IT Project Manager - ERP & Business

POSITION OVERVIEW The IT Project Manager - ERP & Business Applications is responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering cross-functional enterprise business application initiatives that support TAS's growth and operations. This role serves as the execution owner for ERP and enterprise software projects, including implementations, upgrades, integrations, enhancements, and change requests - ensuring work is prioritized, coordinated, delivered on time, and adopted successfully by the business.

The role manages a mixed portfolio ranging from major implementations and projects to smaller application changes and enhancements across systems such as Infor LN, McLeod, Source Day, Workday , analytics/reporting platforms, and other business applications. It sits within the System of Management (Project Management Office) pillar of the IT Applications organization and partners closely with ERP Analysts, Data & Analytics, Integration, application support resources, vendors, and business stakeholders to convert priorities into reliable outcomes.

Scope note:
This is an enterprise business applications and software delivery role rather than an IT infrastructure or technical operations project management role.

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JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Project Planning & Delivery Own end-to-end delivery of ERP and enterprise business application initiatives, including new software implementations, module or application rollouts, upgrades, integrations, analytics/reporting solutions, and third-party application deployments.

Plan and drive both major projects and smaller application changes and enhancements, translating business priorities into clear scopes, plans, timelines, dependencies, milestones, and accountable owners.

Manage scope, resource needs, risks, issues, decisions, dependencies, and change requests to ensure predictable delivery and minimize disruption to operations.

Cross‑Functional Coordination Coordinate work across IT Business Applications teams (ERP, Data & Analytics, Integration, application support, and consultants) and business functions (Operations, Finance, Supply Chain, Engineering, Human Resources, etc.).Serve as the primary point of accountability for execution - ensuring decisions are documented, owners and due dates are clear, dependencies are actively managed, and activities are driven to closure.

Partner with software vendors, consultants, and system integrators to manage deliverables, timelines, quality, and issue resolution.

Governance, Communication & Reporting Maintain structured project and portfolio governance, including schedules, status reporting, action and decision tracking, risk and issue management, dependency management, and escalation.

Provide clear, concise updates to IT leadership and business stakeholders focused on progress, risks, decisions needed, and next steps.

Ensure initiatives meet defined success criteria and are transitioned cleanly into application support and steady-state operations.

Testing, Deployment & Adoption Coordinate requirements readiness, testing/UAT, release readiness, training readiness, and go-live activities for application implementations, upgrades, releases, and enhancements.

Ensure project documentation, operating procedures, job aids, and training materials are prepared in partnership with IT and business subject matter experts.

Support post-go-live stabilization (hypercare), track open issues to resolution, and confirm intended business outcomes are realized.

Application Portfolio, Intake & Enhancement Management Manage intake and maintain a centralized portfolio or backlog for new application projects, changes, enhancements, and other business application requests in partnership with IT leadership.

Facilitate request triage, prioritization,…