Strategic Project Leader — Cross-Functional Transformation

GWS Tool Group; Town of Hartland (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

GWS Tool Group is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead cross-functional operational and commercial initiatives, aligning strategy with measurable results. You will define scope, budgets, risks, and governance while coordinating teams across functions to deliver manufacturing and digital improvements.

Applicants should have 7+ years of PM experience, a Bachelor's degree, and relevant certifications. Travel is required; location is flexible, supporting a dynamic PMO environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 7+ years of project or program management experience.
• Experience leading complex cross-functional transformation initiatives.
• Operations or Commercial management experience preferred.
• 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.

Skills

Project planning

Governance

Risk management

Financial tracking

Benefits realization

Cross-functional leadership

Facilitation

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Strategic translation

Business acumen

Prioritization

Communication

Executive presentation

ERP

CRM

Analytics

Collaboration tools

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ERP

CRM

Analytics

Collaboration tools

Job description

GWS Tool Group is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead cross-functional operational and commercial initiatives, aligning strategy with measurable results. You will define scope, budgets, risks, and governance while coordinating teams across functions to deliver manufacturing and digital improvements.

Applicants should have 7+ years of PM experience, a Bachelor's degree, and relevant certifications. Travel is required; location is flexible, supporting a dynamic PMO environment.