IT Project Manager

• Serve as a internal project manager for the SAP ERP implementation, coordinating business teams from our operating companies, IT, and the implementation partner.
• Build and maintain the integrated project plan, combining the partner's plan with a internal workstreams and keeping both on schedule.
• Hold the implementation partner to its contract: review deliverables, change orders, staffing, and invoices.
• Lead internal readiness for go-live: data cleanup and migration, testing, training, and cutover planning.
• Manage project budgets and forecasts, and report variances promptly to the VP of IT.
• Track and resolve risks, issues, and decisions, and run change control so scope, cost, and schedule don't drift.
• Run project governance: status reports, steering committee updates, and clear escalation paths, with decisions, owners, and due dates documented.
• Build practical PMO standards for planning, reporting, and risk management as SAP workload allows.

• Manage other strategic IT projects as assigned
• Perform related duties and/or special projects as assigned

• Project and program management across complex, multi-team initiatives
• Budget, schedule, and resource management
• Vendor and contract management, including holding outside partners to their deliverables
• Clear written and verbal communication with executives, business leaders, technical teams, and end users
• Risk management and practical problem solving
• Working knowledge of project management and collaboration tools (such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or Azure DevOps)

• Drive accountability and results without positional authority
• Work independently with limited direction, including as the only project manager, and work well as part of a team
• Bring structure to ambiguous situations without creating unnecessary bureaucracy
• Manage several workstreams, priorities, and deadlines at once
• Build working relationships across companies, functions, and locations

• Bachelor's degree in business, information technology, project management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• 7+ years of project management experience, including 3+ years leading enterprise-scale or ERP projects
• Full-lifecycle ERP implementation experience (any platform), including work with an outside implementation partner
• Demonstrated experience managing project budgets, risks, and executive reporting

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• SAP ERP experience, ideally S/4HANA, and familiarity with SAP Activate methodology
• Experience establishing or operating within a PMO
• Familiarity with Lean principles or other continuous improvement methods
• Experience in agribusiness, food processing, manufacturing, or a multi-entity, privately held company

• Primarily sedentary office work, with extended periods at a computer

• On-site in Turlock, CA, with flexibility for some work from home
• Occasional travel to different locations in California, Texas, and Ohio
• Occasional evening or weekend work around major go-live and cutover periods

Our company is an equal opportunity employer committed to non-discriminatory employment practices abiding by the regulations as outlined by the EEOC. This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.