DM Project Manager and Consultant

Illumiti Inc.; Puebla de Zaragoza; Híbrido; MXN 600.000 - 950.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Global travel options

Flexible work arrangements

Company pension and benefits

Modern work environment

Open feedback culture

Career development and coaching

Descripción de la vacante

Syntax is seeking a knowledgeable SAP Digital Manufacturing Project Manager / Consultant to join our SAP Digital Manufacturing team in North America. This hybrid role combines project leadership and functional consulting across SAP Digital Manufacturing implementations.

You will lead project planning, governance, stakeholder communication, and delivery execution while advising on solution design, fit-to-standard workshops, configuration, testing, training, and client adoption.

Formación

• 3+ years of manufacturing, MES, or digital manufacturing consulting.
• Experience leading or coordinating enterprise software implementation projects.
• Experience with SAP Digital Manufacturing or related manufacturing solutions.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing business processes and shop floor execution.
• Experience with SAP Activate or similar implementation methodologies preferred.
• Ability to travel up to 25% to client locations across North America.

Responsabilidades

• Serve as the primary customer-facing lead for SAP Digital Manufacturing implementation projects and provide solution guidance.
• Lead projects through all phases of the SAP Activate methodology.
• Own core project management responsibilities: plans, timelines, milestones, risks, issues, status reports, stakeholder communication.
• Facilitate fit-to-standard workshops, requirements discussions, and solution design sessions.
• Coordinate project resources and cross-functional workstreams, including PP, QM, PM, IM, EWM integration and device integration.
• Support testing, training, cutover planning, go-live and post-go-live activities.
• Build strong customer relationships and act as a trusted advisor throughout the project lifecycle.
• Contribute to presales activities: solution positioning, workshops, estimations and demos.

Conocimientos

SAP Digital Manufacturing

Project management

ERP implementations

Manufacturing processes

Stakeholder communication

Presales support

Educación

Bachelor’s degree (Engineering / IT / Manufacturing / Supply Chain / Business)

SAP certification / PMP / Scrum preferred

Descripción del empleo

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Syntax is a leading Managed Cloud Provider for Mission Critical Enterprise Applications and has been providing comprehensive technology solutions to businesses of all sizes since 1972. Syntax has undisputed strength to implement and manage ERP deployments (Oracle, SAP) in a secure and resilient private, public or hybrid cloud. With strong technical and functional consulting services, and world-class monitoring and automation, Syntax serves some of North America’s largest corporations across a diverse range of industries. Syntax has offices worldwide, and partners with Oracle, SAP, AWS, Microsoft, IBM and other global technology leaders.

Job Summary

Syntax is seeking a knowledgeable and motivated SAP Digital Manufacturing Project Manager / Consultant to join our SAP Digital Manufacturing team in North America. This hybrid role combines project leadership and functional consulting responsibilities across SAP Digital Manufacturing implementations. The ideal candidate will lead project planning, governance, stakeholder communication, and delivery execution while also serving as a trusted advisor on SAP Digital Manufacturing solution design, fit-to-standard workshops, configuration, testing, training, and client adoption. This role offers the opportunity to lead transformative Industry 4.0 initiatives and help clients improve manufacturing operations through SAP Digital Manufacturing, intelligent automation, and AI-enabled manufacturing use cases.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary customer-facing lead for SAP Digital Manufacturing implementation projects, managing both delivery execution and solution guidance.
• Lead projects through all phases of the SAP Activate methodology.
• Own core project management responsibilities, including project plans, timelines, milestones, risk management, issue tracking, status reporting, and stakeholder communication.
• Facilitate and lead fit-to-standard workshops, requirements discussions, and solution design sessions with customer business and IT teams.
• Serve as a functional consultant for SAP Digital Manufacturing, guiding configuration and solution decisions aligned to business objectives.
• Coordinate project resources and cross-functional workstreams, including integration with SAP modules such as PP, QM, PM, IM, and EWM, as well as machine and device integration.
• Manage project scope and change requests while ensuring alignment to budget, timeline, and delivery quality expectations.
• Support and coordinate testing, training, cutover planning, go-live, and post-go-live support activities.
• Build strong customer relationships and act as a trusted advisor throughout the project lifecycle.
• Collaborate with team members to build expertise in SAP Digital Manufacturing solutions.
• Support presales activities, including solution positioning, workshops, estimations, and demos.
• Demonstrate ownership, initiative, and accountability across both client delivery and internal team contributions.
• Identify opportunities to leverage automation, AI, and advanced analytics to improve shop floor visibility, decision-making, exception handling, and manufacturing performance.
• Support the design of AI-enabled manufacturing scenarios such as anomaly detection, predictive maintenance insights, intelligent work instructions, and data-driven production optimization.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of manufacturing, MES, or digital manufacturing consulting experience required.
• Experience leading or coordinating enterprise software implementation projects required.
• Experience with SAP Digital Manufacturing, MES, or related manufacturing solutions strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing business processes and shop floor execution.
• Experience with SAP Activate or similar implementation methodologies preferred.
• Ability to manage project plans, risks, issues, dependencies, and executive-level status communication.
• Experience supporting integration with SAP manufacturing and supply chain modules such as PP, QM, PM, IM, or EWM preferred.
• Strong facilitation, communication, stakeholder management, and customer-facing consulting skills.
• Passion for learning new SAP technologies and delivering innovative manufacturing transformation projects.
• Ability to travel up to 25% to client locations across North America.
• Exposure to digital manufacturing innovation, data-driven operations, or AI-enabled manufacturing concepts is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP Production Planning (PP) implementation experience preferred.
• Formal project management experience in consulting or client delivery environments preferred.
• PMP, Scrum, SAP, or relevant industry certifications are a plus.
• Experience with presales support, solution demos, and effort estimation is a plus.
• Experience with manufacturing analytics, automation, or intelligent operations use cases is highly desirable.
• Exposure to AI-enabled services, including predictive insights, process automation, or decision support for manufacturing environments.
• An appreciation for innovation, continuous improvement, and modern delivery approaches, including automation and AI-enabled services.

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field preferred.
• SAP and industry certifications are a plus.
• PMP, Scrum, or related project management certifications are preferred.

Why Syntax?

Become a part of our success story and work in a company with exciting innovation projects that are causing a stir across the industry. We recently launched one of the world's most advanced manufacturing facilities based on SAP S/4HANA Cloud and SAP Digital Manufacturing Cloud for Execution - for Smart Press Shop, a pioneering joint venture between Porsche and forming specialist Schuler.

• Global tourist: With us, you can also work from abroad from time to time
• Flexible working time models, home office
• Attractive benefits, e.g. company pension scheme or various health offers
• A modern environment in which the \"you\" is part of it
• Open feedback culture, flat hierarchies and a motivated team
• Individual career planning with continuous training and coaching on the job