JOB PURPOSE:
Are you ready to be at the heart of a transformative journey? We’re seeking a Country Deployment Lead to oversee all aspects of deploying a dynamic and impactful ERP and associated applications implementation programme (Project Opus). This role is an exceptional opportunity to merge your expertise with cutting-edge technology to revolutionize our organisation’s processes and drive future growth.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Programme Oversight:
1.Lead ERP and associated Day 2 applications deployment of processes, systems and data activities for your assigned market.
2.Recruit, set-up and lead a deployment team in respective markets.
3.Help each country’s ICLT understand the programme and mobilize appropriate resource for system implementation, change management, and master data management.
4.Drive and monitor deployment to the centrally agreed schedule, ensuring timely and effective implementation.
Strategic Planning:
1.Adapt globally produced deployment plans for your countries to support ERP project milestones and deliverables.
2.Collaborate with cross-functional project teams (e.g. S2P, SC, R2R, O2C) and GBS partners to ensure seamless integration and optimal performance.
3.Ensure proper integration and coordination with inflight initiatives being implemented in the Country.
Detailed Design – solution creation:
1.Provide timely input to the global project team on the local requirements of your countries during the localisation process. Ensure local Tax-Legal-Statutory requirements are well understood and worked through in localisation
2.Organise country engagement and lead change management starting from preparation, localization and deployment phase.
3.Own the detailed design solution and drive the required process change in your countries to enable its operation in each market.
Deploy Lifecycle Management
1.Ensure the deployment phases of ERP and associated applications for your Country are running to the global project plan across each of the project steps and manage and / or escalate deviations to the plan.
2.This will encompass design localisation, user testing and training through to deploy, cutover and hyper care.
Compliance and Risk Management:
1.Ensure local compliance (legal, fiscal and statutory) requirements are properly communicated to the global project team and that the solutions developed provide the required compliance standards.
2.Identify and mitigate risks associated with the deployment process and escalate for support where required.
Performance Monitoring:
1.Provide regular updates and reports on deployment progress and performance to both: global project team and Country leadership team.
Stakeholder Collaboration:
1.Work closely with Global/Regional Process Owners, IT, and external consultants to ensure project and future operating financials are understood and managed.
2.Be the first point of contact for Project Opus and orchestrate the respective local/global stakeholders for the on time in full deliverables of deployment.
External Communications and Change Management:
1.Provide leadership in transitioning operations to the new ERP environment, ways of working ensuring smooth adoption and minimal disruption.
2.Work with the local teams to ensure timely and accurate updates and requests are communicated to customers, vendors and other 3rd parties with appropriate follow-up to ensure deadlines are met.
3.Raise, document, manage approval for and lead resolution of any exception to globally established standards.
