IT Project Manager - 12 Month Fixed Term

Company Description

Smiths Group designs, manufactures and delivers smarter engineering solutions for mission-critical applications, solving some of the world's toughest problems for our customers, our communities and our world. For over 170 years, Smiths Group has been pioneering progress by improving the world through smarter engineering.

We serve millions of people every year, to help create a safer, more efficient and better-connected world, across four major global markets: Energy, General Industry, Security & Defence, and Aerospace. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs 14,600 colleagues in over 50+ countries.

This pioneering spirit continues to drive us today, underpinned by our powerful culture. Improving our world is what we do, how we think, and how we will continue to use our passion for technology and engineering to tackle our customers biggest challenges today and in the future. We're looking for people with curious minds. Who want responsibility and relish a challenge. Whether you're an experienced professional or just starting out, our global scale and focus on growth means we have some great career opportunities for you. There's never been a better time to join Smiths.

Visit us at - www.smiths.com

Job Description

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead enterprise ERP implementations, upgrades, acquisitions, divestitures, and digital transformation initiatives across global business operations. The successful candidate will have extensive experience managing complex ERP programs, preferably involving SAP, Epicor (Kinetic), and/or Syteline (Infor CSI), while coordinating cross-functional business and IT teams through all phases of the project lifecycle.

This role requires strong leadership, executive communication skills, vendor management experience, and the ability to deliver large-scale technology programs within scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is an experienced IT Project Manager with a proven track record of leading complex ERP transformation programs in manufacturing or industrial environments. They possess deep knowledge of SAP, Epicor, or Syteline, excel in stakeholder management, and have successfully delivered acquisitions, divestitures, ERP consolidations, and enterprise modernization initiatives 

Key Responsibilities

Program & Project Leadership

• Lead end-to-end ERP implementation and transformation programs.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, budgets, resource plans, and governance documentation.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects across business units and geographic regions.
• Establish project governance, steering committees, status reporting, and executive dashboards.
• Drive issue resolution and decision-making with senior leadership.

ERP Implementation

Lead projects involving:

• SAP (ECC, S/4HANA preferred)
• Epicor ERP / Kinetic
• Infor Syteline (CloudSuite Industrial)
• ERP upgrades and migrations
• Greenfield implementations
• Brownfield migrations
• Multi-site rollouts
• Legacy ERP consolidations

Coordinate:

• Finance
• Supply Chain
• Manufacturing
• Procurement
• Inventory
• Quality
• Customer Service
• Warehouse Management
• Reporting & Analytics

Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures

Lead ERP activities supporting:

• Business acquisitions
• Business carve-outs
• Divestitures
• TSA (Transition Service Agreement) execution
• Day 1 readiness
• ERP separation planning
• Data migration
• Master data governance
• Business cutovers
• Hypercare support

Business Process Improvement

Partner with business leaders to:

• Analyze current-state processes
• Design future-state business processes
• Identify automation opportunities
• Improve operational efficiency
• Standardize global ERP processes
• Reduce technical debt

Vendor & Partner Management

Manage relationships with:

• System Integrators
• ERP implementation partners
• Software vendors
• Infrastructure providers
• Managed service providers

Responsibilities include:

• Statement of Work (SOW) development
• Budget management
• Vendor performance
• Deliverable acceptance
• Risk management
• Contract oversight

Project Governance