Deployment Manager

As Deployment Manager, you will play a key role in bringing Sonepar’s digital transformation to life across our Operating Companies (OpCos).

Working in an international, multicultural and agile environment, you will partner closely with OpCo leaders, Spark Streams and key stakeholders to drive the successful deployment and adoption of the Spark transformation program.

You will lead OpCos through their transformation journey, from initial preparation through implementation and adoption, ensuring that key milestones, business objectives and timelines are successfully achieved.

Your scope will cover both Spark Product Portfolios, Customer Experience (CX) and Associate Experience (AX). Acting as a key link between the OpCos and the different Spark streams, you will coordinate and align activities across areas such as Integration, Data and Change Management to ensure a smooth, effective and sustainable transformation.

What success looks like?

As Deployment Manager, you will lead the transformation journey of Sonepar Operating Companies (OpCos), ensuring successful delivery and adoption while managing risks, timelines and business priorities in line with the Spark Transformation Methodology.

You will be accountable for the end-to-end deployment journey, from initial assessment through go-live and transition to post-deployment operations.

Your key responsibilities:

• -Assess transformation readiness: Evaluate each OpCo’s starting point during the Exploration phase and, together with local teams, define and execute the actions required to establish the fundamentals for a successful Spark implementation.
• -Build the transformation roadmap: Lead the Discovery phase with the OpCo to translate transformation objectives into clear priorities, milestones and actionable deployment plans.
• -Establish effective governance: Set up the appropriate project governance, facilitate key discussions and enable timely decision‑making throughout the transformation.
• -Coordinate deployment streams: Synchronize the different Spark streams, including Integration, Data and Change, ensuring activities are delivered on time, to the expected quality and in line with the Transformation Methodology.
• -Manage risks and dependencies: Anticipate, identify and mitigate risks and dependencies that could impact successful delivery.
• -Drive stakeholder communication: Provide clear and regular visibility on progress, challenges, decisions and outcomes, while recommending actions to continuously improve deployment effectiveness.
• -Ensure a successful transition after go-live: Prepare and coordinate the handover to post‑deployment teams, ensuring the right operating processes and KPIs are in place to support sustainable adoption and performance.

The experience you bring

• 5+ years of experience in digital or business transformation , project management or a related field.
• Proven experience delivering complex transformation projects from planning through implementation.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills , with the ability to influence both business and IT stakeholders.
• Experience working in international and multicultural environments with a collaborative, one‑team mindset.
• Experience with Agile ways of working is a plus.

Work Mode & Location

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

Benefits that await you:

• The role - Your daily activities will be interesting, stimulating and varied... No two days are alike!
• The organisation - You'll be part of the Sonepar family and share the same values!
• The culture - You'll be working in an international environment.
• The team - Our dynamic, multidisciplinary, open‑minded and talented team is eager to welcome additional skills to continue to meet the challenge.
• 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 manager and a peer
• Interview with the Deployment Director

We ensure we create an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcomed and valued for their uniqueness. Regardless of physical abilities, office requirements, gender, sexual orientation, academic backgrounds or other diversity dimensions, every position at Sonepar is open to individuals who share our core values and engagements. We aim to ensure our job listings resonate with everyone and truly represent the diversity we embrace and we are proud to have the GEEIS Label (Gender Equality for European & International Standard) and to be partner of AGEFIPH (Association de Gestion du Fonds pour l’Insertion Professionnelle des Personnes Handicapées)

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