S/4HANA Supply Chain Product Master Data Lead

S/4HANA Supply Chain Product Master Data Lead Start: Jan/Feb 2026Location: Anderlecht / Braine-l'Alleud (3 days minimum onsite)Role summaryWe are looking for a S/4HANA Supply Chain Product Master Data Lead to own end-to-end delivery for product master data within a global supply chain transformation program.This is a leadership role accountable for building and guiding a team of subject matter experts, ensuring high-quality and on-time deliverables, and driving strong governance, planning, and change management across workstreams.You will orchestrate a cross-functional community (Business SMEs, IT SMEs, external experts/partners, and local key users), balance workload and availability, and ensure activities are executed according to plan across deployment phases including data migration, testing, training, cutover, and hypercare.Key responsibilities:Leadership & governanceLead and coach a team of subject matter experts responsible for product master data and related deliverables.Establish and maintain consistent practices, standards, and governance across workstreams.Contribute to program-level governance routines, planning cycles, and reporting in collaboration with domain leadership.Delivery ownershipOwn planning and execution of all activities within scope, ensuring deliverables are completed on time and in full.Proactively identify capacity, prioritization, and dependency constraints; resolve or escalate as needed.Coordinate with system integrators/implementation partners and internal stakeholders to drive work products to completion.End-to-end deployment supportCoordinate core and extended teams across the following phases and activities:Data migration (extraction, preparation, validation, load readiness)Testing (including integration with other solutions)Training & documentation (materials, enablement, adoption support)User access management (as applicable to the workstream)Cutover planning and executionHypercare / post-go-live supportStakeholder management & communicationBuild effective engagement routines with Business SMEs, IT SMEs, local key users, and first-line management.Ensure the right communication cadence for stakeholders and leadership audiences, aligned to business review cycles.Facilitate workshops/working sessions; drive action plans, follow-ups, and decision closure.Risk, issue, and change managementIdentify, assess, and prioritize risks/issues; develop mitigation plans and track to closure.Drive change management deliverables in and beyond the immediate team to support adoption and sustained ways of working.Required qualificationsPractical, in-depth knowledge of Supply Chain processes in a GxP or other controlled environment (e.g., pharma, food, regulated manufacturing) is strongly preferred.Proven experience as a Project Manager / Program Delivery Lead, managing scope, timelines, and cross-functional teams.Good understanding of SAP (at minimum as a user in one domain; implementation exposure is a plus).Practical understanding of methodologies for implementing process and system improvement initiatives.Ability to collaborate effectively with technical and functional teams and manage complex dependencies.Skills & competenciesStrong stakeholder management and influential leadership across levels and functionsExcellent written and verbal communication (technical + non-technical audiences)Strong negotiation and consensus-building skillsStrong planning, organization, execution, and control of tasks/resources/timelinesRisk identification, assessment, prioritization, and mitigation trackingHigh ownership mindset: self-organizing, proactive, and initiative-takingResilience and persistence in ambiguous, fast-paced environmentsChange agent capable of driving organizational change and adoptionNice-to-haves (optional)Experience with master data governance (standards, ownership models, data quality controls)Experience in global rollouts, multi-site deployments, or operating-model transformationsFamiliarity with testing cycles, cutover planning, and hypercare models in ERP programs