Deployment Manager

How will you shape our tomorrow?

Sonepar is an independent family‑owned company standing as the world leader in B-to‑B distribution of electrical equipment, solutions, and services. In 2024, Sonepar achieved sales of €32.5 billion. Present in 40 countries with a dense network of brands, the Group is leading an ambitious transformation to make its customers’ lives easier providing them with an omnichannel experience and sustainable solutions in the building, industry, and energy markets. Sonepar’s 46 000 associates are committed to accelerating the world’s electrification and driven by a shared Purpose: Powering Progress for Future Generations.

What success looks like

The role of a Deployment Manager is to lead and oversee the transformation of operation companies at Sonepar Group, to achieve its goals and objectives, while minimizing risks and using the planned methodology.

Main responsibilities

• Assess the current state of the business:

  Assess the work to be done during the first onboarding of a new OPCO. This activity includes the co‑construction and co‑execution of the action plan to bring the OPCO to the level of ‘fundamentals’ needed to start the Spark implementation. This is mainly done during the Exploration Phase.

• Develop a transformation strategy:

  Based on the assessment, a Business Transformation Manager will execute the Discovery phase with the OPCO to construct the macro and micro action plan, that outlines the goals, objectives, and roadmap for the transformation initiative.

• Governance:

  Setup the project governance bodies and facilitate the decision‑making process.

• Coordinate Streams:

  Ensure all streams are synchronized and that all tasks are executed in a timely manner with the expected level of quality using the Transformation Methodology.

• Risk management:

  prevent, report and mitigate any risks that may occur.

• Communicate and report:

  communicate progress and outcomes to stakeholders based on OPCOS updates, report on the success of the transformation initiative, and provide recommendations for ongoing improvements.

• Handover to post‑go‑live organization:

  Setup and handover post deployment operations to ensure the post go live processes are in place and that KPIs are following with a positive trend.

• Outside Spark teams:

  synchronize and align with external teams (outside Spark) that might impact the Spark Roadmap (PDX, ERP program…).

• Be the first point of contact

  (go to person) for the OPCOs and other partners regarding the ‘Product, adoption process’

The experience you bring

• +5 years of experience in implementing Transformation
• You have strong leadership skills
• You have worked in some form of customer facing role and you can influence both business and IT stakeholders, as well as work with a partner in a one team spirit
• You have a multicultural experience
• Relevant work experience in roles related to digital transformation, project management, or business strategy is essential. This experience should ideally include successful digital transformation projects.
• Experience in agile methodology (preferred)

Work Mode & Location

Hybrid: 3 days in Paris (8ème) after the probation period

Benefits that await you

• 75% reimbursement of your monthly or annual transport pass.
• Swile Ticket restaurant card
• Gym exclusively reserved for the company and made available to employees free of charge.
• Sustainable mobility package
• Health insurance & Welfare
• Employee Savings Plan & Profit Sharing Bonus.

Recruitment process

• Interview with a recruiter
• Interview with the hiring’s manager and a peer
• Interview with the VP Business Transformation

We are interested in knowing you more. Start an exciting new career and enjoy many employee benefits by applying online. Sonepar HQ is thankful for your interest in joining the team, only individuals selected for interview will be contacted.