ERP/MES Implementation Project Lead

Jobot Consulting; Landfall (MN); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite work at start

Project duration until March 2027

Approx. 20 hours per week

Job summary

Jobot Consulting is seeking a project manager to lead the replacement of an MES with FactoryLogix for a manufacturing services client. The role involves coordinating cross-functional teams, vendors, and clients to execute an end-to-end ERP/MES deployment with-go-live readiness and UAT facilitation.

The project runs until March 2027, with some onsite work at the outset and an estimated 20 hours per week. Bachelors degree and 5+ years of enterprise software implementation experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• 5+ years of experience managing enterprise software implementation projects.
• Experience deploying ERP, MES, CRM, or other business-critical software platforms.
• Strong understanding of Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid project delivery methodologies.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency with project management platforms including Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Asana, Monday.com, or comparable tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end software implementation projects, overseeing planning, execution, deployment, and project closeout.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, milestones, resource plans, and deliverables.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, customers, vendors, and implementation partners throughout the project lifecycle.
• Facilitate project meetings, executive status updates, and stakeholder communications.
• Manage project risks, dependencies, scope changes, and issue resolution.
• Oversee implementation activities including system configuration, data migration, integrations, testing, user training, and go-live readiness.
• Track project budgets, forecasts, and contractual commitments.
• Drive User Acceptance Testing (UAT) efforts and ensure successful solution adoption.
• Maintain project documentation and support transition activities following implementation.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Agile / Waterfall / hybrid

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelors degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related discipline, or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Asana

Monday.com

Job description

Jobot Consulting is seeking a project manager to lead the replacement of an MES with FactoryLogix for a manufacturing services client. The role involves coordinating cross-functional teams, vendors, and clients to execute an end-to-end ERP/MES deployment with-go-live readiness and UAT facilitation.

The project runs until March 2027, with some onsite work at the outset and an estimated 20 hours per week. Bachelors degree and 5+ years of enterprise software implementation experience are required.