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Change Management Lead.

SAP S/4HANA Transformation · Germany

We're not looking for someone to manage the change plan. We're looking for someone to make change happen.

At advisr solutions, we believe a successful technology investment isn't measured by whether the system goes live. It's measured by what changes in the business.

We help organisations turn high-value investments into measurable results. That means getting close to the work, challenging what isn't working and making sure new ways of operating actually stick.

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Freelance→Stuttgart→Hybrid, predominantly on-site→Dec 2026 – Mar 2027

The challenge

The technology is only part of the story.

Our client is a global manufacturer of branded office and technology products, rolling out SAP S/4HANA in Germany, its largest European market.

The business is moving from highly customised systems and processes to a global standard template. That requires more than new software. It means challenging established ways of working, navigating resistance and helping people embrace a different operating model.

Order-to-cash is particularly critical.

You'll join during the Explore phase, when fit-to-standard workshops will shape decisions about process standardisation, business acceptance and the path to implementation.

Your job? Help turn those decisions into meaningful, sustainable change.

What you'll own

Not a role for someone who sits on the sidelines producing communication decks.

You'll work directly with business leaders, the internal change team and the implementation partner to:

Get under the skin of the business.

Understand stakeholders, assess readiness and identify where resistance or operational risks could derail adoption.

Make the case for change.

Translate the rationale for standardisation into clear, credible messages that resonate with the people affected.

Get into the room where decisions happen.

Prepare and co-facilitate fit-to-standard workshops, particularly across order-to-cash, bridging the gap between technical design and business reality.

Challenge the status quo.

Surface concerns, test assumptions and help distinguish genuine business requirements from legacy preferences.

Measure what matters.

Establish practical readiness and adoption indicators that reveal whether the business is prepared to work differently, not simply whether activities have been completed.

Build capability, not dependency.

Work alongside the internal team, share your knowledge and leave them with the tools and confidence to carry the change forward.

Who we're looking for

Senior enough to challenge.
Hands-on enough to deliver.

You don't need a large team behind you to make an impact. You're comfortable navigating ambiguity, working directly with senior stakeholders and doing the work yourself.

You'll bring

8–10+ years of hands-on change management experience, including at least two significant SAP or ERP transformations, ideally S/4HANA.
Direct experience supporting design or fit-to-standard workshops and translating technical decisions into business implications.
Experience in manufacturing, distribution or consumer goods, ideally with a solid understanding of order-to-cash processes.
The confidence to challenge established practices, manage resistance constructively and help stakeholders move towards standardisation.
A practical, evidence-led approach to change: you know that completed training and green dashboards don't necessarily mean successful adoption.
Fluency in German and English.
Availability to work predominantly on-site in Stuttgart, up to four days per week from January.

Most importantly, you care more about what actually changes than what gets reported as complete.

The engagement

The detail.

Start: Early December 2026
Duration: Until the end of March 2027, with potential extension into the delivery phase
December: 2–3 days per week, predominantly remote
From mid-January: 4 days per week, largely on-site in Stuttgart
Contract: Freelance, through advisr solutions
Day rate: Competitive, depending on experience
Travel and expenses: Reimbursed at cost

The engagement is subject to final client confirmation.

Why advisr?

We're building a different kind of consultancy.

One that values experience over hierarchy, outcomes over activity and the ability to deliver over the ability to present.

Our model is simple: small teams, senior expertise, direct accountability and meaningful work.

We don't believe clients should become dependent on consultants. We believe they should be stronger because we were there.

Built to leave.
Designed to last.

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Interested?

If you're an experienced SAP change practitioner who likes solving difficult problems, challenging established thinking and seeing the impact of your work, we'd like to hear from you.

Send your CV or LinkedIn profile, along with a short note about your most relevant SAP transformation experience.

Prefer email? Write to frederike@advisr.solutions.