LDC Business Project Manager

Novartis AG; Puurs; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis Manufacturing NV in Puurs, Belgium, seeks a seasoned delivery leader for Lean Digital Core (S/4HANA) projects. You will drive end-to-end solutions, governance, budgets, and stakeholder communications, guiding cross-functional teams and external vendors to successful deployment and handover to operations.

The role emphasizes compliance, quality, security, and regulatory requirements in enterprise IT delivery within a global manufacturing context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Proven experience delivering large-scale IT, ERP, or SAP/LDC projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of LDC project (S4/Hana) from initiation to deployment and transition to operations.
• Establish project governance and manage scope, risks, issues, dependencies, and stakeholders.
• Ensure on-time, on-budget delivery aligned to business outcomes and quality standards.
• Manage project financials including budgeting, forecasting, procurement, and change requests.
• Provide transparent reporting with KPIs and executive-level updates.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, DDIT, cross-functional teams, and vendors for successful execution.
• Ensure compliance with security, quality, regulatory, HSE, and governance requirements.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Budgeting & forecasting

Risk & issue management

Cross-functional leadership

S/4HANA familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Job description

Acts as the business representative for Lean Digital Core (S/4HANA) implementation, leading the delivery of medium to large-scale projects, managing stakeholders and project teams, ensuring quality, compliance, risk management, and successful release deployment, while enabling a smooth transition into operations.

About the Role

Major Accountabilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of LDC project (S4/Hana) from initiation through deployment and transition to operations.
• Establish project governance and manage scope, risks, issues, dependencies, and stakeholder expectations.
• Ensure delivery of projects on time, within budget, and aligned to agreed business outcomes and quality standards.
• Manage project financials, including budgeting, forecasting, statements of work, procurement, and change requests.
• Drive effective resource planning and utilization while applying standardized project management methodologies, tools, and best practices.
• Provide transparent project reporting, maintaining accurate status updates, documentation, KPIs, and executive-level communications.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, DDIT functions, cross-functional teams, and external vendors to ensure successful project execution.
• Ensure compliance with security, quality, regulatory, HSE, and governance requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Total 9+ year of exp with proven experience managing large-scale IT, ERP, digital transformation, or SAP/LDC projects in complex global environments.
• Strong project management expertise, including scope, risk, issue, dependency, and stakeholder management.
• Experience managing project budgets, financial governance, procurement processes, and vendor contracts.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional and matrix teams, influencing stakeholders at multiple organizational levels.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, tools, governance frameworks, and delivery best practices.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and executive reporting skills, with the ability to engage senior leadership and steering committees.
• Understanding of security, compliance, quality, and regulatory requirements within enterprise technology project delivery.

What you can expect from us

An open working environment and a stimulating company culture. Opportunities to develop yourself and expand your knowledge across various domains. Attention to work–life balance. In Puurs, we offer a supportive framework designed to promote the physical and mental well-being of our colleagues. For example, we provide a bike leasing program, access to a local fitness center for employees, and an on-site mental health coach.

Commitment to diversity & inclusion

Novartis embraces diversity, equal opportunities, and inclusion. We are committed to building diverse teams that reflect the patients and communities we serve. We strive to create an inclusive workplace that fosters innovation through collaboration and empowers our people to reach their full potential.

Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

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