Role overview
We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead the full implementation of our new ERP system, from planning and design through data migration, go-live and handover.
The role owns delivery: scope, timeline, budget, people and risk. It does not require hands-on ERP configuration or coding; the technical build is done by the implementation partner and our IT team.
Key responsibilities
Leading Internal teams
- Lead the internal project team and key users, keeping them engaged alongside their daily jobs and ensure timely deliverables.
- Drive communication and change management so users adopt the new system.
- Identify risk areas early and work with department heads to address it.
Project planning and governance
- Align with the implementer on the master project plan: scope, phases, milestones, resources and budget.
- Set up governance: steering committee, weekly status meetings and decision log.
- Report progress, risks and budget status to management in clear.
- Manage scope changes through a formal change-request process.
Vendor and partner management
- Act as the main point of contact with the ERP implementation partner.
- Track partner deliverables against the contract and milestones; escalate when needed.
- Review and sign off on partner deliverables together with business owners.
- Make sure requirements and gaps are documented, prioritized and approved by process owners before signing off to ERP implementor.
- Push for standard ERP processes and limit unnecessary customization.
Data migration and transition from the legacy system
- Own the data migration plan: master data (items, customers, suppliers, BOMs, prices), open transactions and opening balances.
- Coordinate data cleansing, mapping, trial loads and reconciliation with business and IT.
- Plan the cutover in alignment with management: freeze dates, parallel run (if any), final load, sign-off and legacy system decommissioning or archiving.
Testing, training and go-live
- Organize unit, integration and user acceptance testing (UAT); track defects to closure.
- Plan end-user training and key-user (super-user) programs with the partner.
- Lead go-live readiness reviews and the go/no-go decision.
- Manage post-go-live hypercare, issue resolution and handover to the support team.
Qualifications and skills
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Information Systems or a related field.
- Relevant project management experience, including at least 2 full ERP or large business-system implementations .
- Solid understanding of core business processes: order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, inventory and finance.
- Experience managing external vendors or implementation partners against contracts and not required
- Technical ERP configuration, programming or database skills. The role leads the project; the technical build sits with the partner and IT.
