IT Project Manager (US)

Solina•Oak Brook, IL

18h•Onsite

About The Position

Solina is a fast-growing international company in the food industry, specializing in customized savory solutions for clients in food industry, food service, butchery, and nutrition markets. With a community of close to 5,000 people, Solina operates around 50 production sites and R&D laboratories in over 19 countries. The company is seeking an IT Project Manager (US) to lead the end-to-end delivery of enterprise application projects, including ERP, PLM, CRM, and supply chain systems, across its manufacturing sites and business functions. This role is part of the global IT Build organization and involves managing project scope, planning, governance, budget, vendor coordination, deployment, and adoption. The IT Project Manager will also provide Level 3 expertise for complex incidents, while Run/Operations teams handle ongoing support. The position is based in the US.

Requirements

4+ years of IT project management experience
Proven ERP or enterprise application implementation experience
Solid understanding of integrations, APIs, and data migration
Fluent English required
Professional ethics
Willingness to travel

Nice To Haves

Experience in manufacturing and multi-site environments preferred
PMP certification preferred
Agile certification is a plus

Responsibilities

Gather business needs and translate them into clear IT requirements and functional specifications.
Challenge demand against the Group digital roadmap and standard solutions where relevant.
Define scope, assumptions, constraints, success criteria and delivery approach (waterfall/agile/hybrid).
Provide high-level estimations (effort/costs), resource needs and delivery options.
Build and maintain delivery plans (milestones, dependencies, resources, budget) and ensure execution.
Define and run project governance (steering committees, project controls, regular status reporting).
Maintain RAID management (Risk/Action/Issue/Decision logs) and drive timely decisions.
Coordinate cross-program dependencies and ensure consistent reporting to leadership.
Be the contact person for the business and IT project members.
Estimate workload and costs (internal effort, licenses, external partners) and manage budget tracking.
Participate in RFPs, vendor selection and contracting support; review statements of work.
Control subcontractor effectiveness and delivery quality throughout the engagement; manage change requests.
Coordinate design/build/configuration, integrations, data migration and deployment across IT teams and partners.
Define and manage testing strategy (SIT/UAT), acceptance criteria, defect management and release readiness.
Ensure testing is evidence-based (test results reviewed, logs checked where relevant) and includes end-to-end validation reflecting production constraints (e.g., printing/scanning or other peripherals when applicable).
Ensure documentation is produced and kept up to date (solution, procedures, handover pack).
Prepare and execute cutover/go-live plans, communications, training and hypercare.
Support change management and business readiness activities; ensure stakeholder alignment.
Ensure operational risk is controlled through readiness checks, testing evidence and structured transition to Run.
Plan and execute structured transition to Run (knowledge transfer, service acceptance, support model, KPIs).
Provide Level 3 functional/technical expertise for complex incidents/major problems (Run remains the ticket owner).
Support root cause analysis and corrective action plans with Run teams and vendors to prevent recurrence.
For smaller initiatives (e.g., local apps, workflow automation), facilitate workshops, document requirements and translate them into actionable work items and acceptance criteria.
For large programmes (e.g., ERP rollouts), coordinate with product owners, business analysts and solution leads to ensure a complete and validated requirements baseline.