ERP Project Manager

Looking to start an exciting new career? City Electric Supply offers excellent career opportunities for people who are friendly, motivated, and passionate about providing incredible customer service.

About City Electric Supply

CES is a family-owned electrical wholesaler with the benefits of a worldwide service network and the personal service of a neighborhood store. Our "customer service first" core value has allowed us to grow continually for over 65 years while keeping our founding principle of empowering people to make local business decisions. CES now employs more than 7,400 people at over 1,000 branches world-wide of which there are over 500 branches across North America. Our vision is to add 30-35 branches a year, while staying true to our Company values.

Life as a Project Manager at CEF

Our ERP Project Manager is responsible for the day-to-day project management and coordinated delivery of IT solutions for stakeholders. The role brings together software delivery teams, business stakeholders, vendors and governance partners to turn agreed objectives into an executable delivery plan, manage progress, and keep delivery moving toward the intended outcome.

This role focuses on practical execution rather than ownership of SDLC design or team development practices. The Project Manager - ERP coordinates the efforts of product, analysis, architecture, development, testing, change, deployment and support roles; manages schedule, risks, issues, dependencies and decisions; and provides clear status communication so teams can deliver agreed outcomes.

Essential Job Functions

• Delivery of business critical programs of work.
• Coordinate with cross functional technology and business teams to deliver our new ERP solution.
• Manage and collaborate closely with stakeholders across the organization, maintaining a consultative approach to gauge the current state and identify strategic next steps.
• Lead change management efforts, ensuring alignment and adoption across all levels involved in the program.
• Deliver key metrics on time, within scope, and within budget.

Education/Experience

• Proven experience delivering enterprise ERP implementations or upgrades.
• Experience leading the end to end planning, coordination, and governance of complex technology projects, including developing integrated project plans and managing scope, schedules, budgets, resources, RAID logs, dependencies, and critical milestones to ensure successful delivery against business objectives.
• Strong business acumen and a complementary technology background, particularly in managing all areas of the ERP system including Order to Cash, Manufacturing, In House, Finance, Supply Chain, etc.
• Demonstrable project management experience delivering software, systems, or technology change through coordinated cross functional teams.
• Experience creating and managing integrated project plans, milestones, RAID logs, dependencies, decision logs, action trackers, and status reports.
• Experience using work tracking and planning tools, preferably JIRA, to provide transparent progress reporting and manage delivery discipline.

Competencies

• Exceptional relationship building and stakeholder management skills.
• Proactive, consultative approach to understanding project status and next steps.
• Outstanding communication skills, capable of articulating complex processes and decisions effectively.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and follow up skills, with the ability to coordinate business, IT, and vendor stakeholders toward a shared outcome.

Benefits Package

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance.
• 401(k) company match program.
• Telehealth.
• Short-term and Long-term disability insurance.
• Basic and AD&D Life Insurance paid for by the company.
• Critical Illness, Hospital Confinement, Accident Insurance, Supplemental Life Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Mental, physical, financial wellness.
• Auto and Home Insurance discount.
• Paid Time Off and 7 paid Holidays.
• Paid Pregnancy, Parental, and Adoption Leave programs.
• Employee Discount Program.
• Training Programs.
• Internal growth opportunities in a fast-growing company.
• In some jurisdictions, state or local laws address sick leave or other leaves of absence. The Company complies with all such laws. This policy shall apply only to the extent it does not conflict with applicable law.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.