PLM, PDM Project Manager – Transformation & Product Data

Jobtailor; Grasse; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Jobtailor in Grasse/France seeks a senior PLM/PDM Program Lead to oversee the PLM program and its sub-projects, coordinating cross-functional teams across business, IT and external partners. You will gather and formalize requirements, draft specifications, define architecture, and drive the roadmap with vendors while ensuring ERP/PLM/MDM/CRM integrations run smoothly.

Ideal candidates have 8–10 years in PLM/PDM, strong data modeling and architecture skills, plus experience in complex programs

Qualifications

• Higher education degree from an engineering school, business school, or university.
• At least 8–10 years of experience with PLM/PDM, product development, product master data, or MDM, ideally in an industrial or luxury goods environment.
• Expertise in systems design, data modeling, and specification writing.
• Strong application architecture skills.
• Good knowledge of system exchanges and interfaces, particularly ERP–PLM, ERP–MDM, and ERP–CRM integrations.
• Experience managing complex programs and projects.
• Proficiency in project management methodologies; knowledge of PRINCE2 or PMP is a plus.
• Experience with Jira or a comparable project management tool.
• Experience facilitating design workshops.
• Strong change management experience.
• Ability to challenge business processes and translate them into PLM solutions.
• Leadership, diplomacy, and excellent communication skills.
• Professional English enabling daily work in an international environment.

Responsabilités

• Lead the PLM/PDM program and sub-projects.
• Coordinate business, IT, business project management support (AMOA), partner, and external vendor teams.
• Gather, formalize, and challenge business requirements, including data models, processes, and specifications.
• Contribute to drafting and validating functional and technical specifications.
• Contribute to defining the functional and application architecture of the solutions.
• Define and manage the PLM roadmap.
• Challenge solutions proposed by vendors and lead the resolution of gaps.
• Formalize business processes and translate them into PLM tools.
• Lead the design, configuration, testing, user acceptance testing, migration, and production rollout phases.
• Organize and facilitate design workshops with stakeholders.
• Ensure the functional and application consistency of the PLM ecosystem.
• Manage interfaces and data flows between the PLM and other information systems, including ERP, MDM, CRM, and ad hoc solutions.
• Contribute to integrating the PLM with the information systems of the various entities.
• Manage functional and application enhancements, as well as their delivery schedules.
• Support teams through change management and the adoption of new solutions.
• Contribute to maintaining the solution in operational condition after go-live.

Connaissances

PLM/PDM leadership

Systems design

Data modeling

Application architecture

Change management

Leadership

Professional English

Formation

Engineering degree

Outils

Jira

ERP systems

MDM systems

CRM systems

PLM tools

Description du poste

• Lead the PLM/PDM program and its various associated sub-projects
• Coordinate business, IT, business project management support (AMOA), partner, and external vendor teams
• Gather, formalize, and challenge business requirements, including data models, processes, and specifications
• Contribute to drafting and validating functional and technical specifications
• Contribute to defining the functional and application architecture of the solutions
• Define and manage the PLM roadmap
• Challenge solutions proposed by vendors and lead the resolution of gaps
• Formalize business processes and translate them into PLM tools
• Lead the design, configuration, testing, user acceptance testing, migration, and production rollout phases
• Organize and facilitate design workshops with stakeholders
• Ensure the functional and application consistency of the PLM ecosystem
• Manage interfaces and data flows between the PLM and other information systems, including ERP, MDM, CRM, and ad hoc solutions
• Contribute to integrating the PLM with the information systems of the various entities
• Manage functional and application enhancements, as well as their delivery schedules
• Support teams through change management and the adoption of new solutions
• Contribute to maintaining the solution in operational condition after go-live

Requirements

• Higher education degree from an engineering school, business school, or university
• At least 8–10 years of experience with PLM/PDM, product development, product master data, or MDM, ideally in an industrial or luxury goods environment
• Expertise in systems design, data modeling, and specification writing
• Strong application architecture skills
• Good knowledge of system exchanges and interfaces, particularly ERP–PLM, ERP–MDM, and ERP–CRM integrations
• Experience managing complex programs and projects
• Proficiency in project management methodologies; knowledge of PRINCE2 or PMP is a plus
• Experience with Jira or a comparable project management tool
• Experience facilitating design workshops
• Strong change management experience
• Ability to challenge business processes and translate them into PLM solutions
• Leadership, diplomacy, and excellent communication skills
• Professional English enabling daily work in an international environment

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in PLM/PDM program leadership, systems design, and data modeling, with a strong focus on application architecture and integration with ERP, MDM, and CRM systems. Proven ability to manage complex projects, facilitate design workshops, and drive change management in an international environment.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• PLM/PDM Program Leadership
• Systems Design
• Data Modeling
• Application Architecture
• Change Management

ATS Optimization KeywordsHard Skills

• Data Modeling
• Specification Writing
• Application Architecture
• Program Management
• Project Management Methodologies
• PLM Tools
• Functional Specifications
• Integration Management
• User Acceptance Testing
• Process Formalization

Soft Skills

• Leadership
• Diplomacy
• Communication
• Facilitation
• Stakeholder Engagement

Certifications & Qualifications

• PRINCE2
• PMP

Industry Keywords

• Product Development
• Product Master Data
• Industrial Goods
• Luxury Goods
• Business Process Management

Tools & Technologies

• Jira
• ERP Systems
• MDM Systems
• CRM Systems
• PLM Tools