Vorwerk Services GmbH provides IT services for the Vorwerk Group. The Vorwerk Group, which is still a family-owned company, is one of the largest direct sales companies worldwide. Vorwerk´s core business is the production and sale of innovative premium household appliances. The portfolio also consists of commercial cleaning, financing solutions as well as a venture capital company. Today, the globally active Vorwerk Group has around 11,000 employees in over 60 countries.

Lead our S/4 HANA transition project for 5 plants in 3 countries together with the overall project lead from Vorwerk Engineering and the external project lead of the selected implementation partner
Responsibly lead the technological transformation from the existing SAP ECC 6.0 landscape to the S/4 HANA target system for our production companies in alignment with the business goals
Be accountable and responsible for all IT deliveries within the project such as solution design, implementation, test, deployment and hypercare
Manage, motivate and support internal and external implementation teams without disciplinary authority; Represent our agile principles and ensure that project team members can work independently
Monitor project progress, risks and benefits and ensure project completion on time and in line with scope, quality and budget goals
Manage the daily interaction with functional stakeholders, project managers, internal IT teams and external implementation partners
Provide profound technical expertise to the business process re-engineering at Vorwerk Engineering
Manage and effectively communicate expectations of stakeholder groups; Provide solution options to meet business requirements
Communicate project progress, risks and budget to high-level management stakeholders in the entire Vorwerk organization

Successfully completed master's degree in Business Information Technology, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration or other equivalent disciplines
Proven, multi-year experience as IT project manager in large SAP ECC to S/4 HANA transitions in engineering and discrete manufacturing companies, ideally in data migration projects and international environments
Profound knowledge about required technical changes in SAP ECC to S/4 HANA transitions; Relevant knowledge about different project approaches in conversions and selective data transitions
Profound process expertise across SAP modules relevant for discrete manufacturing companies
Appropriate experience in applying agile and classic project management methods, ideally in SAP Activate, Prince II and Scrum
Deep understanding of the SAP technology, architecture and strategy
Very good lateral management skills
Solution-oriented mindset and hands-on mentality
Adequate experience in balancing conflicting requirements with global cost-efficient delivery
Fluent German and English language skills; Proven ability to communicate with high-level stakeholders as well as internal and external IT implementation teams
Willingness to travel (approx. 10%)

Flexible working framework and 30 days of holiday
Possibility of mobile working within a defined framework
Attractive pension plan through several modules as well as the option of a time value account
Benefits of a family-owned company such as employee discounts and subsidy for childcare costs
Internal and external training opportunities
Extensive health benefits such as supplementary company health insurance, a wide range of fitness options and the possibility of on-site physiotherapy
Subsidized snacks and menus
Discounted job ticket and free parking directly at the workplace

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Large Scale IT Project Manager (m/f/d) S/4 Engineering