The Vetropack Group is one of Europe's leading manufacturers of packaging glass. With a total of about 4000 employees, it operates glass plants in Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Italy and Moldova. It enables everyone to enjoy food and beverages in the most elegant, safe and responsible way.
We are looking for a Senior IT Project Manager who is responsible for leading and managing complex projects and programs, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and within budget.
This position plays a key role in driving strategic transformation initiatives, including a major S/4 RISE migration from an existing S/4 on‑premise landscape, followed by broader business transformation programs and the ongoing evolution of our modern enterprise application landscape (e.g. Salesforce, SuccessFactors, Anaplan, M365 and Agentic AI).
The role balances scope, cost, timelines, and quality, challenges priorities and solution designs, mentors junior project managers, and continuously improves project delivery capabilities across the organization.
Lead end‑to‑end project and program delivery, from planning and scope definition to implementation, value realization and handover into operations
Assume responsibility for a strategic SAP S/4 RISE migration (from S/4 on‑premise), including governance, planning, execution, and stakeholder alignment
Drive and coordinate adjacent business transformation initiatives following the S/4 RISE migration, supporting the further development of a modern enterprise application landscape (e.g. Salesforce, SuccessFactors, Anaplan)
Own business outcomes, ensuring measurable value through defined KPIs such as ROI, efficiency gains, quality and user adoption
Steer scope, priorities, and trade‑offs based on business value, while managing risks, budgets, resources and timelines
Lead and coordinate cross‑functional project teams, providing direction, support and mentoring to junior project managers
Manage senior stakeholders and governance, including executive steering committees, conflicting interests and decision forums
Drive transparency and clarity, through structured reporting, progress tracking, issue resolution and clear documentation
Continuously improving project management practices, tools and standards to enhance delivery effectiveness and sustainability
Your Profile
At least 5 years of relevant experience, ideally within the food & packaging or manufacturing environment
Strong background in project and program delivery, with a focus on value realization and operational readiness
A previous business or management consulting experience, enabling you to effectively solve problems and quickly address complex business challenges, is considered a valuable complement to the project management skills
Experience with leading SAP S/4 RISE migrations or similar transformative programs is a strong plus
Exposure to or experience with enterprise SaaS platforms such as Salesforce, SuccessFactors, and Anaplan is advantageous.
Initial leadership experience and a passion for mentoring and guiding teams is a plus
Fluent in English; German is a plus
A confident and engaging communication style, combined with a cooperative, reliable and flexible mindset
Experience level: Experienced professional
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