Program Manager

Pomeroy; Parsippany-Troy Hills (NJ); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Pomeroy is seeking a Program Manager to orchestrate a multi-year SAP S/4HANA transformation within Parsippany, NJ. You will coordinate across Business Owners, SAP/IT teams and third-party partners, driving end-to-end Operations (Manufacturing, Maintenance, Warehouse & Transportation) readiness and governance without owning wave delivery.

In this PMO role, you will align initiatives to business priorities, manage dependencies, prepare executive materials, and support cross-functional adoption

Qualifications

• 8+ years in project/program management, incl. 3–5 years SAP ERP transformations with Operations focus.
• Experience partnering with business leaders, IT teams, and system integrators.
• Strong grasp of end-to-end supply chain processes and readiness risk management.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate a multi-year SAP S/4HANA transformation portfolio across Business Owners, SAP/IT teams and partners.
• Maintain portfolio plans, governance, milestones, and risk tracking for Operations.
• Prepare executive materials for Steering Committees and portfolio reviews.
• Support readiness, adoption, and cross-functional alignment across initiatives.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional coordination

Change management

Portfolio governance

Tools

SAP ERP

Job description

Employment: 18-month contract (possibility of extension)

Location: Parsippany, NJ (Onsite Monday thru Thursday, Friday remote)

The Program Manager will support a multi-year, enterprise SAP S/4HANA business transformation by coordinating a portfolio of initiatives across Business Owners, SAP/IT teams, and third-party partners. This role focuses on end-to-end Operations (Manufacturing, Maintenance Engineering, Warehouse & Transportation Mgmt) capabilities.

Operating within the Program Management Office (PMO), this role ensures initiatives are aligned to business priorities, governed consistently, integrated across workstreams, and supported by strong business readiness and adoption planning.

This role acts as a connector between strategy and execution, providing portfolio-level visibility, dependency management, and readiness coordination—without owning wave-level deployment delivery.

• Maintain the transformation portfolio plan, spanning Business readiness projects and SAP activities including initiative sequencing, dependencies, milestones, and key risks with specific focus on Operations (Manufacturing, Maintenance Engineering, Warehouse & Transportation Mgmt) and cross-process dependencies.
• Support intake, prioritization, and scope governance aligned to transformation strategy and value drivers.
• Ensure initiatives comply with defined governance, stage gates, and decision frameworks.
• Prepare executive-ready materials for Steering Committees and portfolio reviews.

Business Owner & Process Owner Engagement

• Partner with Business Owners and Enterprise Process Owners to clarify objectives, scope, success measures, and decision ownership across Supply Chain business processes.
• Build EPO and business participation plans with EPO’s, Deployment, Change and Training Lead. Track business participation commitments and identify capacity or engagement risks.
• Support cross-functional alignment when priorities or dependencies conflict.

SAP / IT Coordination

• Work closely with SAP, Data and IT teams to align business priorities with technical delivery plans and release sequencing.
• Provide visibility into SAP delivery progress, risks, and dependencies impacting business readiness.
• Ensure integration across process, data, reporting, and technology considerations at the portfolio level

Third-Party / System Integrator Coordination

• Coordinate with System Integrators and third-party partners to ensure alignment to Supply Chain portfolio priorities and program governance standards.
• Track high-level partner deliverables, dependencies, and risks.
• Support issue escalation and reinforce expectations for quality, documentation, and knowledge transfer.

Business Readiness & Adoption Support

• Coordinate enterprise-level business readiness activities, including readiness baselining, planning, milestone tracking, and participation in design, testing, and training.
• Partner with Data, Change, Training and Communications leads to align readiness activities across initiatives.
• Identify and elevate readiness risks related to timing, capacity, or adoption.

Risk, Dependency & Value Tracking

• Maintain a portfolio-level view of risks, issues, and cross-initiative dependencies.
• Support tracking of business benefits, KPIs, and value realization.
• Shift reporting from task completion to business capability and outcome visibility.

Key Interfaces

• Business Owners; Process Owners; SAP / IT Teams; Deployment Directors; Data, Change, Training Leads; System Integrators; Transformation Program Director

Qualifications:

• 8+ years project/program management experience, including 3–5 years supporting SAP ERP (ECC or S/4HANA) transformations with focus on Operations
• Experience working with business leaders, IT teams, and system integrators
• Strong understanding of end-to-end business processes
• Ability to manage cross-functional dependencies and readiness risks
• Direct experience supporting Operations business processes in an SAP environment.