Are you a seasoned ERP professional with a passion for driving seamless transitions? Vaco is seeking a talented SAP Cutover Lead to play a pivotal role in a critical ERP implementation. In this position, you'll leverage your expertise to lead end-to-end cutover activities, ensuring a smooth Go-Live with minimal disruption to business operations. If you thrive in a dynamic, collaborative environment and excel at managing complex projects across multiple platforms, we want to hear from you! This is an exciting opportunity to work with a team that values innovation, leadership, and delivering results. Responsibilities:
- Ensures a smooth and successful transition to the new ERP system, critical for maintaining business operations continuity.
- Leads cutover activities across multiple business units, technical teams, and platforms, ensuring seamless integration and minimal disruption.
- Develops and executes a detailed cutover plan that addresses both technical and business tasks, aligning resources and mitigating risks.
- Acts as the central point of coordination and communication, escalating issues as needed to prevent delays or failures during Go-Live.
- Collaborates with multiple stakeholders, including the Data Lead, security teams, and business operations, to ensure system and operational readiness.
- Secures business continuity post-Go-Live by implementing a comprehensive contingency and back-out plan, if required.
- Applies a proven methodology to the cutover process, optimizing efficiency and minimizing risks.
Qualifications:
- 7-15 years of experience in ERP cutover projects, with hands-on leadership across full project lifecycles.
- Experience leading cutover activities for at least three full project lifecycles, including Pre Go-Live, Go-Live, and Post Go-Live phases.
- Expertise in SAP ERP, including knowledge of multiple bolt-ons and modules such as warehouse management systems (WMS), planning tools, and material monitoring systems.
- Strong background in project planning and use of project management tools to ensure accurate resource allocation and timeline management.
- Proven experience in coordinating integrated system cutovers, including managing system outages and complex interface connections across 20-25 platforms.
- Ability to develop and maintain detailed cutover checklists, including technical and operational tasks, Go/No-Go decision-making processes, and back-out/contingency plans.
- Strong communication and coordination skills, facilitating smooth interactions with stakeholders, reporting to leadership, and managing expectations of business units.
- Knowledge of security and authorization processes, ensuring all user roles are effectively managed during cutover.
