, commercial obligations and change control.
- Strong understanding of organisational change, business adoption and capability uplift.
- Experience in FMCG, food, manufacturing, agribusiness, supply chain or another operationally complex environment is highly regarded.
- Exposure to SAP Activate, data migration, master data governance, security and role design, integrations or business reconciliation is advantageous.
About SunRice
SunRice is an Australian ASX-listed branded food group with operations across multiple countries and approximately 2,000 employees.
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