Manufacturing & Supply Chain Systems Implementation Project Manager

Steris Corporation•Mentor, OH

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

As an IT Project Manager supporting Manufacturing and Supply Chain Systems, you will lead the delivery of strategic technology initiatives that enable smart manufacturing operation and intelligent supply chain execution. As part of the IT PMO, you will apply standardized project management methodologies, governance, and tools to manage complex implementations such as ERP, manufacturing, supply chain, quality systems and associated data analytics. You will partner with cross-functional business and IT teams to deliver solutions that enhance operational efficiency, ensure regulatory compliance, and improve supply chain visibility. This role will also support projects operating within regulated manufacturing environments, ensuring alignment with FDA validation requirements and applicable regulatory standards. Responsibilities include managing the full project lifecycle from requirements and solution planning through implementation, including coordination of validation activities where required, while overseeing scope, budget, timelines, risk management, and stakeholder alignment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required
Certification as a Project Manager Professional (PMP)
5+ years leading enterprise IT/Manufacturing/Supply Chain projects
5+ years’ experience gathering requirements to the necessary level for planning and scheduling purposes
Experience with project scheduling, including via automated tools, and can analyze progress and trade-offs
Experience implementing project change process, as appropriate for scope control and change processes
Knowledge of project risk assessment, monitoring and mitigation planning
Team leadership skills sufficient to facilitate conflict and issue resolution
Candidates must reside within a reasonable commuting distance of our headquarters in Mentor, Ohio. Preference will be given to applicants currently living in Northeast Ohio.

Nice To Haves

Manufacturing/Supply chain systems implementation experience
FDA Validation experience
Agile Methodology experience
Waterfall Methodology experience

Responsibilities

Manage projects through the various lifecycle stages from business need through design and delivery
Support project-charting process and setup
Plan, schedule and track projects, with related cost estimation and scope control responsibilities
Manage project priorities, scope, budgets, timelines and expectations
Coordinate intradepartmental projects and resources
Manage multiple parallel projects using formal IT project management methodologies
Maintain IT project controls that accurately reflect completed work against project plans, schedules and budgets, and ensure user/management involvement at appropriate milestones
Responsible for recommending staffing plans and skill sets on a per project basis
Review and assess vendor solutions and proposals
Continually identify, prioritize and mitigate project risks
Lead design and review sessions with project teams, business partners and Information Technology staff
Track short-term project metrics (for example, schedule variances and customer satisfaction).
Monitor and manage project expenditures
Provide management with regular communication on the progress of projects and other initiatives
Provide oversight and control of any external resources contracted to the project
Review the project's medium-term benefits (for example, to support business-case process improvement)
Monitor workload of staff to ensure team members are consistently managed and challenged