SAP Consolidation Project Manager - ECC / S/4HANA Context (Freelance, Remote, Nearshore preferred)

We are currently looking for an experienced SAP Consolidation Project Manager to support a large-scale SAP system consolidation project for an international enterprise customer. The customer has recently completed a discovery phase to evaluate whether the existing SAP landscape should be consolidated first or moved directly to SAP S/4HANA. The decision has been made to consolidate several existing SAP ECC systems into one target ECC environment as the next project step. The ideal candidate combines strong SAP project management experience with a functional consulting background, especially in Finance and SCM , and is able to lead business and IT stakeholders through a complex consolidation, harmonization, and migration environment. This is not a purely technical role. We are looking for someone who can structure the project, manage people, align functional workstreams, drive decisions, and ensure delivery across multiple stakeholders. Start: ASAP, ideally 08.06.2026 Duration: approx. 18 months Workload: Full-time Work Mode: Remote Location: Remote Preferred Freelancer Location: Nearshore / Europe Contract Type: Freelance Language Skills: English mandatory; German is a plus Project Context: SAP ECC consolidation with S/4HANA roadmap relevance Tasks The project is focused on the consolidation of several SAP ECC systems into one target ECC system. Therefore, candidates should bring proven experience in SAP consolidation, harmonization, migration, or transformation projects. Purely technical SAP profiles without strong functional and stakeholder management experience are not the main target for this role. Lead and coordinate a SAP system consolidation project involving several existing SAP ECC systems Manage the consolidation of business processes, system scope, timelines, milestones, risks, issues, and dependencies Coordinate functional workstreams with a focus on Finance and SCM Act as the central project manager between business stakeholders, IT teams, functional consultants, technical teams, and external implementation partners Structure the overall project governance, meeting cadence, reporting logic, escalation paths, and decision-making processes Drive alignment between business requirements and the target SAP ECC consolidation approach Support the definition and tracking of work packages across Finance, Controlling, Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics, Master Data, Migration, Testing, Cutover, and Change Management Coordinate Fit-Gap discussions, process harmonization activities, and functional design decisions Ensure clear ownership of deliverables across internal teams, external consultants, and business key users Track and manage project risks, open decisions, dependencies, change requests, and critical path activities Prepare status reports, steering committee materials, decision papers, and management presentations Support test planning, integration testing coordination, defect tracking, and business acceptance activities Coordinate migration-related activities together with data, functional, and technical teams Support cutover planning, readiness tracking, go-live preparation, and hypercare setup Facilitate communication between se