Ice Cream Business Unit Deployment Lead

Ice Cream Business Unit Deployment Lead

Requirements

• Experienced business leader with broad understanding of how Go To Market and Supply Chain processes operate across their Business Unit
• Proven track record of a leadership role in a transformation project including systems implementation
• Experience working internationally and with offshore service providers
• Demonstrated ability to lead for change
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to translate data into actionable insights
• Ability to analyze and optimize deployment processes
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams in a high-pressure environment
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field plus a professional qualification in project management or related areas
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, with the ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience of operating some core country processes that use SAP ERP or Supply Chain systems
• Ideally experience in deploying IT systems
• Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies

Responsibilities

• Lead ERP and associated Day 2 applications deployment of processes, systems and data activities for all countries in your Business Unit
• Recruit and lead a team of Business Unit representatives fully dedicated to the project
• Help countries understand the programme and stand up their own appropriately resourced teams locally
• Drive and monitor deployment to the centrally agreed schedule, ensuring timely and effective implementation across the business unit
• Adapt globally produced deployment plans for your countries to support ERP project milestones and deliverables
• Collaborate with cross-functional project teams (e.g. S2P, SC, R2R, O2C) and GBS partners to ensure seamless integration and optimal performance
• Ensure proper integration and coordination with inflight initiatives being implemented in the Business Unit
• Provide timely input to the global project team so that the business model requirements for your countries are understood and worked through in detailed design of global template
• Organise country engagement and validation in detailed design phase
• Own the detailed design solution and drive the required process change in your countries to enable its operation in each market
• Ensure the deployment phases of ERP and associated applications for your business unit are running to the global project plan across each of the project steps and manage and / or escalate deviations to the plan
• Ensure local compliance (legal, fiscal and statutory) requirements are properly communicated to the global project team and that the solutions developed provide the required compliance standards
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with the deployment process and escalate for support where required
• Provide regular updates and reports on deployment progress and performance to both: global project team and Business Unit leadership team
• Work closely with Global Process Owners, IT, and external consultants to ensure project and future operating financials are understood and managed
• Facilitate communication and collaboration among all Business Unit and Markets stakeholders to ensure alignment and support
• Provide leadership in transitioning operations to the new ERP environment, ways of working ensuring smooth adoption and minimal disruption
• Work with the local teams to ensure timely and accurate updates and requests are communicated to customers, vendors and other 3rd parties with appropriate follow-up to ensure deadlines are met
• Raise, document, manage approval for and lead resolution of any exception to globally established standards

Preferred Qualifications

• Ideally experience in deploying IT systems