Project Manager ERP Transformation

PUMA SE; Herzogenaurach; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

PUMA SE is seeking a Project Manager ERP Transformation to lead a defined ERP workstream across global rollouts and ongoing improvements. You will bring structure, transparency, and execution discipline while partnering with business, tech, and external partners.

The role offers exposure to digital transformation in a dynamic, international environment and a path toward delivery leadership as you grow your career at PUMA.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years experience in project delivery, operations, consulting, or similar environments or demonstrated delivery mindset.
• Ability to structure work from ambiguity to plan and next steps.
• Clear written and verbal communication with concise summaries.
• Reliability and ownership; follow-through and proactive issue raising.
• Comfort working with multiple stakeholders in a dynamic environment.
• Fluency in English; international setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own a defined workstream scope within a project and drive it from plan to delivery.
• Translate goals into a clear work plan with milestones, dependencies, risks, and next steps.
• Maintain a simple, reliable status view and communicate it consistently.
• Follow project governance routines and keep commitments.
• Collaborate with business, tech, and external partners to progress tasks.
• Ensure outputs meet defined standards and are ready for handover.
• Capture learnings, improve templates/playbooks, and contribute to reusable assets.
• Grow skills across projects and rotate into different workstreams.

Skills

Project management

Planning & coordination

Stakeholder comms

Execution discipline

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Jira

Confluence

MS Teams

Excel/PowerPoint

Job description

SPEED & SPIRIT is what we look for in our candidates, defined by some simple values that inspire us to BE DRIVEN in our performance, BE VIBRANT in our sporting legacy, BE TOGETHER in our team spirit, and BE YOU to let our individual talent and experience shine. Applying for a job at PUMA is easy and all genders are welcome.

YOUR MISSION

The Project Manager ERP Transformation helps deliver global digital initiatives with focus on rollouts of ERP systems and affiliated ecosystems and continuous improvements thereof, by owning a defined workstream within those projects. The project manager brings structure, transparency, and execution discipline to complex topics, and will develop into a subject-matter specialist, and potentially into a project lead role over time.

Your core responsibilities will be

• Workstream ownership: Own a defined workstream scope within a project and drive it from plan to delivery.
• Planning & coordination: Translate goals into a clear work plan (milestones, dependencies, risks, next steps) and align it with the project lead.
• Transparency & reporting: Maintain a simple, reliable status view (traffic light, risks/blockers, decision needs) and communicate it consistently.
• Execution discipline: Follow project governance routines, keep commitments, and proactively raise issues early (with options, not just problems).
• Stakeholder collaboration: Work with business, tech, and external partners to progress tasks and resolve dependencies.
• Quality mindset: Ensure workstream outputs meet defined standards, are documented, and are ready for handover.
• Continuous improvement: Capture learnings, improve templates/playbooks, and contribute to reusable assets and knowledge.
• Growth & rotation: Build skills across projects; rotate into different workstreams as you develop.

Main Stakeholders

• Director Project Management
• Project Leads / Project Managers (overall project steering)
• Other Workstream Project Managers (cross-workstream alignment
• Delivery teams (business process managers, IT team, solution architects)
• Business stakeholders, local business process managers, key and end users
• Vendors and implementation partners (as needed)

Required experience & qualifications

• 2-5 years experience in project delivery, operations, consulting, or similar environments OR strong evidence of delivery mindset (internships, leadership roles, side projects).
• Strong ability to structure work: you can turn ambiguity into a plan and next steps.
• Clear written and verbal communication (you can summarize complex issues simply).
• Reliability and ownership: you follow through and raise issues early.
• Comfort working with multiple stakeholders in a dynamic environment.
• Fluency in English (and ideally comfortable in an international setting).

Nice-to-haves

• Exposure to digital transformation, ERP, supply chain, finance, or enterprise platforms.
• Experience with agile ways of working, basic testing concepts, or change/training support.
• Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Confluence, MS Teams, Excel/PowerPoint.

Development path (why this role exists)

This role is a structured path into global delivery leadership. Typical growth options include

• Deepening into a specialist track (senior workstream lead, coaching, standards)
• Moving into project leadership (project manager / rollout lead)
• Moving into PMO / delivery excellence (methodology, governance, portfolio)

Equality and inclusion

PUMA provides equal opportunities for all job applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or disability. Equality for all is one of the core principles at PUMA and we do not tolerate any form of harassment or discrimination.

At PUMA, every application is reviewed by real people who are committed to fairness, transparency, and equal opportunity - no matter your background, identity, or experience. To ensure our process stays true to these values, no automated systems or AI tools are used to make hiring decisions. Every decision is made by real people -with real judgment and accountability. We may use functions supported by Artificial Intelligence (AI) to carry out isolated organizational steps, such as scheduling interviews. These functions have no influence on decisions in the application process. We believe in creating spaces where everyone is welcome, celebrated, and empowered to contribute authentically. Because at PUMA, whoever wants to play, can play.

About PUMA

PUMA is a global sports brand creating footwear, apparel, and accessories that inspire athletes and everyday movers. The PUMA Group owns PUMA, Cobra Golf, and stichd, operates in 120+ countries, and has around 22,000 employees worldwide.