SAP Data Lead

We are partnering exclusively for a leading organisation undergoing a major ERP transformation and are looking for a SAP Data Lead to take ownership of end-to-end data migration and readiness across a complex, multi-stream program.

This is a high-impact role where you’ll sit at the centre of the program, orchestrating internal teams and vendors to ensure data is accurate, trusted, and ready to support business operations at go-live.

About the Role

You will lead the delivery of key data workstreams including Data Migration, Data & Analytics, and Financial Planning, ensuring alignment across upstream and downstream systems.

From defining data scope through to migration, validation, and reconciliation, you’ll drive a structured and integrated approach to data delivery, ensuring continuity of reporting and planning across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end data migration delivery across a large ERP program
• Orchestrate delivery across internal teams and external vendors, ensuring alignment and accountability
• Define and manage the full data lifecycle: scoping, preparation, migration, validation, and reconciliation
• Establish and govern data quality, validation, and sign-off frameworks
• Develop and maintain a single integrated data delivery plan across all workstreams
• Manage critical dependencies across ERP, analytics, and financial planning systems
• Ensure readiness for cutover and go-live, aligning with testing cycles and program milestones
• Lead RAID and dependency management, proactively identifying and resolving risks
• Partner with business stakeholders to define data ownership, standards, and priorities
• Drive vendor performance, ensuring delivery aligns to agreed scope, timelines, and quality

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience leading data migration within large-scale ERP or transformation programs (SAP highly regarded)
• Strong understanding of data migration lifecycle, governance, validation, and reconciliation
• Experience aligning data activities with SAP Activate or similar delivery methodologies
• Background managing complex, multi-stream environments across ERP and downstream systems 
• Experience in fast paced environment such as FMCG, Retail or Pharma
• Exposure to analytics, reporting, or financial planning tools 
• Demonstrated ability to manage integrated plans and critical path dependencies
• Experience working with and managing multiple vendors
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence and drive decisions

Ways of Working

• Outcome-focused with a strong emphasis on delivery certainty and data readiness
• Highly collaborative across business and technology teams
• Structured, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing complexity
• Proactive in identifying risks and driving resolution

Why Apply?

• Play a key leadership role in a high-profile ERP transformation
• Work across enterprise-wide data, analytics, and planning capabilities
• Join a collaborative, fast-paced environment with strong executive visibility
• Competitive day rate contract