IT Project Manager

Job Description

Job Description

The IT Project Manager leads technology projects from intake through delivery and benefit realization for Supply Technologies' global business. Reporting to the Director of the EPMO, this role plans, executes, and controls projects across ERP, warehouse management, infrastructure, data, cybersecurity, and business applications, ensuring every project is tied to a clear business outcome and delivered on scope, schedule, and budget.

The role sits at the center of a major technology modernization, including the transition from legacy platforms to SAP and a cloud-native WMS. The ideal candidate combines disciplined project execution with strong business partnership, and is comfortable leading internal teams, business stakeholders, and third-party vendors across multiple sites and time zones.

Key Responsibilities

Project Planning & Initiation

• Partner with the EPMO, IT leadership, and business sponsors to define project scope, objectives, success measures, and business case.
• Build integrated project plans covering scope, schedule, resources, budget, dependencies, risks, and communications.
• Confirm a named business owner and baseline metrics for every project after execution begins.
• Select the right delivery approach for each project, whether waterfall, Agile, or hybrid.

Execution & Delivery

• Lead cross-functional project teams spanning IT, business functions, and external partners through each project phase.
• Manage day-to-day execution, track progress against milestones, and remove roadblocks.
• Coordinate requirements, design, build, testing, data migration, training, cutover, and hypercare activities.
• Manage scope through a disciplined change-control process, assessing the impact of every change on cost, schedule, and value.
• Ensure decommissioning of legacy systems, servers, and licenses is planned and tracked as part of project completion.

EPMO Governance & Reporting

• Follow EPMO standards, methodologies, stage gates, templates, and tools.
• Prepare clear, accurate status reports and dashboards for the Director of EPMO, steering committees, and executive sponsors.
• Present project health, risks, issues, and decisions needed at governance forums.
• Maintain complete project documentation, including RAID logs, decision logs, and lessons learned.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of EPMO processes, templates, and project management maturity.

Financial & Resource Management

• Develop and manage project budgets, forecasts, and actuals; report variances and corrective actions.
• Coordinate internal and external resources, resolving capacity conflicts with functional managers and the EPMO.
• Track vendor deliverables, milestones, and invoices against contract terms.

Stakeholder & Vendor Management

• Build strong relationships with business sponsors, site leaders, and end users across global locations.
• Manage system integrators, software vendors, and consultants to contractual commitments and quality standards.
• Lead organizational change management, including stakeholder analysis, communications, training, and adoption planning.

Risk, Quality & Compliance

• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues; escalate early with recommended options.
• Ensure projects meet IT security, data governance, change management, and audit requirements.
• Validate that deliverables meet acceptance criteria and that business benefits are measured after go-live.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of experience managing IT projects from initiation through closure.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Scrum Master certification: Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM).
• SAFe certification (e.g., SAFe Agilist, SAFe Practitioner, or SAFe Program Consultant).
• Proven experience delivering ERP, WMS, or enterprise application projects in a multi-site environment.
• Strong command of project management methods, including waterfall, Agile, and hybrid approaches.
• Experience managing project budgets, schedules, resources, and third-party vendors.
• Proficiency with project and portfolio management tools (e.g., Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar).
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, including reporting to senior leaders and steering committees.
• Ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Willingness to travel to local and global locations as needed required .

Preferred Experience

• Experience with SAP S/4HANA implementations or migrations.
• Experience in manufacturing, distribution, logistics, or supply chain environments.
• Experience with legacy system modernization, including Open VMS environments.
• Experience with data migration, integration, and cutover planning for global go-lives.
• Experience working within a formal PMO or EPMO governance model.

Preferred Certifications

• PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) or PRINCE2 Practitioner.
• Prosci Change Management certification.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.
• ITIL 4 Foundation.

Competencies

Planning and organization | Business acumen | Stakeholder management | Risk management | Financial discipline | Clear communication | Accountability and ownership | Data-driven decision-making | Vendor management | Adaptability

WE Value:

• Team collaboration and accuracy.

OUR Team Members:

Do The Right Thing and we will succeed:  We insist on honest and ethical behavior; We treat others respectfully; Our actions are underlined with high integrity; We partner with others who hold these same values.

Go One Better to achieve greatness:  We strive to do our best every day; We are curious and seek alternative viewpoints; We value innovation to deliver long-term success; We will not accept the status quo and tirelessly seek to improve.

Customer First balanced with Company results:  We serve our customers with a sense of urgency; We strive to anticipate our customer’s needs; We work with our customers to ensure we are providing them the best solutions they value; We help to deliver the long-term success of our company.

WE DO what we say:  We seek clarity and understanding; We follow through on our commitments; We respectfully challenge and collaborate to achieve mutual success; Once we agree, we move forward and make no excuses.

Together we win:  We respect and value each other’s thoughts and opinions; We make the time to develop meaningful relationships; We seek new opportunities to continuously learn: We never miss an opportunity to bring out the best in others.

Make a career at SUPPLY TECHNOLOGIES:

Career Development: Success starts from within, and we will help you chart your path from which you can enhance your career evolution.  

Supply Technologies provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Medical insurance
• Health saving account 
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k)
• Pension Plan
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance 

Work Location: On Site - Mayfield, OH