CHANGE MANAGER

asahiceeur; Enschede; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Asahi Europe and International is seeking an experienced Change Manager to work independently with the project team and business to ensure change deliverables are completed, adopted, and measurable as we implement SAP S/4HANA across markets.

You will develop stakeholder analyses, change impact assessments, and a detailed change management plan with KPIs, while building a network of change champions and coordinating training to enable local adoption.

Qualifications

• +3 years’ experience in core Change Management role/implementing transformational change.

Responsibilities

• Develop stakeholder analyses and messaging to manage stakeholders.
• Conduct change impact assessments and analyze how future working practices will be affected.
• Create a detailed change management plan, strategy and adoption KPIs to embed the change.
• Define key messages and communications for the Project.
• Identify training requirements and develop a plan to support the needs.
• Work with partners to develop learning tools for new ways of working and required competencies.
• Build and manage a champion network of change agents.
• Drive local change activities with SMEs, superusers and champions.

Skills

Stakeholder analysis

Change impact assessment

Change management planning

Stakeholder communication

Project management

Leadership

Bilingual English and Dutch

Education

University degree

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

The experienced Change Manager will work independently to help deliver and embed change. Working with the immediate project team, team members from interconnecting projects, and closely with the business to ensure Change Management deliverables are completed, the change is adopted, leadership buy-in and business readiness – resulting in the project realizing the benefits and meeting its objectives.This is a project impacting all markets, almost all functions by implementing a new ERP system SAP S/4hana.

What you will deliver (Key Deliverables & Responsibilities):

• Develop a strong understanding of stakeholders by completing a Stakeholder Analysis and supporting team members manage stakeholders (key messages and coaching)
• Understand the change by completing a Change Impact Assessment and deeply analysing how people will be impacted by future ways of working.
• Understanding of the behavior and cultural change needed.
• Partner with business stakeholders (Leaders as country level and BPOs) to help develop understanding of local ways of working and future ways on working
• Ability to comunicate and articulate the level of change impact with senior stakeholders
• Develop a detailed change management plan, change management strategy and change adoption KPIs to ensure the change is embedded and adopted.
• Responsible to defining key messages and communication for the Project
• Ability to understand the training requirements that will support the change and develop a plan to support the needs
• Responsible to work with internal and external partners to develop learning tools to support future ways of working and competencies needed
• Ability to measure success, define metrics, share with senior leaders in the business and monitor progressAbility to present and communicate to senior leaders about the project
• Develop a sustainability plan to ensure we maximize the ROI
• Document lessons learnt and facilitate the handover to BAU
• Work as a change management team to build and develop change management competency in the business
• Create and manage champion network of change agents
• Drive change management activities at a local level with SMEs, superusers and champions

Experience & Qualification Requirements:

• +3years’ experience in core Change Management role/implementing transformational change
• University degree
• Advanced verbal & written proficiency in English and Dutch
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Work well under pressure, with complexity and ambiguity
• Confident and able to lead others to deliver

*Please note this is a 2-year fixed-term contract.

We are committed to nurturing a workplace where we celebrate and respect difference, and support everyone to be true to who they are! At Asahi Europe and International we believe you can SHINE AS YOU ARE - no matter your age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, or beliefs. We want to support you to be courageous in your individuality and to know that whoever you are and whatever your circumstances, you can belong with us without having to conform.