ERP Project Manager

ERP Project Manager

Location: Manchester (Hybrid - 1-2 days onsite)
Type: Permanent / Fixed-Term Contract
Salary: Competitive + Benefits

The Opportunity

We''re seeking an experienced ERP Project Manager to join a major business transformation programme, leading the deployment, data migration, cutover, and go-live activities associated with a large-scale ERP implementation.

This is a highly visible role where you''ll take ownership of migration planning and execution, working closely with business stakeholders, technical teams, and implementation partners to ensure a successful transition from legacy applications to a modern cloud-based ERP platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the ERP Data Migration workstream from planning through execution, go-live and hypercare support.
• Develop and maintain migration, deployment and cutover plans.
• Coordinate data cleansing, transformation, validation and reconciliation activities.
• Facilitate workshops with business users, data owners and SMEs to define migration requirements and data strategies.
• Manage readiness activities and ensure successful delivery against go-live criteria.
• Work closely with implementation partners and internal teams to resolve migration issues and risks.
• Oversee defect management, data quality improvement initiatives and governance activities.
• Support business transition, deployment activities and post-go-live hypercare.

Required Experience

• Proven experience delivering ERP projects with significant data migration responsibility.
• Strong understanding of the full migration lifecycle, including:
• Data profiling
• Data cleansing
• Mapping
• Transformation
• Validation
• Reconciliation
• Cutover planning and execution
• Experience with enterprise ERP solutions such as IFS, SAP, Oracle, Dynamics, or similar platforms.
• Demonstrable success leading large-scale deployments and business-critical go-live activities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively across business and technical teams.
• Strong risk, issue and dependency management experience.

Desirable

• Experience of cloud ERP implementations.
• Knowledge of data governance and master data management.
• Experience managing service transition and hypercare activities.
• Background in complex transformation programmes.

What''s on Offer?

• Hybrid working based in Manchester.
• Opportunity to play a key role in a high-profile ERP transformation.
• Exposure to senior stakeholders and strategic business initiatives.
• Collaborative and forward-thinking project environment.

If you are an experienced ERP Project Manager with a strong track record in data migration, cutover and deployment activities, we''d love to hear from you.

If you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact us via the ManpowerGroup website.