IT Project Manager
Key Skills for This Role
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Key Responsibilities
- Program & Project Leadership
- Lead end-to-end ERP implementation and transformation programs.
- Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, budgets, resource plans, and governance documentation.
- Manage multiple concurrent projects across business units and geographic regions.
- Establish project governance, steering committees, status reporting, and executive dashboards.
- Drive issue resolution and decision-making with senior leadership.
- ERP Implementation
- Lead projects involving:
- SAP (ECC, S/4HANA preferred)
- Infor Syteline (CloudSuite Industrial)
- ERP upgrades and migrations
- Greenfield implementations
- Brownfield migrations
- Multi-site rollouts
- Legacy ERP consolidations
- Coordinate:
- Finance
- Procurement
- Inventory
- Quality
- Customer Service
- Warehouse Management
- Reporting & Analytics
- Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures
- Lead ERP activities supporting:
- Business acquisitions
- Business carve-outs
- Divestitures
- TSA (Transition Service Agreement) execution
- Day 1 readiness
- ERP separation planning
- Data migration
- Master data governance
- Business cutovers
- Hypercare support
- Business Process Improvement
- Partner with business leaders to:
- Analyze current-state processes
- Design future-state business processes
- Identify automation opportunities
- Improve operational efficiency
- Standardize global ERP processes
- Reduce technical debt
- Vendor & Partner Management
- Manage relationships with:
- System Integrators
- ERP implementation partners
- Software vendors
- Infrastructure providers
- Managed service providers
- Responsibilities include:
- Statement of Work (SOW) development
- Budget management
- Vendor performance
- Deliverable acceptance
- Risk management
- Contract oversight
- Project Governance
- Develop and maintain:
- Executive dashboards
- RAID logs
- Financial forecasts
- Resource plans
- Milestone reporting
- Steering Committee presentations
- Portfolio reporting
- PMO governance documentation
- Identify and mitigate risks related to:
- Integration
- Security
- Infrastructure readiness
- Organizational change
- Business continuity
- Cutover planning
- Production readiness
- Cross Functional Leadership
- Collaborate with:
- HR
- Legal
- Compliance
- Cyber Security
- Infrastructure
- Enterprise Architecture
- Data & Analytics
- Business Process Owners
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or related discipline.
- 10+ years of IT Project Management experience.
- 7+ years leading enterprise ERP implementations.
- Experience managing projects exceeding $1MM.
- Proven success delivering global ERP programs.
- Experience managing cross-functional teams of 25–100+ members.
- Strong knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid methodologies.
- Experience with Microsoft Project, Clarity, or similar project management tools.
- Preferred ERP Experience
- Strong experience with one or more of:
- SAP ECC
- SAP S/4HANA
- Epicor ERP / Kinetic
- Infor Syteline (CSI)
- Preferred Technical Experience
- Knowledge of:
- ERP integrations
- APIs
- Middleware
- ETL/Data migration
- Azure
- AWS
- Microsoft 365
- Active Directory / Entra ID
- SQL Server
- Oracle Database
- Manufacturing systems
- MES
- PLM
- CRM
- Business Intelligence
- Power BI
- Preferred Experience
- Manufacturing
- Industrial Technology
- Aerospace & Defense
- Distribution
- Supply Chain
- Multi-site operations
- Global organizations
- Leadership Competencies
- Executive presence
- Strategic thinking
- Influencing without authority
- Decision-making
- Financial acumen
- Conflict resolution
- Negotiation
- Change leadership
- Coaching and mentoring
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Certifications (Preferred)
- PMP (Project Management Professional)
- PMI-ACP
- PRINCE2 Practitioner
- Agile Scrum Master
- SAP Project Management Certification
- Prosci Change Management
- ITIL Foundation
- Success Measures
- The successful candidate will consistently deliver:
- ERP implementations on time and within budget
- Successful business cutovers with minimal disruption
- High user adoption and stakeholder satisfaction
- Effective risk mitigation and issue resolution
- Executive-quality project reporting
- Strong governance and compliance
- Continuous improvement of delivery processes
- Seamless coordination across business and IT teams
- Diversity & Inclusion:
- We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.
- At no time during the hiring process will Smiths Detection, Smiths Group, nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation – including, but not limited to, interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our career’s website ( Careers - Smiths Group plc )
- We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.
- At no time during the hiring process will Smiths Group, nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation – including, but not limited to, interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our career’s website ( Careers - Smiths Group plc )
- Smiths Group designs, manufactures and delivers smarter engineering solutions for mission-critical applications, solving some of the world's toughest problems for our customers, our communities and our world. For over 170 years, Smiths Group has been pioneering progress by improving the world through smarter engineering.
- We serve millions of people every year, to help create a safer, more efficient and better-connected world, across four major global markets: Energy, General Industry, Security & Defence, and Aerospace. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs 14,600 colleagues in over 50+ countries.
- This pioneering spirit continues to drive us today, underpinned by our powerful culture. Improving our world is what we do, how we think, and how we will continue to use our passion for technology and engineering to tackle our customers biggest challenges today and in the future. We're looking for people with curious minds. Who want responsibility and relish a challenge. Whether you're an experienced professional or just starting out, our global scale and focus on growth means we have some great career opportunities for you. There's never been a better time to join Smiths.
- Visit us at - www.smiths.com
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