Nordic SAP S/4HANA Programme Manager

The Role

This is a senior leadership opportunity to lead and shape how a major global transformation is delivered across Norway, Finland and Sweden. As Nordic SAP S/4HANA Programme Manager, you’ll take ownership of the regional deployment of our Unify Programme, bringing together business leaders, functional teams and global programme colleagues to deliver lasting change.

You’ll lead several implementation waves across Norway Sales & Marketing, Finland Sales & Marketing, the Swedish Factory and Swedish Commercial organisations. You’ll set direction, create accountability and keep delivery moving across teams with different priorities and local needs. Your people leadership and stakeholder influence will be central to success, alongside the technical understanding to challenge plans, anticipate risks and guide complex SAP S/4HANA deployments.

Principle Accountabilities

• Lead the integrated Nordic deployment plan across multiple implementation waves, coordinating activity across Norway, Finland and Sweden.

• Bring together cross-functional teams across Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Commercial, People & Culture, Procurement and Digital & Technology.

• Act as the key link between the global programme and Nordic stakeholders, balancing global standards with local business needs.

• Establish local governance, chair deployment meetings and keep leaders informed about progress, decisions, risks and mitigation plans.

• Drive business readiness, process standardisation, change adoption and resource planning in partnership with programme and change teams.

• Coordinate data migration, testing, cutover, go-live, hypercare and transition into business-as-usual operations while protecting business continuity.

Skills and Experience Required

• Extensive years or more of project or programme management experience, including delivery of complex business transformation or ERP programmes.

• Strong SAP S/4HANA implementation experience; experience leading a deployment from preparation through go-live and hypercare is highly valued.

• Experience coordinating multi-country, multi-site or multi-function deployments and managing testing, cutover, go-live and data migration activities.

• Exceptional people leadership and stakeholder skills, with the ability to motivate teams, build trust, influence senior leaders and challenge constructively.

• A structured approach to planning, governance, risk management and decision-making, with the ability to balance global processes and local needs.

• Fluency in English and at least one additional Nordic language, plus willingness to travel regularly across the region; manufacturing, supply chain, FMCG or relevant project/change qualifications are advantageous.

What We Offer

In return for playing your part in building our future, you will receive a comprehensive compensation package and further benefits as well inspiring places to work and collaborate with purpose. Here at Imperial we will give you the opportunity to grow and learn, innovate at pace and be a part of our purpose to forge a path to a healthier future for moments of relaxation and pleasure for our consumers.

Everyone Belongs

Everyone belongs in Imperial. We are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, sexual orientation, religions or beliefs and of neuro divergence. We give fair and equal consideration to all our applicants. Please contact us at recruitment@impbrands.com to let us know if we can provide support in helping you complete an application and/or attend an interview.

About Us

We're a truly international company, fourth largest in our industry and operating across 120 markets. An inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 25,000 employees. As we embrace a new era of growth, we are transforming. Our ways of working and culture are driven by a challenger mindset, constantly questioning the status quo where people can bring their best selves to work. Our agility and collaboration are driving our ambitions, innovation and success all supported by our award-winning development programmes that creates exciting and rewarding career opportunities for all.  Encouraging inclusion at local levels and supporting a developing and robust diversity agenda globally, we’re fully committed to creating and maintaining an environment that celebrates and respects difference.

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