IT Project Manager

Smiths Group•Temple, NC

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 manages complex ERP programs—preferably involving SAP, Epicor (Kinetic), and/or Infor Syteline—while coordinating cross-functional business and IT teams throughout the project lifecycle. The successful candidate will provide strong leadership, executive communication, and vendor management, delivering large-scale technology programs within scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives. The role may be based in Knoxville, Tennessee; Temple, Georgia; Abbeville, South Carolina; or Greenville, South Carolina. The ideal candidate has a track record delivering complex ERP transformations in manufacturing or industrial environments, including acquisitions, divestitures, ERP consolidations, and enterprise modernization initiatives. They will lead project planning and governance, ERP implementation and migration activities, business process improvement, vendor relationships, risk management, and coordination across business and IT functions. Smiths Group designs, manufactures, and delivers engineering solutions for mission-critical applications across Energy, General Industry, Security & Defence, and Aerospace. The company employs 14,600 colleagues in more than 50 countries. It emphasizes inclusion, equality, ethics, and welcoming different perspectives. Applicants are advised that Smiths Group and its recruitment partners will not request payment during the hiring process.

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 $1MM.
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

Strong experience with one or more of SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, Epicor ERP/Kinetic, 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.
Leadership competencies including executive presence, strategic thinking, influencing without authority, decision-making, financial acumen, conflict resolution, negotiation, change leadership, coaching and mentoring, and a continuous improvement mindset.
PMP (Project Management Professional), PMI-ACP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, Agile Scrum Master, SAP Project Management Certification, or Prosci Change Management certification.
Knowledge of ERP implementations, acquisitions, divestitures, ERP consolidations, or enterprise modernization initiatives.

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 ECC or S/4HANA, Epicor ERP/Kinetic, Infor Syteline/CloudSuite Industrial, 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 for acquisitions, carve-outs, divestitures, TSA execution, Day 1 readiness, ERP separation planning, data migration, master data governance, business cutovers, and hypercare support.
Analyze current-state processes, design future-state processes, identify automation opportunities, improve operational efficiency, standardize global ERP processes, and reduce technical debt with business leaders.
Manage relationships with system integrators, ERP implementation partners, software vendors, infrastructure providers, and managed service providers.
Oversee statement of work development, budgets, vendor performance, deliverable acceptance, risk management, 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.
Deliver ERP implementations on time and within budget, support business cutovers with minimal disruption, promote user adoption and stakeholder satisfaction, mitigate risks and resolve issues, provide executive-quality reporting, maintain governance and compliance, and improve delivery processes.