Strategic Cross-Functional Program Lead

GWS Tool Group; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

GWS Tool Group seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead cross-functional operational and commercial projects within the PMO. You will drive project governance, define scopes, budgets, and success metrics while coordinating teams across Operations, Supply Chain, Planning, Logistics, and IT.

The role requires seven or more years in project or program management, with a focus on transformation initiatives. PMP/Lean Six Sigma/AGILE certifications are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Seven or more years of project or program management experience.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional transformation initiatives.
• PMP, Lean Six Sigma, Agile, or change management certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic operational, commercial, and digital initiatives.
• Define project scope, objectives, business cases, plans, budgets, and success measures.
• Manage milestones, resources, dependencies, risks, issues, and decisions.
• Lead project governance, steering committees, executive updates, and escalations.
• Coordinate teams across Operations, Supply Chain, Planning, Logistics, Quality, Customer Service, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Product Management, Finance, and IT.
• Deliver manufacturing improvement, S&OP, supply chain optimization, inventory reduction, automation, and process standardization.
• Deliver CRM, customer experience, quote-to-order, pricing, sales effectiveness, forecasting, and go-to-market improvements.
• Connect ERP, CRM, analytics, automation, and AI initiatives to business outcomes.
• Lead change management, communication, readiness, training coordination, and adoption.
• Track schedule, budget, benefits, productivity, service, customer, revenue, and adoption measures.
• Apply PMO standards, support fact-based decisions, and capture lessons learned.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Executive presentation

Problem solving

Strategic alignment

Governance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ERP

CRM

Analytics tools

Job description

GWS Tool Group seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead cross-functional operational and commercial projects within the PMO. You will drive project governance, define scopes, budgets, and success metrics while coordinating teams across Operations, Supply Chain, Planning, Logistics, and IT.

The role requires seven or more years in project or program management, with a focus on transformation initiatives. PMP/Lean Six Sigma/AGILE certifications are preferred.