ERP Project Manager Supply chain

Talencia Consulting; Belgique; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Talencia Consulting is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead a major ERP transformation focused on Supply Chain processes. You will coordinate functional and technical teams, manage analysis and design phases, and ensure milestones and dependencies are met.

The role requires coordinating stakeholders, external partners, and users, with strong experience in ERP environments and complex transformations. Fluency in French and English is required and you will report to the project governance team.

Qualifications

• Experience leading ERP transformation projects.
• Strong stakeholder management across business, IT and partners.
• Deep understanding of Supply Chain processes within ERP environments.
• Ability to coordinate multiple teams and manage dependencies.

Responsabilités

• Take ownership of the overall ERP project planning and coordination.
• Coordinate multiple functional and technical workstreams and milestones.
• Define and monitor deliverables, dependencies, and priorities.
• Ensure alignment of all teams with project objectives and scope.
• Organise and facilitate project meetings, workshops and follow-ups.
• Monitor progress, mitigate risks, and escalate blockers as needed.
• Provide regular status reporting to management and stakeholders.
• Coordinate the analysis phase with functional analysts and business stakeholders.

Connaissances

ERP transformation

Stakeholder management

Supply chain

Cross-functional coordination

Risk & planning

External partners coordination

French & English fluency

Description du poste

Location : Bruxelles

Start date : October

Duration : 2 years

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to lead and coordinate a major ERP transformation project focused on Supply Chain processes.

The Project Manager will be responsible for coordinating the different functional and technical teams involved in the project, with a particular focus on the analysis and design phase.

You will act as the central point of coordination between business stakeholders, functional analysts, technical teams, key users and external implementation partners. Your role is to ensure that the different teams work towards a common objective, that dependencies are properly managed and that the analysis activities progress according to scope, planning and quality expectations.

The ideal candidate has strong experience managing complex ERP projects and is comfortable operating in environments involving multiple stakeholders, parallel workstreams and significant business transformation.

Description

Project management & coordination:

• Take ownership of the overall planning and coordination of the ERP project.
• Coordinate multiple functional and technical workstreams.
• Define and monitor project milestones, deliverables, dependencies and priorities.
• Ensure that the different teams remain aligned with the overall project objectives.
• Organise and facilitate project meetings, workshops and follow-up sessions.
• Monitor progress and proactively identify delays, dependencies, risks and blockers.
• Ensure effective communication between business, IT and implementation partners.
• Provide regular project status reporting to management and key stakeholders.

Coordination of the analysis phase:

A major part of the role will be to coordinate and structure the functional analysis activities rather than performing all analysis personally.

• Coordinate the functional analysts working on the different Supply Chain processes.
• Structure the analysis approach, priorities and deliverables.
• Ensure that functional teams have a clear understanding of scope and expected outcomes.
• Coordinate workshops with business stakeholders and key users.
• Ensure consistency between analyses performed across different processes and teams.
• Identify gaps, overlaps and dependencies between functional workstreams.
• Challenge proposed solutions where necessary and ensure alignment with the overall ERP strategy.
• Track open points, decisions, assumptions and actions resulting from the analysis.
• Ensure that functional specifications and process documentation are delivered on time and with the expected quality.

Supply chain ERP transformation:

The project focuses on the transformation and optimisation of Supply Chain processes within an ERP environment, including areas such as

• Procurement and purchasing
• Supplier processes
• Product and article master data
• Inventory and stock management
• Warehouse management
• Order management
• Logistics and delivery processes
• End‑to‑end Supply Chain process flows
• Integration with other ERP and business processes

The project manager

does not need to be the deepest functional expert in every area, but must have sufficient ERP and Supply Chain understanding to coordinate experts, challenge decisions and understand project impacts and dependencies.

Stakeholder management:

• Act as the primary coordination point between business stakeholders, IT and project teams
• Manage expectations and ensure alignment on scope, priorities and timelines
• Facilitate decision‑making between different stakeholders
• Escalate issues and decisions when required
• Ensure transparent communication throughout the project
• Build strong relationships with key users, functional experts and implementation partners

Planning, risks & dependencies:

• Build and maintain the integrated project roadmap
• Coordinate dependencies between functional, technical and business activities
• Monitor project risks and define mitigation actionsTrack decisions, assumptions, issues and actions
• Anticipate potential impacts on planning, scope, resources and delivery
• Ensure that critical decisions are taken in a timely manner

Testing & delivery:

• Coordinate the preparation of the testing strategy and planning
• Ensure functional teams prepare the required test scenarios
• Coordinate User Acceptance Testing with key users
• Follow up on defects and ensure that issues are assigned and resolved
• Coordinate readiness activities for deployment and go‑live
• Support post‑go‑live follow‑up and stabilisation activities

Your profile

Must have:

• 7+ years of experience in IT Project Management, ideally within ERP transformation projects
• Proven experience coordinating multiple teams and workstreams
• Experience managing projects involving business analysis and functional design
• Strong understanding of ERP environments and Supply Chain processes
• Experience coordinating functional analysts and business stakeholders
• Strong project planning, dependency and risk management skills
• Experience working with external implementation partners
• Strong stakeholder management and communication capabilities
• Ability to challenge functional solutions without necessarily being the hands‑on expert
• Experience working in complex transformation environments
• Fluent in French and English

Nice to have:

• Experience with large-scale ERP implementations or rollouts
• Previous experience in Supply Chain transformation projects
• Experience with data migration or master data projects
• Experience in Agile, hybrid or Waterfall project environments
• Experience coordinating international teams

Kind Regards,