IT PMO Project Manager

The IT PMO Project Manager will lead the delivery of a Kinaxis Demand Planning (Rapid Response) implementation integrated with SAP ECC manufacturing systems. This role focuses on product-centric delivery, Agile execution, and enterprise platform implementation. The selected candidate will manage project execution, stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional teams while ensuring alignment with PMO governance, quality, and compliance standards.

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Kinaxis Demand Planning solutions, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives are met.
• Manage product delivery outcomes including roadmap execution, feature delivery, and operational readiness.
• Lead Kinaxis Rapid Response deployments supporting demand planning, forecasting, supply planning, and scenario modeling.
• Oversee integration between Kinaxis and SAP ECC systems including demand signals, material master data, and manufacturing planning data.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including supply chain stakeholders, SAP teams, solution architects, and system integrators.
• Drive Agile and Scrum delivery practices including sprint planning, backlog refinement, stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Develop and maintain integrated delivery plans, roadmaps, milestones, and resource plans.
• Manage RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) and ensure mitigation and escalation when required.
• Provide regular delivery updates and reporting to executive leadership and PMO stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with PMO governance, quality standards, and operational readiness requirements.
• Build strong relationships with business, manufacturing, and IT stakeholders to ensure successful project outcomes.

• Strong experience in Agile and Scrum delivery methodologies.
• Experience implementing enterprise planning or supply chain platforms.
• Strong knowledge of Kinaxis Rapid Response or similar Advanced Planning Systems (APS).
• Experience integrating enterprise platforms with SAP ECC in manufacturing environments.
• Experience managing complex enterprise projects with cross-functional teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Ability to manage delivery plans, roadmaps, backlogs, and RAID effectively.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

• 7+ years of IT project or product delivery management experience within a PMO environment.
• Recent hands-on experience delivering enterprise planning or supply chain platforms within the last 5 years.

• PMP (Project Management Professional) certification required.
• Agile or Scrum certification such as CSM, PMI-ACP, SAFe, or equivalent required.
• PMP Certification Number and active dates must be provided with submission.

• Experience with Kinaxis Rapid Response implementations.
• Product delivery or product management experience in enterprise IT environments.
• Experience working with system integrators and SaaS vendors.
• Familiarity with Agile lifecycle tools such as Jira or Azure Dev Ops.
• Experience supporting supply chain planning processes including S&OP, demand forecasting, and scenario-based planning.
• Travel requirement up to 15–25% to Charlotte, NC for project workshops or key delivery events.
• Travel will be planned with advance notice.