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ERPSeniorProgramManager

Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa FULL TIME
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The Brief

“ERP Senior Program Manager. Skills: ERP transformation, program leadership, Workday, stakeholder engagement. Lead dual-phase enterprise systems program. Stabilize and improve finance and HR platforms”

What You'll Achieve.

restore confidence; shapes the future of enterprise systems; restore operational confidence; support strategic institutional decision-making; deliver major programs of work; accountable for significant outcomes

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

options analysis; options assessment

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Extensive experience leading large or complex ERP, enterprise systems or finance transformation programs, program governance, delivery assurance, dependency management, benefits-focused planning, Workday, remediation or recovery of underperforming ERP or finance platforms, prioritisation of fixes, quality assurance, operational stabilisation, solution selection, options assessment, requirements definition, fit-gap analysis, evaluation activities, development of recommendation papers or business case inputs, lead with credibility, judgement, resilience in complex, high-stakes program environments, lead and motivate a small team of technical specialists, relationship-building, facilitation, influencing skills

Nice to Have

Adaptive Planning, other Finance, HCM and ERP solutions

What You'll Do.

Lead dual-phase enterprise systems program

Stabilize and improve finance and HR platforms

Develop pathway for future ERP direction

Restore operational confidence

Support strategic decision-making

Lead small team of internal Workday resources

Lead end-to-end program planning

Manage vendor relationships

Manage stakeholder engagement

Assure delivery across departments

Remediate Workday Finance

Remediate Adaptive Planning

Scoping for platform replacement

Options analysis for platform replacement

Migration planning for platform replacement

Develop and implement strategy-aligned practices

Deliver major programs of work

Influence senior management decision-making

Accountable for significant outcomes

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Lead and motivate a small team of technical specialists; Work with a Workday partner; Engage with Finance; Engage with Information Technology Services; Engage with People and Culture; Engage with Procurement; Engage with multiple senior stakeholders

Communication Scope

influencing skills; relationship-building; facilitation; provide sound counsel

Process & Methodology

program governance, delivery assurance, dependency management, benefits-focused planning, program planning, remediation, recovery, solution selection, options assessment, migration planning

Full Job Description

**Job Title** ERP Senior Program Manager **Job Description** An exciting opportunity is available to lead a high-impact ERP transformation that restores confidence and shapes the future of enterprise systems. **About the Position** The ERP Senior Program Manager is responsible for leading a dual-phase enterprise systems program to stabilise and improve current finance and HR platforms and to develop an evidence-based pathway for future ERP direction, in order to restore operational confidence and support strategic institutional decision-making This position incorporates leadership of a small team of internal Workday resources, leads end-to-end program planning, governance, vendor management, stakeholder engagement and delivery assurance across Finance, Information Technology Services, People and Culture and Procurement. The role spans immediate remediation of Workday Finance and Adaptive Planning working with a Workday partner and subsequent structured scoping, options analysis and migration planning for potential replacement of enterprise platforms. The role requires a highly experienced technical and program leadership expert who develops and implements practices aligned to strategy, delivers major programs of work, influences senior management decision-making and is fully accountable for significant outcomes across a complex institutional environment. **Selection Criteria** Knowledge and Skills: * Extensive experience leading large or complex ERP, enterprise systems or finance transformation programs, including program governance, delivery assurance, dependency management and benefits-focused planning. * Demonstrated experience with Workday, including strong exposure to Workday Finance; experience with Adaptive Planning is strongly preferred. * Exposure to other Finance, HCM and ERP solutions desirable. * Proven capability in remediation or recovery of underperforming ERP or finance platforms, including prioritisation of fixes, quality assurance and operational s

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