Strategic Projects Leader: Ops, Commercial & Digital

Sandvik; Florida; Remote; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

GWS is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead cross-functional operational and commercial initiatives within the PMO. The role requires guiding projects from scope through benefits realization while coordinating diverse teams across functions.

Travel is required, and the position allows flexible location. A bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of PM experience are expected, with certifications such as PMP, Lean Six Sigma, or Agile being preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 7+ 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 operational projects such as 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

Benefits realization

Cross-functional leadership

Executive presentation

ERP/CRM analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree

PMP certification

Lean Six Sigma

Agile certification

Tools

ERP

CRM

Analytics software

Collaboration tools

Job description

GWS is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead cross-functional operational and commercial initiatives within the PMO. The role requires guiding projects from scope through benefits realization while coordinating diverse teams across functions.

Travel is required, and the position allows flexible location. A bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of PM experience are expected, with certifications such as PMP, Lean Six Sigma, or Agile being preferred.