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Senior IT Project Manager | SAP S/4HANA Transformation | Greenfield, Brownfield, Agile Delivery

Brasschaat, Belgium
Worldwide
Post-secondary vocational diploma in International Trade and Logistics
Brasschaat, Belgium
Worldwide
Post-secondary vocational diploma in International Trade and Logistics

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Zsanett_Koczian_PM_CV_2025.pdf

Agile MethodologyAtlassian JiraMicrosoft AzureChange ControlChange ManagementGovernanceManufacturingProject ManagementMicrosoft ProjectSAP ApplicationsSAP HANAMicrosoft SharePointStakeholder ManagementLogistics OperationsRisk ManagementAccounting Control
  • SAP S/4HANA Delivery – Greenfield & Brownfield, multi-site rollouts, integrations.
  • Project Management & Governance – SAP Activate, PMO setup, governance frameworks, Change Control Board, C-level reporting, steering committees.
  • Organizational Change Management – Driving adoption, communication, and role alignment across international SAP programs.
  • Agile & Hybrid Delivery – Agile-Waterfall execution using Jira and Azure DevOps.
  • Stakeholder Leadership – Stakeholder management across all SAP Activate workstreams.
  • Tools – Jira, SharePoint, Azure DevOps, MS Project, SAP SolMan.
  • Program Leadership – Multi-site and multi-phase go-lives, cutover, stabilization, global coordination.
  • Domain Expertise – Manufacturing, logistics, public sector transformations.
  • Budget & Financial Control – Managing high six- to seven-digit SAP program budgets.
  • Risk Management & RASCI – Risk governance and responsibility alignment across programs.

Experience

Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2025

Languages

EnglishFluentDutchBasic knowledgeHungarianNative speaker

Project history

Global Risk Evaluation Platform – PMO & Governance (Remote)

Global Consultancy

Internet & IT

>10.000 team member

  • Set up PMO framework for a strategic sourcing risk platform, aligning global product owners with local implementation teams across multiple regions.
  • Established delivery governance, executive reporting cadence, and stakeholder engagement rhythm to ensure accountability.
  • Impact: Stabilized a politically sensitive global program and enabled multi-phase go-lives with execution focus and continuity across all rollout phases.

Global S/4HANA Brownfield Program – PMO & Governance (France/Belgium)

Manufacturing

Industry & Mechanical Engineering

>10.000 team member

  • Established PMO framework during Prepare phase, focusing on template definition and pilot planning.
  • Designed and implemented governance model, delivery cadence, and risk management.
  • Introduced Jira-based deliverable tracking and sprint planning within a hybrid Agile–Waterfall approach.
  • Impact: Stabilized a disorganized program start and enabled structured continuation into Explore and Build phases.

SAP S/4HANA Transition & SharePoint Online Migration – Belgium & Multi-Country

Materials Technology

Industry & Mechanical Engineering

>10.000 team member

  • S/4HANA (Logistics, Finance, Controlling) – Coordinated testing as single point of contact within global BU, ensuring readiness and alignment.
  • SharePoint Online Migration – Designed rollout strategy across 4 countries, leveraging Azure DevOps for Agile delivery and process mapping.
  • Executive Alignment – Secured approval for global rollout, enabling structured governance and delivery readiness.
  • Impact: Left both programs stabilized and execution-ready — SAP handed over successfully to internal IT after UAT, and SharePoint relaunched with full stakeholder commitment.

SAP S/4HANA Template Development & Multi-Site Rollout – Food Production (Hungary, Hybrid)

Food Production

Goods & Retail

1000-5000 team member

  • Led seven-figure template development for S/4HANA (MM, WM/EWM, SD, LE, PP, QM, FI/CO) across 4 production sites within a multi-country SAP landscape.
  • Defined harmonised system architecture, initiated Organisational Change Management, and established a Change Control Board with cross-site governance to control rollout planning and system stability.
  • Coordinated parallel go-lives while balancing internal development streams and operational constraints under strict production schedules.
  • Impact: Achieved Prepare and Explore Q-Gates on time, transitioned the program into a sprint-based Build phase, and laid the foundation for a controlled, scalable rollout across the wider European business.

SAP Add-On Implementation & Program Planning – Food Manufacturing (Hungary/Europe, Hybrid)

Food Manufacturing

Goods & Retail

1000-5000 team member

  • Delivered a specialized SAP Meat & Fish add-on integration for food-processing operations, ensuring minimal disruption in a live manufacturing setting.
  • Managed phased go-lives and aligned technical and business teams under strict production constraints.
  • As part of presales activities, established a strategic roadmap and governance model for a future greenfield S/4HANA rollout across European locations, laying the foundation for cross-border program execution.
  • Impact: Resolved long-standing process and pricing issues at go-live, safeguarded production stability, and positioned the client for a controlled, scalable European SAP transformation.

Greenfield S/4HANA ImplementationGreenfield SAP S/4HANA Implementation – Public Infrastructure (Hungary, Remote)

Public Infrastructure

Government and Public Services

500-1000 team member

  • Delivered a high six-figure greenfield SAP S/4HANA implementation (MM, SD, FI/CO, SAC) in a regulated, audit-driven public sector environment.
  • Managed 50+ stakeholders under strict procurement and compliance rules, ensuring governance, interface cutover planning, and remote execution readiness.
  • Integrated a public-facing platform with several hundred daily users, ensuring transparency and operational continuity.
  • Impact: Transitioned the client from SAP Business One to a Fiori-based S/4HANA platform, achieving an 80% reduction in financial closing time. Resolved a 3-month delay to enable synchronized go-live, and delivered a zero-disruption remote cutover that secured a follow-up engagement.

Greenfield SAP S/4HANA Implementation – Dairy Manufacturer (Hungary, Hybrid/Remote)

Dairy Manufacturing

Goods & Retail

50-250 team member

  • Delivered a full ERP transformation from zero ERP to SAP S/4HANA in just 10 months during the Covid lockdown.
  • Managed a high six-figure scope covering MM, PP, SD, QM, FI/CO, Embedded Analytics, and multiple 3rd-party integrations.
  • Coordinated 60+ stakeholders across business, IT, and vendors, ensuring governance, testing, and change adoption.
  • Executed a remote cutover and go-live with zero business disruption, on time and on budget, just before the training period.
  • Impact: Secured full business continuity under extreme conditions and positioned the client for scalable, analytics-driven operations.

New Product Launch Manager – Robert Bosch Electronics (Hungary/Germany)

Robert Bosch Electronics

Automotive & Vehicle Manufacturing

>10.000 team member

  • Led international production relocation and cost-reduction projects from planning through to serial manufacturing readiness in a highly regulated automotive environment.
  • Defined and managed project plans, monitored execution, and reported progress to business-unit leadership.
  • Oversaw quality-assurance preparation, process readiness, and customer audits, collaborating across engineering, production, quality, and MES teams in multiple countries.
  • Impact: Enabled seamless transfer of manufacturing lines across borders under strict quality and audit requirements, gaining deep insight into shop-floor challenges and productivity pressures in the automotive sector.

Project Manager – Dana Hungary, SAP ECC Rollout (Hungary/Germany)

Dana Hungary

Automotive & Vehicle Manufacturing

1000-5000 team member

  • Managed the client-side implementation of SAP ECC, localising a central global template to meet operational and regulatory requirements.
  • Led delivery teams of 30+ business and IT stakeholders, ensuring alignment through all phases of the project lifecycle.
  • Oversaw delivery governance, resource coordination, and communication with central program leadership.
  • Impact: Achieved an on-schedule, zero-disruption go-live, built trust and maximum cooperation between business and IT teams, which enabled early detection and resolution of misalignments, ensuring a smooth transition to the global SAP ECC template.

Supply Chain Project Coordinator – Continental Automotive (Hungary/Germany)

Continental Automotive

Automotive & Vehicle Manufacturing

>10.000 team member

  • Coordinated cross-departmental teams for new product introductions across the full supply chain.
  • Managed operational readiness and milestone delivery across logistics, production, and supplier functions.
  • Provided structured status reporting to local and global leadership, ensuring alignment with program goals and launch timelines.
  • Impact: Drove cost efficiency and timeline control, delivering €600,000 in project savings under my coordination while ensuring on-time readiness across all supply chain functions.

Certificates

SAP Cert. Associate - SAP Activate Project Manager

SAP

2022


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