Senior Project Manager

Job Summary

The Project Manager leads end-to-end delivery of software implementation projects that develop and enhance our existing applications to support the new factory in Vietnam (VN), enabling new manufacturing processes and capabilities. The scope covers SAP S/4, SAP Digital Manufacturing, Production Scheduling, and related legacy systems. The PM drives each project from requirements through design, development, and testing to go-live, ensuring solutions are deployed successfully, adopted by users, and aligned with business objectives, with quality execution, clear communication, and measurable business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

1. Project Planning & Delivery Management

• Lead the full project lifecycle for the VN factory, from requirements confirmation and solution design through development, testing, go-live, and post-go-live support.
• Develop project plans, timelines, scope, and deliverables aligned to business needs and ramp-up.
• Monitor progress, manage risks, resolve issues, and ensure alignment to schedule and budget.

2. Requirements & Design

• Drive requirements gathering and confirmation with factory, manufacturing, and supply chain stakeholders; assess fit against existing applications and agree what to reuse, enhance, or build.
• Facilitate workshops, requirement reviews, and design discussions; validate solution designs.

3. Software & System Implementation Leadership

• Manage development and enhancement of SAP S/4, SAP Digital Manufacturing, Production Scheduling, and related legacy systems to enable new processes and capabilities at the VN factory.
• Coordinate configuration, development, and integration activities with technical teams and vendors, including interfaces between SAP and legacy systems.
• Ensure technical and functional requirements are translated accurately into system solutions.

4. Cross-Functional Coordination

• Collaborate with Business, IT, Data, QA, Infrastructure, the VN site team, and external partners.
• Align with the Technology Foundation project manager on network, device, and infrastructure readiness at the VN site.
• Align all teams on dependencies, impacts, and release plans.

5. Vendor & Partner Management

• Manage system integrators, software vendors, and consultants.
• Track deliverables, SLAs, work packages, and contract obligations.
• Review technical documentation and validate proposed solutions.

6. Testing, Deployment & Change Management

• Oversee test planning, execution, defect resolution, and acceptance sign-off, and facilitate UAT sessions with factory users.
• Manage cutover planning, data migration readiness, and go-live activities.
• Support change management, user training coordination, and adoption activities.

7. Governance & Reporting

• Maintain RAID logs, status reports, project documentation, and governance records.
• Provide clear communication to stakeholders and leadership on progress and risks.
• Ensure compliance with IT policies, security standards, and audit requirements.

8. Financial & Resource Management

• Track budget, spending, and ROI on digital initiatives.
• Align resource planning across business, IT, and data functions.

Skill Requirements

• 7-12+ years project management experience with strong focus on software or system implementation, ideally in a manufacturing environment.
• Proven delivery of enterprise systems; SAP S/4 experience required, and SAP Digital Manufacturing, MES, production scheduling, WMS, or BI/analytics experience is a strong plus.
• Experience integrating new solutions with legacy systems.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile or hybrid delivery, integration concepts, testing processes, and release management.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and vendor coordination skills; able to work across regions and time zones.
• Experience with technical discussions around APIs, data flows, configuration, and system constraints (preferred).
• PMP, Scrum Master, or related certification is a strong plus.

Success Indicators

• On-time, on-budget delivery of software solutions for the VN factory.
• Smooth go-live with minimal disruption and high user adoption.
• Accurate translation of business needs into implemented system capabilities that enable the new factory processes.
• Stable integration across SAP S/4, SAP Digital Manufacturing, Production Scheduling, and legacy systems.Strong collaboration and alignment across all stakeholders and vendors.

Other Requirements

Mandate - Vietnam based.