What are the responsibilities and job description for the Specialty Development Senior position at FastTek Global?
- SAP S/4HANA Cutover Lead – MMP (Material Management Platform) Transformation Program
- We are seeking a highly skilled SAP S/4HANA Cutover Lead to manage the transition of business operations to a new SAP S/4HANA environment.
- The ideal candidate will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing the cutover activities across multiple workstreams, ensuring a seamless transition with minimal disruption to business operations.
Cutover Planning & Execution
- Develop and manage the cutover strategy, plan, and detailed execution roadmap for SAP S/4HANA implementation.
- Define and coordinate cutover governance, roles & responsibilities, and stakeholder alignment.
- Work with business, IT, and third-party vendors to ensure alignment on cutover activities.
- Identify and mitigate risks associated with system downtime, data migration, and business continuity.
- Develop and execute mock cutovers to validate and refine the cutover approach.
- Coordinate with data migration teams to ensure timely and accurate data transfer.
- Validate that all SAP S/4HANA system configurations and integrations are ready for go-live.
- Ensure that all necessary pre-cutover and post-cutover activities are completed on schedule.
- Oversee cutover testing, dress rehearsals, and dry-run execution.
- Work closely with the testing teams to ensure system stability post-cutover.
- Lead hypercare support post-go-live, ensuring smooth transition and issue resolution.
- Collaborate with business leaders, IT teams, and project managers to ensure seamless execution.
- Communicate cutover status, risks, and contingency plans to senior leadership and stakeholders.
- Drive user adoption by coordinating training and support for end-users.
- SAP Activate Project Manager Certification is mandatory
- Strong knowledge of SAP S/4HANA and related modules (e.g., MM, PP, etc.).
- Hands-on experience with SAP Activate methodology and agile project management.
- Familiarity with SAP Fiori, Business Process Automation, and SAP Cloud solutions.
- Experience managing SAP integrations with third-party applications.
- Respect and empathy for team members, business partner and product customer
- Excellent at problem solving and prevention.
- Knowledge of software design patterns
- Knowledge and practical experience of agile delivery
- Demonstrated ability to deliver product roadmap milestones
- 8- 12 years of SAP project management experience, with at least 3 years leading SAP S/4HANA projects.
- Expertise in managing complex SAP deployments, including multi-country rollouts.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams in a global, multicultural environment.
- Strong communication skills with a focus on risk management and mitigation.
- Experience in Automotive/Manufacturing Industry
- PMP (Project Management Professional) or PRINCE2
- SAFe Agile Certification
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent qualification in computer science, engineering, or related disciplines
At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet . We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories . Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra . We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.
We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years !
FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused .
We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest . Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.
Benefits
Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:
- Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
- Vision
- Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
- Long Term Disability (100% paid)
- Life Insurance (100% paid)
- 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match
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