0(Overall) Project Management – SAP S/4HANA Transformation Procurement & Finance
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e. V. | Germany | 80xxx München | Temporary contract | Full time / Home office | Published since: 23.04.2026 on stepstone.de ♿️

(Overall) Project Management – SAP S/4HANA Transformation Procurement & Finance

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The Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e. V. (MPG) is a self-government organization of science funded by the federal and state governments. It currently operates 85 institutes and research institutes in Germany and abroad for basic research in natural and spiritual sciences and is thus one of the leading international research institutes with numerous Nobel Prize winners in their ranks. Become part of Germany's most renowned research organization The General Administration of the MPG is looking for a period of five years for 39 hours per week for the Finance Department at the next possible time (Total) Project Management – SAP S/4HANA Transformation Procurement & Finance Reference number 38/26 We are looking for a personality who, as part of our Greenfield transformation on SAP S/4HANA, keeps the entire project scope in mind, is responsible for all subprojects and ensures a consistent overall picture. Our sympathetic project team consists of dedicated project managers for the various topics – from procurement to finance and financial controlling to household and third-party funding. In order to ensure the smooth interplay of these areas, we are looking for a responsible, self-employed leadership that takes over overall responsibility and thus contributes significantly to the success of the transformation. .

Your tasks • Your profile • What we offer

You assume the overall technical responsibility for the project within an agile structure for transformation to SAP S/4HANA. You control the overall project holistically – from conception to implementation to rollout. You coordinate and control external service providers and ensure quality and achievement of cooperation. You lead, motivate and develop an interdisciplinary project team. You create and present decision-making documents for stakeholders and bodies. You establish effective change and acceptance management, accompany organisational changes and promote the sustainable introduction of new processes and systems. You are responsible for the project budget and ensure costly and timely implementation.

You have completed academic studies in a relevant field (e.g. business informatics, business management or administrative sciences) or have comparable skills and experiences from a corresponding activity in the SAP environment; ideally complemented by a certification in the environment of SAP S/4HANA. You have several years of experience in managing and controlling complex transformation projects, preferably in the SAP S/4HANA environment, including sound knowledge in project controlling (budget, time, resources) and risk management. You are familiar with agile and hybrid project management methods and have experience in managing and coordinating external service providers. You bring proven leadership experience as well as pronounced social competence in dealing with interdisciplinary teams and diverse stakeholders. You have a well-founded knowledge of finance and procurement, ideally in public finance, as well as a good understanding of SAP architectures and IT-based process optimization. You have experience in change and transformation management and actively promote the acceptance of new processes and systems. You are characterized by an independent, structured and target-oriented way of working, appear safely and communicate convincingly even in complex voting situations. You have very good SAP knowledge and ideally experience with modern technologies (e.g. AI applications) or the willingness to work into them. You bring a high level of service orientation, commitment and team spirit and are ready for occasional missions. You have very good knowledge of German at a reliable level and good knowledge of English in word and writing.

As part of a fixed-term employment relationship for 5 years, we offer you, depending on the qualifications and professional experience, a payment up to 15 TVöD (bund) and various social benefits. Non-binding information on salary can be found in the pay table of the public service (TVöD Bund). Your workplace is located in the centre of Munich and is easily accessible by public transport. In the vicinity of the service building, childcare facilities are available for children aged 6 months to 3 years. What you can expect from us We support you in the reconciliation of work and family by flexible working time models We promote your personal development through a variety of individual training measures and offer you an extensive range of health promotion and occupational pension schemes. We offer discounted job tickets for public transport In addition, the usual social benefits of the public service (Bund) are granted We offer the possibility of mobile work The Max Planck Society has set itself the goal of employing more people with difficulty. Applications for severely disabled persons are expressly desired. The Max Planck Society strives for gender equality and diversity. We look forward to applicants of any background. .

Location

ava Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e. V.
80539  München
Germany

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