ERP Project Manager

Mentmore; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Mentmore in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced ERP Project Manager to lead a range of technology and business change projects across the full lifecycle, from initiation to BAU transition.

You will coordinate with business stakeholders, IT teams, and partners to ensure on-time delivery within scope and budget, while maintaining quality standards and successful adoption of new ERP systems.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering complex enterprise technology or business systems projects.
• Strong governance, planning, budgeting and RAID management experience.
• Experience managing third-party suppliers, software vendors and implementation partners.
• Proven ability to deliver projects through testing, deployment, go-live, hypercare and BAU transition.
• Experience coordinating SIT, UAT and defect management.
• Excellent senior stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage IT and business change projects through the full project lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain project plans, governance documentation and RAID logs.
• Manage project scope, budgets, resources, risks, issues and dependencies.
• Provide clear project reporting to senior stakeholders, Steering Groups and Project Boards.
• Manage software vendors, implementation partners and system integrators.
• Coordinate SIT, UAT, defect management and business sign-off.
• Manage deployment, cutover, go-live and post-implementation hypercare.
• Ensure effective transition into BAU support, including documentation and knowledge transfer.
• Support business readiness and ensure successful adoption of new systems and processes.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project governance

RAID management

Budgeting

Vendor management

SIT/UAT coordination

Go-live support

BAU transition

Communication skills

Job description

We are looking for an experienced ERP Project Manager to join a large organisation and deliver a range of technology and business change projects.

You will manage projects across the full lifecycle, from initiation and planning through to implementation, go-live, hypercare and transition into BAU.

The project portfolio will cover a broad range of technology initiatives, including ERP, enterprise applications, infrastructure, cloud, cyber security and wider digital transformation.

Working closely with business stakeholders, IT teams, third-party suppliers and implementation partners, you will ensure projects are delivered to agreed scope, budget, timescales and quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage IT and business change projects through the full project lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain project plans, governance documentation and RAID logs.
• Manage project scope, budgets, resources, risks, issues and dependencies.
• Provide clear project reporting to senior stakeholders, Steering Groups and Project Boards.
• Manage software vendors, implementation partners and system integrators.
• Coordinate SIT, UAT, defect management and business sign-off.
• Manage deployment, cutover, go-live and post-implementation hypercare.
• Ensure effective transition into BAU support, including documentation and knowledge transfer.
• Support business readiness and ensure successful adoption of new systems and processes.

About You

We are looking for an experienced IT Project Manager with a strong background in delivering complex technology and business change projects within medium to large organisations.

You will ideally have:

• Proven experience delivering complex enterprise technology or business systems projects.
• Strong experience across project governance, planning, budgeting and RAID management.
• Experience managing third-party suppliers, software vendors and implementation partners.
• Proven experience delivering projects through testing, deployment, go-live, hypercare and BAU transition.
• Experience coordinating SIT, UAT and defect management.
• Excellent senior stakeholder management and communication skills.

ERP Experience

ERP implementation, upgrade or transformation experience is highly desirable.

Candidates with experience working within manufacturing, FMCG, logistics or supply chain environments would also be of interest.

What the Role Offers

This is a broad IT Project Manager position offering exposure to major ERP, enterprise application and technology transformation projects within a large organisation.