IT Project Manager - Manufacturing (ERP/SAP)

We are looking for an experienced IT Project Manager – Manufacturing & ERP Integration to lead enterprise technology projects across manufacturing and industrial sectors.

You will own end-to-end project delivery, manage multiple technology vendors and system integration partners, and work directly with senior client stakeholders to drive successful ERP/SAP implementation and integration initiatives.

This role combines project leadership, manufacturing domain expertise, technical coordination, and client relationship management, with opportunities to work on emerging Cloud, Data, and AI solutions.

• →Own delivery of assigned projects: scope control, schedule, budget, quality, and risk across multiple concurrent engagements.
• →Evaluate technical and functional resources assigned to projects: assess capability, provide structured feedback, and make resourcing recommendations to leadership.
• →Work closely with technical teams and ERP consultants to validate work estimates, integration designs, and cutover plans to ensure proposed timelines are realistic.
• →Define and clarify scope independently in mid-to-late project phases where business processes, shop-floor requirements, or customizations are ambiguous or evolving.
• →Lead integration work with multiple external vendors and systems, such as ERP/SAP implementation partners, MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems), WMS, PLM, SCADA/IoT platforms, and cloud infrastructure providers.
• →Represent client interests when negotiating with software vendors, implementation partners, and cloud providers on licensing, SLAs, timelines, and technical support programs.
• →Manage subcontractors and system integration (SI) partners: selection, onboarding, performance monitoring, and invoices.
• →Run regular client governance meetings covering status updates, risk escalations, acceptance criteria, and UAT/cutover readiness at CIO, COO, Operations Director, and PMO levels.
• →Produce and maintain project artefacts: work breakdown structures (WBS), project charters, RAID logs, business blueprint sign-offs, data migration plans, interface specifications, and go-live cutover plans.
• →Ensure compliance with enterprise security standards, data integrity, auditability, and regulatory/industry requirements relevant to manufacturing environments.
• →Control scope changes and raise risks early to maintain delivery quality and project sustainability.

• 7+ years of experience in IT project management.
• Experience delivering large-scale software or ERP implementation/upgrade projects for manufacturing, supply chain, or industrial enterprises (e.g., SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, Oracle ERP, Microsoft Dynamics 365).
• Working knowledge of core manufacturing and supply chain processes, such as Production Planning (PP), Materials Management (MM), Sales & Distribution (SD), Warehouse Management (WM), or Plant Maintenance (PM).
• Experience working with cross-functional software and consulting teams, actively participating in estimation, architecture, and roadmap discussions.
• Sufficient technical understanding to follow engineering and architectural discussions (e.g., APIs, middleware, ETL, ERP connectors), identify technical bottlenecks, and assess whether delivery timelines are realistic.
• Experience managing multi-vendor integrations and leading scope, SLA, timeline, and commercial discussions with software vendors and system integrators.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to communicate and negotiate independently with client C-suite executives (CIO, COO, VP of Manufacturing/Supply Chain) and PMOs.
• Familiarity with delivery methodologies such as SAP Activate, Waterfall, and hybrid Agile frameworks.
• Experience managing subcontractors, system integrators, or distributed remote delivery teams.
• Native Vietnamese and business-level English proficiency.
• Strong awareness of enterprise information security, master data governance, business continuity, and downtime risks during plant cutover.
• Ability to identify operational and system integration risks at the project level, particularly when connecting factory shop-floor systems with enterprise ERP backbones.
• Demonstrates adherence to, and promotes team compliance with, processes related to change management, cutover checklists, incident reporting, and project document control.

• Certifications such as PMP, Prince2, SAP Certified Associate/Specialist in Project Management, or Certified Scrum Master (CSM).
• Hands-on background with SAP modules (e.g., PP, MM, SD, QM, FI/CO) or modern Cloud ERP migrations (SAP S/4HANA Cloud, RISE with SAP).
• Experience integrating ERP systems with shop-floor technologies (MES, SCADA, PLC, IoT, barcode/RFID tracking).
• Experience managing organizational change management (OCM) and driving system adoption across factory floor and office environments.
• Experience building or working alongside AI, predictive maintenance, or industrial automation teams.

• Client-first mindset with strong commercial judgment.
• Ability to balance client business expectations with realistic, sustainable, and high-quality delivery commitments.
• Comfortable making structured decisions in ambiguous situations and fast-moving factory/supply chain environments.
• Strong prioritization, conflict resolution, and escalation skills.
• Pragmatic, negotiation-oriented, and detail-focused approach to problem-solving.
• Ability to balance long-term relationship management with strict delivery discipline.

• Successfully lead and stabilize delivery for at least 1 major ERP/manufacturing integration or rollout milestone within agreed timeline, budget, and quality expectations.
• Drive vendor or partner negotiations that help optimize client project costs or secure critical specialized support, with clear documentation of outcomes.
• Keep scope creep caused by unaligned business requirements or unapproved customizations below 5%.
• Maintain positive client satisfaction scores in line with target CSAT from key manufacturing business stakeholders.
• Maintain clear scope control, rigorous change management, and sustainable delivery cadence across assigned projects.