Why this role stands out
This Senior IT Project Manager role offers a fantastic opportunity to drive critical enterprise system modernization within a reputable distribution organization. You will thrive here if you are a collaborative and accountable leader eager to impact diverse business functions and grow within a high-performing IT team. Apply now to contribute to significant technological advancements and shape the future of operations.
Quick overview
Job description
Be Part Of A High-Performing Team
Join an established North American distribution organization undergoing significant technology modernization across its enterprise operations. This role sits within a highly collaborative IT project-management organization supporting initiatives that affect finance, procurement, inventory, warehouse operations, sales, supply chain, and other critical business functions. The environment is relationship-driven, accountable, and strongly connected to the day-to-day operational business.
What?s In Store For You
- Senior direct-hire technology project-management opportunity.
- Lead highly visible enterprise systems initiatives.
- Work across ERP and other large-scale business technology programs.
- Partner closely with business leaders, technical teams, vendors, and implementation partners.
- Based in Cranford, NJ, with a significant onsite presence expected, generally 3?5 days per week.
- Opportunity to remain involved in multiple enterprise initiatives beyond the initial transformation program.
How You Will Make An Impact
- Lead large, complex technology projects from initiation through implementation and stabilization.
- Build and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, dependencies, budgets, risks, and issue-management processes.
- Coordinate business stakeholders, technical teams, vendors, implementation partners, and leadership across multiple workstreams.
- Establish clear project governance and ensure accountability for milestones and deliverables.
- Identify schedule, resource, and dependency risks early and drive realistic mitigation plans.
- Manage enterprise projects affecting functions such as finance, procurement, inventory, warehouse operations, supply chain, sales, and IT.
- Facilitate effective change management and stakeholder communication throughout project delivery.
- Provide concise executive reporting and escalate issues requiring leadership decisions.
- Support ERP initiatives, including Microsoft Dynamics 365, as well as other enterprise-wide platforms.
- Apply structured project-management methodology while adapting appropriately to individual program needs.
Requirements
Are You a Proven Enterprise Technology Project Manager?
- Approximately 10+ years of IT project-management experience.
- Recent hands-on ownership of complex technology projects.
- Experience leading major enterprise system implementations or upgrades.
- Proven ability to manage project schedules, risks, budgets, dependencies, stakeholders, vendors, and delivery.
- Experience working across multiple business functions and technical teams.
- Background supporting manufacturing, distribution, warehousing, logistics, supply chain, or similar operational environments is strongly preferred.
- ERP implementation experience is highly desirable.
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 experience is a plus.
- PMP, PMI, Agile, or other formal project-management certification is strongly preferred.
- Strong executive communication and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to professionally challenge unrealistic expectations while maintaining strong business relationships.
- Comfortable working onsite in Cranford, NJ on a regular basis.
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