Project & Change Management Leader

Lead the successful local implementation of the 50-50-100 program by ensuring alignment, execution, governance, and adoption across global and local stakeholders.

1. Project Management & Execution

• Lead the end-to-end local implementation of the 50-50-100 program
• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, and milestones
• Track progress against key deliverables and ensure adherence to deadlines
• Identify risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks, and drive mitigation actions
• Ensure all project activities are aligned with global standards and guidelines

2. Stakeholder Management & Governance

• Act as an embedded member of the 50-50-100 program team and the primary liaison between Global Procurement, local teams, and external partners (e.g., Infosys), ensuring two-way alignment and timely issue resolution
• Identify, map, and actively manage all local stakeholders impacted by the program (Procurement, Finance, IT, Business Units, approvers, requesters, etc.), ensuring they are engaged, involved, and informed throughout the implementation
• Collect, consolidate, and validate local requirements, risks, decisions, and approvals; ensure outcomes are documented and communicated back to both local and global stakeholders
• Coordinate and facilitate alignment meetings with global and local stakeholders
• Ensure clarity of roles, responsibilities, and decision-making processes
• Prepare and lead governance routines (weekly/monthly reviews, steering committees)

3. Communication & Alignment

• Drive clear and structured communication across all stakeholders
• Translate global guidelines into actionable plans for the APAC organization
• Ensure timely, accurate, and complete flow of information and required inputs between global and local teams
• Communicate project status, decisions, risks, and next steps to leadership

4. Performance Tracking & Reporting

• Monitor project KPIs, milestones, and deliverables
• Develop and maintain dashboards and status reports
• Provide regular updates to senior leadership (local and global)
• Ensure transparency on progress, challenges, and outcomes

5. Change Management & Go-Live Support

• Support and coordinate go-live planning and execution
• Own and drive change management initiatives (impact assessment, stakeholder engagement, communications, adoption) to ensure sustained adoption of new processes and tools
• Identify impacts on stakeholders and define mitigation and engagement plans
• Define and coordinate the training approach (training needs analysis, materials, train-the-trainer and/or end-user sessions), and execute readiness assessments before go-live
• Actively manage resistance and ensure smooth transition to new operating model

6. Process & Data Readiness

• Ensure required local inputs (data, supplier information, master data, process definitions, local requirements) are collected, validated, and delivered on time to support configuration and go-live readiness
• Support validation of category allocation, sourcing flows, and system configurations
• Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure data accuracy and completeness

Key Deliverables

• Local implementation roadmap and execution plan
• Governance structure and meeting cadence
• Status reports and dashboards
• Risk and mitigation tracking
• Go-live readiness plan
• Change management and communication plan
• Local stakeholder map and engagement plan (including communication cadence and key messages)
• Training plan and supporting materials (including role-based guidance for requesters/approvers and local support model).