Senior Project Manager SAP S/4 Transition - PLM (m/f/d) (80-100%)

Accelleron is accelerating sustainability in the marine and energy industries as a global technology leader in turbocharging, fuel injection, and digital solutions for heavy-duty applications. Building on a heritage of over 100 years as a trusted industry partner, the company serves customers in more than 100 locations in over 50 countries. Accelleron’s 3,000 employees are continuously innovating to deliver best-in-class products, services, and solutions that are mission-critical for the energy transition. You will join a team of experts in an exciting international environment, committed to excellence and innovation. Together, we support our customers in driving the transition toward sustainable industries with cutting-edge technology, deep expertise, and smart solutions. At Accelleron, we foster diversity and inclusion, welcoming and celebrating individual differences as a source of strength.

Accelleron is shifting its ERP landscape from SAP R3 to S/4 Hana. The implementation is a large multi-year program starting in 2026, clustered into multiple workstreams with co-leadership from business and IT side. We are looking for an Experienced Project Manager leading the business workstream for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM).

In this staff position, you will report directly to the global head of product development for High Speed turbochargers. You will contribute significantly to the future success of Accelleron.

Your Responsibilities:

• Act as business representative of all impacted engineering teams and decide together with a strong business expert workstream team the future processes assigned to the PLM workstream
• Define and secure with the workstream team the global template, striving for harmonized global PLM processes with product authority and master of reference for product data in Switzerland. Also considering the product data usage in Sourcing hubs in China and India and the global service network of Accelleron
• Lead the business workstream PLM as part of the global S/4 Hana transition in a senior project manager role, supported by a cross-organizational team of subject matter experts
• Ensure delivery of agreed vision, mission, targets, schedules, scope, quality, and budget. Represent the workstream in governance meetings and push for decisions
• Closely collaborate with PLM IT Workstream Lead and project stakeholders. Strive for a balance between IT and business requirements
• Establish and maintain an effective workstream organization and working mode, including planning, task allocation, and progress tracking
• Facilitate alignment and pragmatic decision making with business workstream leads from other areas as well as with overall program management
• Own the workstream’s risk and quality management, dependencies, and scope for the business area PLM

Your Background:

Education:

• University degree in engineering, computer science or related field
• IPMA Level B project management certification or equivalent

Professional Experience:

• Experienced professional with at least 5 years of experience in project management or leadership role
• Hands-on experience with execution, design and change of Engineering / Product Life Cycle Mgmt. and product data mgmt. process in an industrial environment (ideally in the field of configure to order business model)
• Proven track record in leading multi-year cross-discipline IT or engineering projects
• Previous experience in working with SAP ERP as well as PDM/PLM tools and software in an engineering environment (ideally CATIA V6 /  3DEXPERIENCE and SAP Pronovia PLM or any other CAx / PDM systems)

Soft Skills:

• Excellent communication skills to effectively lead cross-functional project teams and align with stakeholders
• High degree of resilience
• Secure cross-divisional and cross-workstream alignment and decision-making
• Comfortable with decision making under uncertainty, thinking in scenarios and balancing risk against benefits
• Fluent English, conversational German required

Your Benefits:

• Canteen
• Childcare
• Modern office, smart working
• Flexible working model
• Attractive holiday plan
• Remote work policy
• Employee assistance program

We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about Accelleron, take another look at our website accelleron.com.

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