IT Project Manager

Smiths Group•Abbeville, SC

14d

About The Position

Smiths Group is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead enterprise ERP implementations, upgrades, acquisitions, divestitures, and digital transformation initiatives across global business operations. The role oversees complex ERP programs, preferably involving SAP, Epicor (Kinetic), and/or Syteline (Infor CSI), and coordinates cross-functional business and IT teams through all phases of the project lifecycle. The successful candidate will apply strong leadership, executive communication, and vendor management skills to deliver large-scale technology programs within scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives. The position can be based in Knoxville, Tennessee; Temple, Georgia; Abbeville, South Carolina; or Greenville, South Carolina. The ideal candidate has a track record of leading complex ERP transformation programs in manufacturing or industrial environments, strong stakeholder management skills, and experience delivering acquisitions, divestitures, ERP consolidations, and enterprise modernization initiatives. Success is measured by on-time, on-budget ERP implementations; minimally disruptive business cutovers; user adoption and stakeholder satisfaction; effective risk and issue management; executive-quality reporting; strong governance and compliance; improved delivery processes; and effective coordination between business and IT teams.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline.
10+ years of IT Project Management experience.
7+ years leading enterprise ERP implementations.
Experience managing projects exceeding $1 million.
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.

Nice To Haves

Experience with SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, Epicor ERP/Kinetic, and/or Infor Syteline (CSI).
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, and Power BI.
Experience in manufacturing, industrial technology, aerospace and defense, distribution, supply chain, multi-site operations, or global organizations.
PMP, PMI-ACP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, Agile Scrum Master, SAP Project Management, Prosci Change Management, or ITIL Foundation certification.
Executive presence, strategic thinking, influencing without authority, decision-making, financial acumen, conflict resolution, negotiation, change leadership, coaching and mentoring, and a continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

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.
Lead ERP projects involving SAP, Epicor ERP/Kinetic, Infor Syteline/CloudSuite Industrial, ERP upgrades and migrations, greenfield implementations, brownfield migrations, multi-site rollouts, and legacy ERP consolidations.
Coordinate ERP work across Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Procurement, Inventory, Quality, Customer Service, Warehouse Management, and Reporting & Analytics.
Lead ERP activities supporting acquisitions, carve-outs, divestitures, TSA execution, Day 1 readiness, ERP separation planning, data migration, master data governance, business cutovers, and hypercare support.
Partner with business leaders to analyze current-state processes, design future-state processes, identify automation opportunities, improve operational efficiency, standardize global ERP processes, and reduce technical debt.
Manage relationships with system integrators, ERP implementation partners, software vendors, infrastructure providers, and managed service providers.
Develop statements of work and manage budgets, vendor performance, deliverable acceptance, risks, and contracts.
Develop and maintain executive dashboards, RAID logs, financial forecasts, resource plans, milestone reporting, steering committee presentations, portfolio reporting, and PMO governance documentation.
Identify and mitigate risks related to data migration, integration, security, infrastructure readiness, organizational change, business continuity, cutover planning, and production readiness.
Collaborate with Finance, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, HR, Legal, Compliance, Cyber Security, Infrastructure, Enterprise Architecture, Data & Analytics, and Business Process Owners.