D365 Programme Manager (APAC)

Job Description

The APAC Programme Manager (D365 programme - internally known as Project DRIVE) is responsible for ensuring that the D365 FinOps and CE solutions and associated changes are successfully implemented across Rotork s regional network of factories and selling entities within the APAC region ensuring that agreed business benefits are realised. The Programme Manager will manage the regional APAC deployment programme plan, escalating critical issues and risks, identifying resource pinchpoints and managing dependencies within the programme and interdependencies with other projects outside of the programme. The programme manager will also be responsible for ensuring deployment phase entry and exit criteria are met for each deployment site and providing programme level status inputs into the DRIVE and Tier 1 reporting processes. Additionally, you will line manage the Project Managers for each deployment wave within your region, as well as a team of cross-functional SMEs to deliver D365 into the sites across your region. Ownership and management of the cross-functional APAC deployment plan; ensuring that the plan is delivered and associated benefits realised. Provide leadership by building and motivating factory deployment team members to meet deployment goals, adhering to the agreed RASCI and achieving agreed milestones to ensure that the global factories deployment plan is delivered in full, on time and within budget. Day to day management of wave Project Managers and regional SMEs, providing assurance that plans are robust, resourced and achievable. Ensure that best practices and lessons learned from individual deployments are shared across the D365 network, sponsor a do-learn-do approach to reducing end to end deployment times for individual factories. Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation, and excellence. Work with change & comms resources to ensure consistency in approach across APAC, ensuring regional and local change agents are activated and engaged. Monitor, track, and control programme level delivery and work with key stakeholders to resolve issues, conflicts, dependencies and critical path deliverables. Establish bowling chart metrics for the APAC programme delivery and report against those monthly to the DRIVE Steering Committee and Rotork Management Board via Tier 1 reporting process. Identify and develop trusted adviser relationships with key global, regional and local stakeholders. Ensure that the global deployment is proceeding according to scope, schedule, budget and quality standards. Required skills and experience: At least 5 years experience of successfully delivering a multi-location D365 FinOps & CE deployment programme within a manufacturing context, including people, process, and syst