IT Project Manager – Warehouse Implementation
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IT Project Manager – Warehouse Implementation
Location: Boston, MA – Onsite / In Person
Duration: Long Term Contract – 1–2 Years
Job Overview
- Lead the
IT workstream for a new warehouse implementation
in Gloucester, MA, supporting an equipment manufacturing environment.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams and delivery partners to ensure successful implementation of warehouse technology and systems.
- Manage project execution, milestones, dependencies, financials, risks, and deliverables throughout the project lifecycle.
- Serve as the key IT coordination point between
SAP, Infrastructure, Business teams, vendors, and other delivery partners
.
Required Experience
- Experience managing
at least two IT projects
involving:
- Logistics
- Warehouse enablement
- Warehouse technology
- Warehouse automation
- New warehouse/building implementations
- Strong project management experience in complex, cross-functional IT environments.
- Experience working with both internal and external stakeholders.
Required Technical Skills
- Strong understanding of
SAP Extended Warehouse Management (SAP EWM)
.
- Working knowledge of warehouse automation technologies, including:
- Vertical Lift Modules (VLMs)
- Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs)
- Conveyor systems
- Experience integrating
Warehouse Execution Systems (WES)
or
Warehouse Control Systems (WCS)
with SAP EWM.
- Understanding of
network enablement requirements
for new building/warehouse implementations.
- Experience with IT project
budgeting, financial tracking, and cost management
.
Project Management Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate the overall IT workstream for the warehouse implementation.
- Coordinate with
SAP, Infrastructure, Business teams, vendors, and delivery partners
.
- Track progress across individual project workstreams and functional/technical areas.
- Manage project budgets, financial tracking, and related reporting.
- Track project-phase deliverables, milestones, dependencies, and deadlines.
- Identify and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies.
- Coordinate functional and technical analysts across multiple teams.
- Provide regular project status reporting to the
PMO and IT leadership
.
- Ensure project deliverables are completed according to agreed timelines and requirements.
- Facilitate communication between business stakeholders, IT leadership, technical teams, and external vendors.
Leadership & Communication
- Ability to lead and coordinate
functional and technical analysts
.
- Strong stakeholder management skills.
- Strong communication and presentation capabilities.
- Ability to effectively communicate project status, risks, issues, and dependencies to business stakeholders and IT leadership.
- Ability to manage multiple workstreams and competing priorities in a complex implementation environment.
Preferred Candidate Profile
- Senior-level
IT Project Manager
with hands-on experience delivering warehouse/logistics technology projects.
- Strong
SAP EWM + warehouse automation + WES/WCS integration
background.
- Proven experience managing project financials and enterprise stakeholders.
- Comfortable working
onsite in Boston, MA
while supporting the warehouse implementation in
Gloucester, MA
.