IT Project Manager - ERP & Business Applications

TAS•Houston, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The IT Project Manager - ERP & Business Applications is responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering cross-functional enterprise business application initiatives that support TAS's growth and operations. This role serves as the execution owner for ERP and enterprise software projects, including implementations, upgrades, integrations, enhancements, and change requests - ensuring work is prioritized, coordinated, delivered on time, and adopted successfully by the business. The role manages a mixed portfolio ranging from major implementations and projects to smaller application changes and enhancements across systems such as Infor LN, McLeod, SourceDay, Workday, analytics/reporting platforms, and other business applications. It sits within the System of Management (Project Management Office) pillar of the IT Applications organization and partners closely with ERP Analysts, Data & Analytics, Integration, application support resources, vendors, and business stakeholders to convert priorities into reliable outcomes. This is an enterprise business applications and software delivery role rather than an IT infrastructure or technical operations project management role.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Project Management, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
5+ years of experience managing ERP, enterprise software, or business applications projects, preferably in a manufacturing, engineering, construction, supply chain, or operations-oriented environment.
Proven experience delivering at least one ERP or comparable enterprise business application implementation, upgrade, rollout, or significant enhancement through the full project lifecycle.
Demonstrated proficiency in Waterfall and Agile delivery methodologies, including Scrum, with experience tailoring and applying hybrid delivery approaches based on project size, complexity, risk, and business needs.
Experience managing a mixed portfolio of larger projects and smaller application changes or enhancements across multiple competing priorities.
Experience coordinating business requirements, vendors, configuration activities, testing/UAT, deployment, training and change adoption, and post-go-live stabilization.
Strong cross-functional leadership and communication skills, including the ability to translate technical work into business-relevant plans, decisions, and status updates.

Nice To Haves

Preferred certification or formal training in project management, Agile/Scrum & Waterfall delivery, organizational change management, or ERP/business application implementation (for example, PMP or CAPM).
Experience supporting Infor LN or another enterprise ERP platform such as SAP, Oracle, IFS etc.
Experience delivering projects involving enterprise applications that support manufacturing, supply chain, transportation/logistics, procurement or supplier collaboration, human capital management, finance, or analytics (for example, McLeod, SourceDay, Workday, Power BI, or comparable platforms).
Experience managing application enhancement backlogs, release plans, intake governance, or a portfolio of concurrent application initiatives.
Experience working with third-party software vendors, consultants, and system integrators, with practical familiarity with application integrations, APIs, data flows, and interface dependencies.
Experience in high-growth or transformation environments where prioritization, follow-through, process discipline, and adoption are critical.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end delivery of ERP and enterprise business application initiatives, including new software implementations, module or application rollouts, upgrades, integrations, analytics/reporting solutions, and third-party application deployments.
Plan and drive both major projects and smaller application changes and enhancements, translating business priorities into clear scopes, plans, timelines, dependencies, milestones, and accountable owners.
Manage scope, resource needs, risks, issues, decisions, dependencies, and change requests to ensure predictable delivery and minimize disruption to operations.
Coordinate work across IT Business Applications teams (ERP, Data & Analytics, Integration, application support, and consultants) and business functions (Operations, Finance, Supply Chain, Engineering, Human Resources, etc.).
Serve as the primary point of accountability for execution - ensuring decisions are documented, owners and due dates are clear, dependencies are actively managed, and activities are driven to closure.
Partner with software vendors, consultants, and system integrators to manage deliverables, timelines, quality, and issue resolution.
Maintain structured project and portfolio governance, including schedules, status reporting, action and decision tracking, risk and issue management, dependency management, and escalation.
Provide clear, concise updates to IT leadership and business stakeholders focused on progress, risks, decisions needed, and next steps.
Ensure initiatives meet defined success criteria and are transitioned cleanly into application support and steady-state operations.
Coordinate requirements readiness, testing/UAT, release readiness, training readiness, and go-live activities for application implementations, upgrades, releases, and enhancements.
Ensure project documentation, operating procedures, job aids, and training materials are prepared in partnership with IT and business subject matter experts.
Support post-go-live stabilization (hypercare), track open issues to resolution, and confirm intended business outcomes are realized.
Manage intake and maintain a centralized portfolio or backlog for new application projects, changes, enhancements, and other business application requests in partnership with IT leadership.
Facilitate request triage, prioritization, sequencing, and assignment with IT and business owners, balancing capacity, urgency, dependencies, risk, and business impact.
Maintain visibility through an application roadmap, release calendar, and consolidated status reporting; apply right-sized governance, templates, and delivery standards based on the size and complexity of each initiative.
All other duties assigned by TAS.