Strategic Program Manager, Cross-Functional Transformation

Sandvik; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

GWS, based in Nashville, leads cross-functional operational and commercial projects that improve business performance, customer value, and growth. The Senior Project Manager provides project structure, stakeholder alignment, change leadership, and measurable results.

Responsibilities include defining scope, budgets and success metrics; managing milestones, resources, risks, and decisions; coordinating teams across Ops, Supply Chain, Planning, Logistics, Quality, CS, Engineering, Sales,

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 commercial projects such as 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

Project planning

Governance

Risk management

Financial tracking

Cross-functional leadership

Facilitation

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Strategy translation

Operational & commercial acumen

Communication

Executive presentation

ERP

CRM

Analytics

Collaboration tools

Education

Bachelor's degree

PMP/Lean Six Sigma/Agile certification preferred

Tools

ERP software

CRM systems

Analytics tools

Collaboration tools

Job description

GWS, based in Nashville, leads cross-functional operational and commercial projects that improve business performance, customer value, and growth. The Senior Project Manager provides project structure, stakeholder alignment, change leadership, and measurable results.

Responsibilities include defining scope, budgets and success metrics; managing milestones, resources, risks, and decisions; coordinating teams across Ops, Supply Chain, Planning, Logistics, Quality, CS, Engineering, Sales,