Job Title: Senior IT Project Manager / Delivery Lead
Industry: Manufacturing
Location: Charlotte, NC (Remote, but must travel to Charlotte 1x p/month)
Shift: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET; some weekend/after hours work required during go live events
Client Overview
This is a large, publicly traded materials science company, tens of thousands of employees worldwide, well over 15 billion dollars in annual revenue, with a 170 plus year history of inventing new glass, ceramic, and optical technologies. Operates across five major segments spanning optical communications, specialty materials, display technologies, environmental technologies, and life sciences. The company's work shows up in products most people use every day, from consumer electronics to automotive to medical devices. This role sits within one of their U.S. manufacturing or engineering operations.
Top 3 Skills
SAP ECC platform experience across implementation, integration, data migration, and cutover planning
Agile/Scrum delivery leadership, including Kanban based backlog and release management, with a Scrum Master or PMI-ACP certification
Enterprise program governance and executive communication: RAID management, status reporting, financial tracking, and stakeholder alignment
What You'll Do
Lead end to end delivery of an enterprise demand planning implementation using Agile, Scrum, and iterative product delivery practices
Serve as a servant leader, removing blockers, enabling collaboration, and driving accountability across cross functional teams
Own delivery planning, governance reporting, status updates, RAID management, and executive communications
Coordinate business, IT, SAP ECC, implementation partner, and vendor teams to align execution across workstreams
Drive backlog and workflow management through Kanban based delivery practices and support sprint and release planning
Track project financials, delivery progress, risks, dependencies, and key milestones
Support integration planning, data migration readiness, testing coordination, cutover execution, and go live planning
Ensure adherence to SOX, regulatory, and enterprise governance requirements
Provide executive level updates to senior leadership and maintain stakeholder engagement throughout delivery
What We Need From You
7+ years leading enterprise technology implementations as a Project Manager, Delivery Lead, or similar role
Strong foundation in stakeholder management, governance and status reporting, executive updates, financial tracking, and vendor coordination
Experience leading teams in Agile/Scrum environments with hands on Kanban board experience; Scrum Master certification or PMI-ACP required
Experience with SAP ECC implementations, including integration, data migration, and cutover coordination
Knowledge of demand planning in a manufacturing environment plus SOX/regulatory governance experience
Preferred / Bonus
PMP certification
Product Owner certification (CSPO or PSPO)
First hand experience implementing Kinaxis Maestro Demand Planning
Experience implementing complex SAP ECC solutions
Hands on experience with Planview AgilePlace
Experience presenting to and influencing senior leadership