Project Manager III; non-IT

Project Manager III (Change Management / Procurement Transformation)

Location:
Libertyville, IL

Schedule:
Hybrid – Onsite Tuesday–Thursday, Remote Monday & Friday

Contract Length: 1 year (with potential extension)

Pay Rate: $70/hour

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager III with strong Organizational Change Management expertise to support a Procurement Transformation initiative. This individual will partner with the Associate Director, Procurement User Experience, ensuring a consistent Change Management strategy across work streams and capability pillars. The role is highly collaborative, focused on enabling adoption of new Source-to-Contract (S2C) technology and processes.

Change Management Assessment & Strategy

• Conduct stakeholder and change readiness assessments.
• Align leaders and sponsors on the case for change and develop actionable plans.
• Build and maintain a change roadmap and dashboard.

Change Management Development

• Design and deliver communication and engagement strategies.
• Create and implement training plans, materials, and documentation.
• Develop change network approach and coordinate change-related events.

Application & Delivery

• Develop or update training materials (virtual instructor-led, web-based, self-service).
• Partner with training systems (Procurement Academy, SAP Learning Center, LERN, Compliance Wire).
• Execute communication, training, and adoption plans.
• Document lessons learned and support hypercare after go-live.

Change Tools & Focus Areas

• Sponsorship:
  Ensure procurement leaders champion the change, communicate consistently, and role model new behaviors.
• Integrated Change Management:
  Build excitement and momentum across procurement and business partners; manage communications, events, and project SharePoint.
• Adoption & Reinforcement:
  Prepare teams for post-go-live hypercare and transition to run-state with strong self-service documentation.

• 8–10 years of project-related experience.
• Proven expertise in Organizational Change Management (OCM).
• Experience leading business transformation projects.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and leadership alignment skills.

• Procurement Transformation experience.
• Prosci Change Management Certification (ADKAR)

• Collaborative team-based office setting.
• Hybrid schedule: 3 days onsite (Tue–Thu), 2 days remote (Mon & Fri).
• No travel expected.