Project Manager/Delivery Lead - Kinaxis Maestro Demand Planning

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

CTG’s long-standing client is seeking a Project Manager/Delivery Lead.

Job Title: Project Manager/Delivery Lead – Kinaxis Maestro Demand Planning
Location: Charlotte, NC preferred; Corning, NY also preferred. Qualified remote candidates will be considered.
Pay Rate: $80.00–$84.00 per hour
Work Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET
Travel: Minimum of one trip per month to Charlotte, NC
Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred

Additional Schedule Requirements: Some weekend and after-hours work will be required during scheduled go-live events.

About the Role

CTG is seeking an experienced Project Manager/Delivery Lead to lead an enterprise Kinaxis Maestro Demand Planning implementation within a manufacturing environment. This role will drive delivery across business, IT, SAP ECC, implementation partner, and vendor teams using Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and iterative product-delivery practices.

The successful candidate will be a strong project leader and servant leader who can enable collaboration, remove blockers, support decision-making, and drive accountability across cross-functional teams.

This position requires extensive enterprise project leadership experience, knowledge of manufacturing demand planning, and experience working within SAP ECC environments. The Project Manager/Delivery Lead will oversee integration, data migration, testing, cutover, release delivery, and go-live readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end implementation and release delivery of Kinaxis Maestro Demand Planning.
• Serve as a servant leader by enabling collaboration, removing blockers, supporting decision-making, and driving accountability.
• Manage project plans, milestones, financials, risks, issues, dependencies, and governance.
• Lead Agile and Scrum ceremonies, backlog management, Kanban workflows, and sprint and release planning.
• Coordinate execution across business, IT, SAP ECC, implementation partner, and vendor teams.
• Manage status reporting, RAID activities, executive communications, and escalations.
• Support integration planning, data migration readiness, testing coordination, cutover execution, and go-live planning.
• Track project financials, delivery progress, dependencies, and key milestones.
• Communicate project status, risks, decisions, and escalations clearly to senior leadership.
• Ensure compliance with SOX, regulatory, and enterprise governance requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Seven or more years of experience leading enterprise technology implementations as a Project Manager, Delivery Lead, or in a similar role.
• Strong enterprise project leadership experience, including:
  • Communication and stakeholder management
  • Problem and issue resolution
  • Governance and status reporting
  • Executive-level updates
  • Financial tracking
  • Vendor coordination
• Experience leading teams in Agile and Scrum environments, with strong knowledge of iterative and incremental product delivery.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience working from Kanban boards.
• Scrum Master certification or PMI-ACP certification.
• Experience with SAP ECC implementations and SAP ECC platform environments.
• Experience delivering solutions involving integration, data migration, testing, and cutover coordination.
• Knowledge of demand planning within a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of SOX and regulatory compliance within a structured enterprise-governance environment.
• Ability to work Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET.
• Ability to travel to Charlotte, NC at least once per month.
• Availability for occasional weekend and after-hours work during scheduled go-live events.

Highly Desired Qualifications

• PMP certification.
• Product Owner certification, such as 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.

To be considered for this opportunity, please apply directly through our website by clicking the link below.