TPM Implementation Project Manager (CPG)

NTT DATA, Inc.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 106,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA Services in Dallas, TX is seeking an experienced Project Manager for TPM implementations to coordinate delivery across TPM platforms and enterprise systems. The role focuses on planning, governance, and cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Finance, IT, and Supply Chain teams.

The ideal candidate will lead TPM initiatives for CPG clients, manage stakeholder expectations, drive adoption, and support pre-sales activities including proposals and client demonstrations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of project management experience in enterprise software implementations.
• 5+ years of experience with project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid).
• 3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.
• 3+ years of experience working with project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar.
• Ability to travel minimum of 25%.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning, execution, monitoring, and successful delivery of TPM implementation projects.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, timelines, RAID logs, status reports, and governance documentation.
• Coordinate project activities across business, functional, and technical workstreams.
• Track milestones, dependencies, deliverables, and critical path activities.
• Manage day-to-day communication with client and internal project teams.
• Facilitate project meetings, workshops, steering committees, and status reviews.
• Escalate risks, issues, and project deviations proactively with recommendations for resolution.
• Build strong relationships with client business and IT stakeholders.
• Coordinate across Sales, Revenue Management, Finance, Demand Planning, Supply Chain, and Data teams.
• Ensure alignment between business objectives, scope, timelines, and delivery expectations.
• Support change management and user adoption activities.
• Assist with TPM process discussions including: Promotion planning, Financial management and accruals, Claims and deductions, Customer planning, Settlement and post-event analysis, Reporting and analytics, Workshops for requirements gathering, solution validation, and testing coordination, and Coordinate integration activities involving ERP, data warehouse, middleware, and reporting systems.
• Maintain RAID logs (Risks, Actions, Issues, Decisions).
• Monitor project KPIs including schedule adherence, scope management, defect tracking, and resource utilization.
• Support change request and scope governance processes.
• Ensure documentation standards and project controls are maintained throughout the lifecycle.
• Coordinate SIT, UAT, cutover, and hypercare activities.
• Track defects, testing progress, and resolution status.
• Support deployment readiness assessments and go-live planning.
• Support business development activities for TPM opportunities within the CPG industry.
• Assist with proposal development, scope definition, effort estimation, and timeline creation.
• Participate in client discovery sessions, capability presentations, and solution demonstrations.
• Help prepare executive presentations, implementation approaches, and delivery models for prospective clients.
• Coordinate internal contributors during proposal and pursuit activities.
• Support development of reusable implementation assets, accelerators, and delivery methodologies.
• Contribute to thought leadership and go-to-market initiatives related to TPM implementations.
• Assist with preparation for client workshops, RFP responses, and system implementation selection processes.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional coordination

Stakeholder management

Communication

Planning & scheduling

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

NTT DATA Services in Dallas, TX is seeking an experienced Project Manager for TPM implementations to coordinate delivery across TPM platforms and enterprise systems. The role focuses on planning, governance, and cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Finance, IT, and Supply Chain teams.

The ideal candidate will lead TPM initiatives for CPG clients, manage stakeholder expectations, drive adoption, and support pre-sales activities including proposals and client demonstrations.