The Senior ERP Project Manager is responsible for leading and coordinating ERP and enterprise application initiatives that support the ERP delivery teams. This role is intentionally non-technical in execution and is focused on project governance, delivery discipline, stakeholder alignment, risk management, and value realization across ERP programs. The role partners closely with ERP technical leads, enterprise architects, product owners, and business stakeholders to ensure predictable, transparent, and successful delivery of ERP initiatives.
This position exists to provide support to delivery teams, improve execution maturity, and ensure ERP work is delivered with clarity, accountability, and confidence.
Key Responsibilities
ERP Project Program Delivery
Lead ERP-related projects and programs from initiation through closure, ensuring alignment to business objectives and IT strategy.Own project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, and financial tracking.Coordinate delivery across ERP functional, technical, integration, infrastructure, and vendor teams.Ensure ERP initiatives are delivered within approved scope, timeline, and budget.Governance Execution Discipline
Establish and enforce project management standards, artifacts, and delivery cadence for ERP initiatives.Facilitate project intake, prioritization, and sequencing in partnership with ERP leadership and business owners.Drive disciplined change control, dependency management, and decision tracking.Provide clear escalation paths and resolution for risks, blockers, and delivery conflicts.Stakeholder Business Partnership
Serve as the primary point of accountability for ERP project communication and status reporting.Translate complex ERP delivery realities into clear, actionable updates for business and executive stakeholders.Facilitate steering committee meetings, executive readouts, and decision forums.Partner with business owners to ensure expectations, timelines, and outcomes are well understood and agreed upon.Agile Hybrid Delivery Support
Support Agile, Kanban, and hybrid delivery models without acting as a Scrum Master or technical lead.Ensure teams are operating with clear backlogs, priorities, delivery forecasts, and capacity visibility.Promote continuous improvement in planning accuracy, predictability, and delivery transparency.Vendor Financial Management
Manage ERP vendor engagements from a project governance and execution perspective.Track vendor deliverables, milestones, invoices, and contractual commitments.Ensure vendor work aligns with internal priorities, standards, and delivery timelines.Risk, Quality Compliance
Proactively identify delivery, integration, data, and operational risks across ERP initiatives.Ensure projects adhere to IT governance, security, SOX, and compliance requirements.Drive post-implementation reviews and lessons learned to improve future ERP delivery.