Senior Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Implementation Manager
Position type: Full-Time, Salaried or Full-Time, Contractor/Consultant
Location: North Grafton, MA or Buffalo, NY
Ask Yourself This…
Do you have ERP implementation experience, love owning a project from beginning to end, have had success in leading teams, and have a passion for making businesses more efficient through the use of ERP technology? Do you like data and do you understand how to organize data from business processes into the data architecture of an ERP system? Would you enjoy working for a US manufacturer that manufactures essential raw materials? If you answered yes, then keep reading!
What You’ll Do
We are looking for a Senior Manager to own and lead its ERP implementation project across all of the basic manufacturing and business workflows. This business transformation project will replace a legacy ERP system with IFS ERP system across our 6 North American Plants – 5 in the US and 1 in Canada. After go-live, the Senior Manager will have two smaller implementations to direct as well as continual work in extending the ERP’s functionality into new modules and continuous improvement. This position is an opportunity to drive a manufacturing ERP project from start to finish and put to work a technical, business-minded and collaborative problem-solving skill set to achieve a successful go-live!
- Lead the implementation project through the design and development state through to a successful go-live
- Lead and motivate a small team of core ERP internal BPOs, SMEs, technical resources, and consultants to understand the current and future states of the project
- Develop a close working relationship with senior management, plant managers, SMEs, BPOs, IT, and IFS consultants to build consensus in collaboration with stakeholders to define efficient and necessary pathways forward in the project
- Establish requirements required to design and configure the new ERP system
- Work with teams from different workflows to gain alignment and ensure that the ERP solution will work for each site’s business processes
- Manage the ERP consultant resources in order to ensure they have the skills needed to correctly establish the ERP solution
- Manage the overall project, ensuring it is properly resourced, within budget and timeframe
- Identify any project roadblocks and take ownership of understanding the issues, finding solutions, creating alignment, and driving the project forward
- Report-up weekly to the Executive ERP Steering Committee on project progress, challenges, and risks
- Manage technical aspects of the implementation to ensure all data and processes are accounted for
What You’ll Need
To be successful in this position, you must:
- Have experience in manufacturing ERP systems, ideally in process manufacturing involving large numbers of SKUs with a high level of complexity
- Demonstrate experience in full life cycle project management in collaboration with the Vendor Partner, including but not limited to: requirement definitions, design, configuration/development, data migration, testing, change management, training, go-live, and post implementation support
- Possess strong analytical skills, problem solving skills, and written and verbal communication skills
- Be able to travel 25% of the time
- Possess experience with mid-market manufacturing ERP systems, IFS a plus, or similar (SAP mid-market, Epicor, Infor)
- Have experience using lean techniques and tools, including Value Stream Mapping, evaluate, redesign, and optimize business processes, preferably in a manufacturing environment
- Possess experience creating, using, and maintaining data in a MSSQL or any relational database
- Have strong systems development and management skills with hands-on experience implementing mid-market ERP and other business systems
- Demonstrate the ability to work independently and within internal business groups
Who We Are
Washington Mills is built on values that matter. Founded more than 150 years ago, we have earned our reputation as one of the world’s most trusted and reliable producers of abrasive, ceramic and refractory grains and powders. Serving thousands of customers and offering the broadest selection of abrasive grain and specialty electro-fused minerals in the market today, we constantly pursue growth in our products, our approach, and our people. Our founding principles of honesty, integrity and reliability still guide our business today, and we are a proud community of hands-on problem solvers, committed to shaping the materials applications of the future. With global distribution and sites located throughout North American and Europe, Washington Mills opens the door to a world of opportunity, creativity, and challenge.
Compensation
We proudly offer robust compensation and benefits packages, including:
- Competitive pay, with opportunities to advance
- World-class medical and dental plans
- Employer-sponsored retirement plan
- Company-paid life insurance
- Paid vacation and generous holiday time
- Family-friendly personal leave policies
Interested? We want to hear from you! Visit washingtonmills.com/careers and tell us why you’re the candidate we’re looking for.
Washington Mills is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, religion, creed, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition as defined by applicable law, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.
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Job Type: Full-time
