SAP Plant Maintenance

Job description

The PTM Lead is responsible for overseeing end‑to‑end project and transition management for SAP Plant Maintenance (SAP PM) initiatives within a fast‑paced CPG/Wholesale environment. This role ensures that all enhancements, deployments, upgrades, and operational transitions are delivered effectively, with a strong focus on operational readiness, process adherence, and seamless integration with plant operations. The PTM Lead acts as the central liaison between business stakeholders, technical teams, supply chain/operations, and support functions to ensure stable and sustainable transitions into production.

Key Responsibilities 1. Project Leadership & Coordination

- Lead SAP PM–related projects from initiation to go‑live, ensuring alignment with business priorities, manufacturing operations, and plant maintenance strategies.

- Define project scope, timeline, milestones, risks, and resource plans.

- Coordinate cross‑functional teams including IT, Operations, Maintenance, Procurement, and Quality.

2. Transition Management

- Develop and execute transition plans ensuring smooth handover into operations.

- Establish readiness criteria, cutover plans, validation steps, and acceptance documentation.

- Ensure end users, plant teams, and support groups are fully prepared for new processes or capabilities.

3. Operational Readiness & Governance

- Assess impacts on plant maintenance workflows, reliability programs, asset management, and production operations.

- Coordinate training, documentation updates, and SOP alignment.

- Ensure that SLAs, KPIs, and performance metrics are defined and integrated into support models.

4. SAP Plant Maintenance Expertise

- Provide functional guidance in SAP PM including work orders, maintenance plans, asset structures, notifications, and master data.

- Support the design, testing, and validation of SAP PM enhancements and integrations.

- Ensure system changes comply with CPG/Wholesale operational needs and industry best practices.

5. Risk, Issue & Change Control Management

- Identify and manage risks, issues, and dependencies across project and transition phases.

- Facilitate change management activities to support adoption and minimize operational disruption.

- Lead lessons learned reviews and embed continuous improvement into future initiatives.

6. Stakeholder & Communication Management

- Act as the primary communication bridge between business leaders, plant teams, and technical delivery teams.

- Provide clear, structured project status reporting, escalation management, and decision‑support documentation.

- Align expectations across diverse groups and influence outcomes without direct authority.

Qualifications & Experience Education

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Business, Operations Management, or related field; or equivalent experience.

Required Experience

- 7+ years of experience in Project Management, Service Transition, or Operational Readiness roles.

- 5+ years of hands‑on involvement with SAP Plant Maintenance (SAP PM) in a business or IT capacity.

- Experience working in CPG and/or Wholesale industries, preferably with manufacturing or distribution operations.

- Demonstrated success leading cross‑functional initiatives with strong operational impact.

Preferred Certifications

- PMP, PRINCE2, or other project management certification.

- ITIL Foundation or higher (for transition and service readiness).

- SAP certification in Plant Maintenance (advantage).

- Agile/Scrum certification is a plus.

Key Competencies

- Deep knowledge of SAP PM processes and plant maintenance operations.

- Strong leadership and project management skills.

- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.

- Ability to operate in complex, matrixed organizations.

- Problem‑solving and analytical mindset.

- Highly organized and detail‑oriented, with strong governance discipline.

- Ability to drive adoption and change in operational environments.

Success Indicators

- On‑time delivery of SAP PM projects with minimal disruption to plant operations.

- Successful transitions with complete readiness and stable post‑go‑live performance.

- High engagement and satisfaction from plant maintenance, operations, and business stakeholders.

- Measurable improvement in maintenance processes, system adoption, and operational KPIs.

- Standardization and repeatability of project and transition frameworks.