Senior ERP Project Manager

About Us

Crane NXT is a premier industrial technology company that provides proprietary and trusted technology solutions to secure, detect, and authenticate what matters most to its customers. The company pioneered advanced, proprietary micro-optics technology for securing physical products. Its sophisticated electronic equipment and associated software leverage proprietary core capabilities with detection and sensing technologies.

At Crane NXT, we give people confidence every day in moments that matter. Together, we are a passionate team of creators and problem solvers, united by our mission to secure, detect, and authenticate what matters most. Around the world, our customers trust us to anticipate their needs with innovative, reliable, and high-quality solutions and services—just as they have for generations. It’s how we are creating a more secure world and helping people have confidence every day in moments that matter.

Crane NXT requires a Senior ERP Project Manager who will report to the Chief Information Officer managing a multi-year ERP transformation project. As part of the ERP Project team, this role will be responsible for all aspects of managing a multi-phased project aimed at consolidating over fifteen legacy ERP environments onto a single global instance of SAP S4 Hana. Crane NXT is a fast-paced environment, where technology needs to run both smoothly and efficiently to deliver desired business outcomes. This role will follow a hybrid or remote working schedule based on the location of the candidate, and travel to global sites as required by project timelines.

Responsibilities And Duties

• Demonstrate deep understanding of ERP project management methodologies and best practices.
• Develop comprehensive project plans aligned with business requirements to drive desired outcomes.
• Work closely with 3rd party System Integrator Project Managers to ensure on time execution of project deliverables.
• Track and report the overall progress of the ERP program, including deliverable completion and sign-off, progress against key milestones, and the incorporation of quality-related feedback from the business.
• Track and follow-up on identified risks, owners, and plans to mitigate.
• Assist in prioritization of actions, stakeholder outreach, & design work product reviews.
• Manage key communications and ERP Project status updates across all levels of the organization to drive impactful internal and external messaging and content.
• Help establish success measures for the ERP project using metrics that include key performance indicators (KPIs), benefits targets, and strict tollgate approvals between project phases.
• Build standard cadence to update corporate and business leadership on program status, including risks, milestones, and budget.
• Create project schedules that capture cross functional involvement and determine the best course of action to ensure project goals are met.

Qualifications & Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in technology or computer science.
• 10+ years of IT experience project managing complex ERP migration projects.
• PMP Certification a plus.
• Successful completion of multiple full lifecycle ERP implementations.
• Experience with ERP implementation methodologies specific to SAP and Oracle applications.
• Proven track record of interfacing with 3rd party project managers and key ERP vendors.
• Knowledge of process improvement and transformation approaches, including change management, process/value stream mapping, and technology transformation.
• Experience in either business analyst or business relationship management role, with a focus on Finance and/or HR applications is a plus.
• Very strong communication and customer oriented interpersonal skills.
• Communicates effectively in numerous channels (formal and ad hoc meetings, email, other collaboration tools).

Crane NXT is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, military status, or national origin or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.