Senior Advisor - Operational and Closure Readiness

Job Title: Senior Advisor - Operational and Closure Readiness
Duration: 12 months
Location: Montreal, QC
Hybrid: 3 days per week in office, 2 days remote

Why explore:

• An exciting opportunity to be part of a leading global mining company that produces and supplies materials that are essential to human progress
• An opportunity to work with key stakeholders in our global commercial hub
• Based in either our global commercial hub Singapore, or Montreal, Canada

About the role:

• The implementation of Modern Enterprise Resource Planning (MERP) is a critical step in clients transformation journey, moving from outdated technology (ECC6) to a new, digitally enabled lean core platform (S/4) and application ecosystem.
• As this is a business led, Group-wide transformation effort, it requires a strong team to bridge the business and technology landscapes.
• From contract to cash, every aspect of our operations will benefit from this modernization that offers an exciting opportunity to deliver a digital foundation that will stand up well for ongoing digital transformation.
• Client is looking to deploying a modern ERP as core and supporting Best of Breed / Best of Suite technologies across processes.
• In support of successful SAP S/4HANA deployment, the Senior Advisor - Operational and Closure Readiness is responsible for coordinating and enabling Subject Matter Expert (SME) activities for Move & Sell Function, ensuring all Readiness tasks are completed on time and to required quality standards.
• This role acts as the day-to-day operational coordinator for successful Testing, Training, pre- and post-Cutover, and Hypercare execution, working closely with Move & Sell Readiness Lead, Regional Change Lead, local site representatives and SMEs (including trainers & testers).
• The Senior Advisor ensures activities are well planned, locally enabled and effectively tracked, escalating risks, issues and dependencies.

Reporting to the Manager, Move & Sell Readiness, you will:

• Establish and maintain clear activity plans, task lists and trackers for SME deliverables.
• Act as the primary coordination point between SMEs and Product Group Readiness Leads for execution activities.
• Support mobilisation of SMEs for Product Group readiness activities within the region.
• Coordinate scheduling for SME activities ensuring:
• Sessions are planned and sequenced appropriately.
• Logistics (Meeting rooms/technology are available with travel coordinated, if required).
• Local site representatives are engaged so site-specific requirements and constraints are factored into planning.

What you will need for the role:
To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business or related field.
• Bilingual in English and French is nice to have but not required
• Working in matrix organization/operational environments, with the confidence to engage SMEs and escalate issues appropriately.
• Project Management experience.
• Commercial Services or Shared Services work experience: understanding end-to-end Deal to Contract and Order to Cash processes
• Hands-on SAP working.
• Experience coordinating readiness, deployment or transformation activities involving multiple SMEs or site-based stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to plan, schedule and track execution activities, including logistics and dependency management.