IT Project Manager

At Columbia we come to work every day driven by the belief that innovation can transform industries, empower communities, and create a more efficient, sustainable world. With operations spanning five continents and a commitment to excellence in service and support, our purpose extends beyond engineering advanced equipment. We are pioneering innovation and paving a better tomorrow with factory automation solutions worldwide.

Columbia Machine is seeking a highly skilled IT Project Manager to lead transformative technology initiatives across our global organization. The primary focus of this role is to drive the successful execution of our Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) modernization program
, including the upgrade and migration of our Infor M3 platform to a modern cloud based environment.

The IT Project Manager will oversee cross functional technology projects that directly support Columbia Machine’s strategic business goals. This includes managing scope, resources, timelines, risks, and stakeholder expectations while ensuring alignment across worldwide teams. The ideal candidate brings strong project leadership capabilities, deep experience with ERP systems (preferably Infor M3), and a track record of delivering complex, enterprise wide initiatives in a global setting.

The IT Project Manager will collaborate closely with business leaders, technical teams, external partners, and end users to ensure project outcomes drive operational efficiency, support organizational growth, and enable long term technology scalability. This position plays a critical part in shaping Columbia Machine’s digital transformation roadmap and advancing our global business capabilities.

• Provide day to day leadership and direction to cross functional project teams, ensuring all members understand priorities, timelines, and deliverables.
• Coordinate and oversee the work of internal team members and external partners assigned to the project, without direct personnel management responsibilities.
• Facilitate effective collaboration across business units, IT teams, and vendors to keep work aligned with project objectives and organizational standards.
• Monitor project team performance and progress, identifying issues, removing roadblocks, and escalating risks when necessary.
• Ensure adherence to project governance practices, including documentation, change control, testing processes, and quality standards.
• Manage vendor, contractor, and consulting resources by setting expectations, reviewing deliverables, and ensuring alignment with contractual obligations.
• Lead project reviews and working sessions, providing guidance to team members and ensuring consistent communication.
• Influence without authority, leveraging strong communication, organization, and relationship building skills to motivate team contributors.

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of the global ERP transformation, including the upgrade and migration of Infor M3 to a cloud based platform.
• Develop detailed project plans, including scope, timelines, milestones, resource needs, budgets, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate cross functional project teams from IT, operations, finance, supply chain, and other business units to ensure alignment with project objectives.
• Oversee vendor and implementation partner activities, ensuring deliverables meet quality, functional, and technical expectations.
• Facilitate requirements gathering, documenting business processes, and ensuring functional and technical requirements are clearly defined and approved.
• Drive effective communication across global stakeholders, including regular project updates, steering committee presentations, and status reports.
• Manage risks, issues, and change control, proactively identifying obstacles and implementing corrective actions.
• Ensure successful integration, testing, data migration, and validation for ERP and related systems.
• Support organizational change management efforts, including training coordination, user adoption, and communication planning.
• Ensure compliance with IT governance, security policies, and project…