Project Manager- MES
Cypher Consulting Europe · Vasteras, Sweden ·
- Category
- Project management
Are you an experienced PM with a passion for digital transformation and manufacturing excellence? We are looking for a driven professional to lead the execution of a large-scale digitalization program, ensuring successful delivery across systems, stakeholders, and technology partners.
Tasks
- Maintain the digitalization roadmap, portfolio dashboard, and program governance processes.
- Drive planning cycles, status reviews, executive reporting, and steering committee communications.
- Track milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, decisions, and actions; maintain RAID logs and drive mitigation plans.
- Manage budgets, forecasts, resource allocation, and external spending.
- Ensure scope control and effective change management.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams, including Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, IT, vendors, and implementation partners.
- Support vendor performance management and follow up on delivery commitments.
- Lead testing and validation activities to ensure end-to-end system functionality within the factory environment.
- Support the Digitalization Leader by driving execution and program delivery.
Requirements
- Proven experience leading complex IT, OT, digital transformation, or system implementation programs.
- Experience in manufacturing, production, or industrial environments preferred.
- Strong background in program governance, portfolio management, financial control, risk management, and executive reporting.
- Good understanding of MES, WMS, SAP ECC, and integrated manufacturing systems.
- Knowledge of industrial automation, PLCs, and shop-floor operations.
- Experience managing multi-system, multi-vendor integration projects.
- Understanding of testing and validation processes for large-scale system deployments.
- Ability to engage effectively with senior leaders and steering committees.
- Excellent communication, presentation, analytical, and organizational skills.
- Structured, proactive, and results-oriented approach to delivery.
- Professional proficiency in Swedish and English.