Immediate job opening for ERP Project Manager in Saco, ME
ERP-Focused Project Leadership:
- Lead end-to-end ERP implementation projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives, timelines, and budget.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for ERP-related project activities, decisions, and stakeholder engagement.
- Collaborate closely with internal teams and external partners to ensure ERP system integration meets operational and business requirements.
Project Planning & Execution:
- Develop detailed project plans specific to ERP implementations, outlining scope, milestones, deliverables, and resource allocations.
- Monitor project performance, ensuring ERP milestones are met, and proactively manage scope, cost, and schedule variances.
- Apply project management best practices, with a focus on change control and ERP-specific risk mitigation.
Stakeholder & Team Leadership:
- Lead cross-functional teams (including IT, operations, finance, and external consultants) involved in ERP system rollout.
- Clearly define team roles and responsibilities related to ERP tasks.
- Promote collaboration and clear communication across departments during ERP adoption.
Requirements & Process Mapping:
- Work closely with business users to gather and validate ERP system requirements.
- Translate operational processes into system requirements to drive ERP system configuration and customization.
- Ensure ERP functionality aligns with strategic goals, particularly in a manufacturing and food production context.
Vendor & Partner Management:
- Manage relationships with ERP software vendors, system integrators, and third-party consultants.
- Oversee contract negotiations and ensure vendor deliverables support project success.
- Evaluate ERP partner performance against key KPIs.
Change Management & Training:
- Develop ERP-specific change management strategies to drive user adoption and minimize disruption.
- Support training and onboarding of staff on new ERP processes and tools.
Reporting & Documentation:
- Provide transparent ERP project updates to leadership and stakeholders.
- Maintain detailed documentation of implementation steps, decisions, lessons learned, and optimization opportunities.
Qualifications & Skills Required:
- Bachelor?s degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, or related field.
- PMP certification or equivalent is highly desirable.
- Minimum of 10 years of project management experience, with demonstrated leadership in ERP implementation.
- Proven success implementing and customizing ERP systems, preferably Sage X3.
- Experience in manufacturing or food production environments is preferred.
- Strong vendor management and contract negotiation skills.
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams through complex change initiatives.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
- Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies.
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent ERP or IT projects
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $84,695.30 - $125,000.00 per year
Application Question(s):
- How many years of experience you have as an ERP Project Manager
- How many years of experience you have in implementing and customizing ERP systems, preferably Sage X3?
- How many years of experience you have in Manufacturing industry background?
- What is your Expected Salary for full-time?
- Are you Interested in Commute or relocate on your own to Saco, ME ?
Are you an US Citizen or GC holder or TN visa holder?
What is your current location?
- please share me your validate email address
- Best time to reach you?
Work Location: In person