Manager - Project Management
Responsibilities
- Direct and manage projects from initiation through deployment and closure.
- Define project scope, objectives, success criteria, and deliverables in partnership with stakeholders and senior leadership.
- Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, resource forecasts, and communication plans.
- Lead cross-functional teams and coordinate activities across business, technology, operations, and vendor organizations.
- Manage project dependencies, critical path activities, risks, issues, assumptions, and mitigation plans.
- Facilitate project governance, decision-making, status reporting, and executive communications.
- Drive Agile and hybrid project delivery practices, partnering with technical teams throughout the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
- Coordinate testing, deployment, cutover, operational readiness, and post-implementation stabilization activities.
- Ensure project deliverables align with business objectives, customer needs, and operational requirements.
- Monitor project performance, financials, milestones, and benefits realization.
- Identify opportunities for process improvement and operational efficiency.
- Manage vendor relationships and hold internal and external teams accountable for commitments and deliverables.
- Support organizational change management, user adoption, stakeholder engagement, and training activities as required.
- Provide leadership, coaching, and development support to project team members and direct reports.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree required
- PM Certification and Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) is preferred; additional certifications such as A-CSM, CSP-SM, or SAFe are strongly preferred
- 5-7 years experience in business and project management principles, including strategic planning, resource allocation, and production methods
- 3 years experience direct work, with a team, in a large-scale project management capacity, including all aspects of process development and execution
- Proven experience managing projects using Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies
- Strong understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), system integrations, testing, deployment, and release management practices
- Experience leading multi-site, enterprise-wide, or large-scale technology implementation projects
- Demonstrated ability to build strong business relationships with other functional areas to best support mutual objectives
- Ability to identify, assess, and mitigate project, operational, organizational, and deployment risks
- Strong written, verbal, and executive-level communication skills
- Experience supporting organizational change management, operational readiness, user adoption, and training initiatives
- Experience within supply chain, logistics, transportation, distribution, ERP, WMS, or TMS environments preferred
- Ability to work weekends as required to support project deployments and critical business initiatives
- Ability to travel up to 25%
Pay
Compensation Details: $93,937 - $159,693 Annually This amount is what we reasonably believe we will pay for the position; however, offer amounts may vary based on factors such as geographic location, relevant education, experience, qualifications, skills, shift, or any collective bargaining agreements. For eligible positions, compensation may include participation in a bonus or sales incentive plan, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plan documents. For certain sales roles, Wesco also offers a commission structure that provides additional compensation based on sales results, as defined by the applicable commission plan. In addition, Wesco offers a benefits program for eligible employees, which may include paid time off, medical, dental, and vision coverage, and retirement savings plans. Additional details about benefits are available here .