Remote ERP Project Lead for Epicor Implementations

ARCH; Bloomfield Hills (MI); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ARCH is seeking an ERP-focused Project Manager to lead conversions, upgrades, and major ERP initiatives for a multi-site manufacturing environment. You will own schedules, milestones, and budgets, coordinating with the ERP Systems Manager and site leaders to ensure timely delivery and alignment with the conversion plan.

The role requires strong governance, planning, and cross-functional collaboration across Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, and IT, with direct reporting to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business, Accounting, Operations, or a related field.
• 5+ years of ERP project management experience with at least one successful full-cycle implementation or major upgrade in a multi-site manufacturing environment.
• Project management experience supporting Epicor ERP or Epicor Kinetic implementations is strongly preferred; experience with conversions from other manufacturing ERP systems is beneficial.
• Strong knowledge of ERP project governance, integrated project planning, testing and cutover coordination, risk and issue management, resource planning, budget management, and organizational change management.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing business processes, including Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Plan to Produce, inventory, costing, and financial close.
• Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional teams, consultants, competing priorities, budgets, risks, and executive-level communications, including the ability to hold people accountable & escalatE known issues.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and manage the integrated project plan for ERP conversions, upgrades, and major initiatives, including milestones, dependencies, deliverables, and completion dates.
• Manage project budget, forecasts, variances, and escalations for overruns or changes.
• Collaborate with the ERP Systems Manager to translate strategy into executable schedules with clear owners and due dates.
• Coordinate the overall project resource plan across site resources, functional leaders, consultants, and stakeholders.
• Own project governance and operating cadence with meetings, status updates, risk/issue logs, and change control.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities across Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, IT, and site leadership.
• Report status to Steering Committee and senior management on schedule, budget, resource constraints, risks, issues, decisions, and overall health.

Skills

ERP project management

PMO / PMP certification

Cross-functional collaboration

Budget management

Scheduling & planning

Risk and issue management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business, Accounting, Operations, or related field

Tools

Epicor ERP

Epicor Kinetic

Job description

ARCH is seeking an ERP-focused Project Manager to lead conversions, upgrades, and major ERP initiatives for a multi-site manufacturing environment. You will own schedules, milestones, and budgets, coordinating with the ERP Systems Manager and site leaders to ensure timely delivery and alignment with the conversion plan.

The role requires strong governance, planning, and cross-functional collaboration across Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, and IT, with direct reporting to