IT Project Manager

Orbit Search; Edison (NJ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Orbit Search is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead ERP-driven technology projects across finance, warehousing, and distribution. The role requires collaboration with technical teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and senior leadership to deliver on time and within scope.

The ideal candidate will manage ERP implementations, upgrades, migrations, or integrations, with strong communication and risk-management skills across hybrid teams. This is a hands-on, multi-project role.

Qualifications

• At least five years of experience managing IT projects.
• ERP implementations, upgrades, migrations, or integrations.
• Strong understanding of ERP systems across finance, inventory, warehousing, and distribution.
• Experience managing projects from requirements gathering through deployment and post-launch support.
• Proven ability to manage scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and resources.
• Strong stakeholder management and vendor coordination skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead ERP implementations, upgrades, integrations, and process-improvement projects.
• Manage technology projects throughout the complete project lifecycle.
• Define project scope, objectives, timelines, budgets, deliverables, and resource requirements.
• Coordinate internal technical teams, business stakeholders, and third-party vendors.
• Translate business requirements into clear technical and functional project plans.
• Monitor project progress, dependencies, risks, issues, and change requests.
• Facilitate project meetings and provide regular status updates to stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Support data migration, system testing, user acceptance testing, training, and deployment activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes across finance, warehousing, inventory, and distribution.
• Ensure project documentation is accurate, complete, and maintained throughout delivery.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects while maintaining quality and accountability.

Skills

ERP project management

Stakeholder management

Vendor coordination

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Risk and issue management

Project lifecycle

Agile/Waterfall hybrid

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365

NetSuite

SAP

Oracle

PMP/Prince2

Job description

Our client is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead technology projects across its finance, warehousing, and distribution operations.

The successful candidate will have strong ERP implementation and integration experience, with the ability to manage projects from initial planning through deployment and post-launch support. This position requires close collaboration with technical teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and senior leadership.

This is a hands-on role for someone who can manage competing priorities, resolve project risks, and ensure technology initiatives are delivered on time and within scope.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead ERP implementations, upgrades, integrations, and process-improvement projects.
• Manage technology projects throughout the complete project lifecycle.
• Define project scope, objectives, timelines, budgets, deliverables, and resource requirements.
• Coordinate internal technical teams, business stakeholders, and third-party vendors.
• Translate business requirements into clear technical and functional project plans.
• Monitor project progress, dependencies, risks, issues, and change requests.
• Facilitate project meetings and provide regular status updates to stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Support data migration, system testing, user acceptance testing, training, and deployment activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes across finance, warehousing, inventory, and distribution.
• Ensure project documentation is accurate, complete, and maintained throughout delivery.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects while maintaining quality and accountability.

Required Qualifications

• At least five years of experience managing IT projects.
• Demonstrated experience delivering ERP implementations, upgrades, migrations, or integrations.
• Strong understanding of ERP systems and their use across finance, inventory, warehousing, and distribution.
• Experience managing projects from requirements gathering through deployment and post-launch support.
• Proven ability to manage project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and resources.
• Strong stakeholder management and vendor coordination skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with widely used ERP platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics 365, NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, or a comparable system.
• Experience supporting ERP integrations with e-commerce, warehouse management, financial, or supply-chain platforms.
• Familiarity with data migration, reporting, business intelligence, and system-integration projects.
• Project management certification such as PMP, PRINCE2, or Certified ScrumMaster.
• Experience working in retail, e-commerce, manufacturing, warehousing, or distribution environments.
• Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid project-management methodologies.

Work Authorization

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship. H-1B visa candidates cannot be considered for this position.