Portfolio Manager – SAP / ERP & Finance Platforms

Job Title: Portfolio Manager – SAP / ERP & Finance Platforms

Location: Canada (Remote)

Type: Contract

Project Overview

• We are seeking an experienced Portfolio Manager to lead a portfolio of strategic SAP, ERP, and Finance Platform initiatives within a global Life Sciences organization. This role is responsible for managing enterprise-wide digital transformation programs across Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Corporate Functions, ensuring successful delivery of ERP modernization, business process standardization, and technology transformation initiatives.
• The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience managing complex SAP and ERP portfolios within highly regulated Life Sciences environments. The Portfolio Manager will collaborate with business leaders, Finance, IT, PMO, Quality, Manufacturing, and external implementation partners to deliver scalable, compliant, and business-driven ERP solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Portfolio Management

• Lead and govern a portfolio of SAP, ERP, and Finance Platform initiatives across multiple business units and global regions.
• Develop portfolio strategies, roadmaps, investment priorities, budgets, and resource plans aligned with business objectives.
• Manage portfolio governance, financial performance, risks, dependencies, and executive reporting.
• Establish KPIs and dashboards to monitor delivery performance and value realization.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, business transformation goals, and digital strategy.
• Program & Project Leadership
• Manage multiple concurrent SAP and ERP implementation, upgrade, migration, and transformation programs.
• Oversee end-to-end project delivery, including planning, execution, testing, deployment, hypercare, and operational transition.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, system integrators, vendors, and business stakeholders.
• Drive issue resolution, risk mitigation, and dependency management across the portfolio.
• Business & Stakeholder Management
• Partner with Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, Commercial, and IT leadership.
• Facilitate executive steering committee meetings and provide portfolio health updates.
• Collaborate with business process owners to prioritize initiatives and optimize enterprise processes.
• Drive change management, communication, and business adoption across global organizations.
• SAP / ERP Transformation Leadership
• Lead enterprise ERP modernization initiatives involving SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, and related finance platforms.

Support transformation across core business functions including:

• Finance (Record-to-Report)
• Procure-to-Pay (P2P)
• Order-to-Cash (O2C)
• Plan-to-Produce (P2P)
• Supply Chain
• Inventory & Warehouse Management
• Drive process harmonization, automation, and continuous improvement across global operations.
• Ensure seamless integration with enterprise applications including CRM, MES, LIMS, HR, Data & Analytics platforms.
• Compliance & Governance
• Ensure ERP solutions comply with Life Sciences regulatory requirements, including:
• GxP
• FDA 21 CFR Part 11
• EU Annex 11
• SOX Compliance
• GAMP 5
• Computer Software Assurance (CSA)
• Support governance, validation, audit readiness, and quality assurance activities for regulated systems.
• Financial & Vendor Management
• Manage multi-million-dollar portfolio budgets, forecasts, and financial reporting.
• Oversee system integrators, SAP implementation partners, and third-party vendors.
• Monitor portfolio performance, benefits realization, and return on investment (ROI).

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• 12+ years of overall IT and Digital Transformation experience.
• 5+ years managing enterprise portfolios or large-scale SAP/ERP transformation programs.
• 5+ years of proven experience leading global ERP implementations and digital transformation initiatives.
• 5+ years of strong experience within the Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Medical Devices, or Life Sciences industry.
• 5+ years of demonstrated experience managing global cross-functional teams and executive stakeholders.

Required Technical & Functional Expertise

• SAP ECC / SAP S/4HANA
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
• Finance Transformation
• Record-to-Report (R2R)
• Procure-to-Pay (P2P)
• Order-to-Cash (O2C)
• Supply Chain Management
• Program & Portfolio Management
• Enterprise Digital Transformation
• Agile and Waterfall Delivery
• Executive Stakeholder Management
• Vendor & Financial Management
• Risk & Governance

Preferred SAP Experience:

• Experience with one or more SAP functional areas:
• SAP S/4HANA
• SAP FICO
• SAP MM
• SAP SD
• SAP PP
• SAP WM / EWM
• SAP Ariba
• SAP SuccessFactors
• SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP)
• SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
• SAP Integration Suite

Preferred Certifications:

• PMP or PgMP
• PMI Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP)
• SAP S/4HANA Functional or Solution Certifications
• SAFe Agilist or SAFe Program Consultant (SPC)
• ITIL Foundation
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt

Key Skills:

• Portfolio Management
• SAP S/4HANA
• SAP ECC
• ERP Transformation
• Finance Platforms
• Digital Transformation
• Enterprise Applications
• SAP FICO
• Procure-to-Pay (P2P)
• Order-to-Cash (O2C)
• Record-to-Report (R2R)
• Supply Chain
• Financial Systems
• Life Sciences
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Biotechnology
• GxP
• FDA 21 CFR Part 11
• SOX Compliance
• GAMP 5
• Computer Software Assurance (CSA)
• Executive Stakeholder Management
• Vendor Management
• Budget & Financial Management
• Agile Delivery
• Enterprise Program Governance