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For over 170 years, Smiths Group has been pioneering progress by improving the world through smarter engineering.\nWe 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.\nThis 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.\nVisit us at - www.smiths.com\n Position Summary\nWe 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.\nThis 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.\nIdeal Candidate Profile\nThe ideal candidate is an experienced IT Project Manager with a proven track record of leading complex ERP transformation programs in manufacturing or industrial environments. 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All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.\nAt no time during the hiring process will Smiths Detection, Smiths Group, nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation - including, but not limited to, interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our career’s website (Careers - Smiths Group plc)\nWe believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. 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