SAP Consolidation Project Manager - ECC / S/4HANA Context (Freelance, Remote, Nearshore preferred)

We are currently looking for an experienced SAP Consolidation Project Manager to support a large-scale SAP system consolidation project for an international enterprise customer.

The customer has recently completed a discovery phase to evaluate whether the existing SAP landscape should be consolidated first or moved directly to SAP S/4HANA. The decision has been made to consolidate several existing SAP ECC systems into one target ECC environment as the next project step.

The ideal candidate combines strong SAP project management experience with a functional consulting background, especially in Finance and SCM, and is able to lead business and IT stakeholders through a complex consolidation, harmonization, and migration environment. This is not a purely technical role. We are looking for someone who can structure the project, manage people, align functional workstreams, drive decisions, and ensure delivery across multiple stakeholders.

Start: ASAP, ideally 08.06.2026

Duration: approx. 18 months

Workload: Full-time

Work Mode: Remote

Location: Remote

Preferred Freelancer Location: Nearshore / Europe

Contract Type: Freelance

Language Skills: English mandatory; German is a plus

Project Context: SAP ECC consolidation with S/4HANA roadmap relevance

Tasks

The project is focused on the consolidation of several SAP ECC systems into one target ECC system. Therefore, candidates should bring proven experience in SAP consolidation, harmonization, migration, or transformation projects. Purely technical SAP profiles without strong functional and stakeholder management experience are not the main target for this role.

Lead and coordinate a SAP system consolidation project involving several existing SAP ECC systems

Manage the consolidation of business processes, system scope, timelines, milestones, risks, issues, and dependencies

Coordinate functional workstreams with a focus on Finance and SCM

Act as the central project manager between business stakeholders, IT teams, functional consultants, technical teams, and external implementation partners

Structure the overall project governance, meeting cadence, reporting logic, escalation paths, and decision-making processes

Drive alignment between business requirements and the target SAP ECC consolidation approach

Support the definition and tracking of work packages across Finance, Controlling, Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics, Master Data, Migration, Testing, Cutover, and Change Management

Coordinate Fit-Gap discussions, process harmonization activities, and functional design decisions

Ensure clear ownership of deliverables across internal teams, external consultants, and business key users

Track and manage project risks, open decisions, dependencies, change requests, and critical path activities

Prepare status reports, steering committee materials, decision papers, and management presentations

Support test planning, integration testing coordination, defect tracking, and business acceptance activities

Coordinate migration-related activities together with data, functional, and technical teams

Support cutover planning, readiness tracking, go-live preparation, and hypercare setup

Facilitate communication between senior stakeholders, project teams, business process owners, and local entities

Ensure that the project remains delivery-oriented, transparent, and well-structured throughout the 18-month engagement

Requirements

Several years of experience as SAP Project Manager, SAP Program Manager, or SAP Functional Lead in complex SAP transformation or consolidation projects

Proven experience with SAP ECC environments; SAP S/4HANA transformation knowledge is a strong plus

Strong functional understanding of SAP Finance and SCM processes

Experience in SAP system consolidation, template harmonization, process standardization, migration, rollout, carve-out, merger, or post-merger integration projects

Ability to manage complex cross-functional SAP projects from planning to execution

Strong people management, stakeholder management, and leadership skillsAbility to lead business users, functional consultants, technical teams, and external partners without being a purely technical SAP expert

Strong understanding of project governance, reporting, risk management, issue management, dependency tracking, and escalation management

Experience with SAP project phases such as fit-gap, design, build, testing, migration, cutover, go-live, and hypercare

Good understanding of SAP Finance topics such as FI/CO, controlling structures, master data, closing processes, reporting, and integration with logistics

Good understanding of SAP SCM-related processes such as procurement, supply chain, logistics, inventory, order management, or production-related integration points

Experience working in international, remote, and cross-functional project environments

Strong communication skills and the ability to translate between business and IT stakeholders

Structured, pragmatic, hands-on, and delivery-oriented working style

Ability to create transparency in complex project environments and drive decisions where ownership is unclear

Fluent English skills, written and spokenGerman language skills are beneficial but not mandatory

Nearshore / European freelancer location preferred