Program Manager

Desired Skills: Project Management,Program Management,Supply Chain,Business Transformation,Planning,Change Management,Operating Models

Note: This role involves regular travel, estimated at 15 to 20% across European sites. Candidates should only apply if open to this arrangement.

Job Description 

The Project Manager, Supply Chain will play a key role in supporting the design and deployment of a new operating model across our supply chain and manufacturing organization. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a major transformation initiative that will help shape how the company executes across process, systems, and master data as the organization moves from design into implementation. 

In this role, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing deployment activities across multiple sites, ensuring alignment with business priorities, stakeholder expectations, and PMO standards. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you will help drive the successful rollout of the operating model across our global manufacturing network while maintaining structured project execution, proactive issue resolution, and timely communication of progress, risks, and dependencies. 

This position is well suited for a collaborative, solutions-oriented project professional who thrives in a complex and evolving environment. The successful candidate will bring strong project management capabilities, a high level of organization, and the ability to help deliver deployment activities efficiently, compliantly, and with a strong focus on operational excellence. 

Main Responsibilities 

• Lead and coordinate project activities related to deployment of the new supply chain operating model across multiple manufacturing sites. 

• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, and action trackers to support successful execution within scope, schedule, and budget. 

• Manage stakeholder relationships and expectations across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, PMO, IT/ Business Technology Solutions, and other cross-functional teams. 

• Facilitate project meetings, track deliverables, and provide clear status updates, risks, issues, and dependencies to management and project teams. 

• Ensure effective use of PMO tools, templates, and project management processes in alignment with company expectations. 

• Support deployment planning for process, systems, and master data workstreams. 

• Monitor project performance, financials, and key milestones to ensure accountability and timely escalation of risks. 

• Identify and implement opportunities to improve deployment efficiency, execution quality, and cross-functional collaboration. 

• Support change management and continuous improvement activities related to the new operating model. 

• Contribute to the ongoing development and enhancement of PMO practices and project execution standards. 

Qualifications 

Required  

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Science, or a related field. 

• 3–6 years of experience in project management, program management, supply chain, operations, or a related business environment. 

• Ability and willingness to business travel as needed to support deployment activities across sites. 

• Experience supporting complex cross-functional projects, ideally in a supply chain, operations, systems, or process deployment context. 

• Strong working knowledge of project management tools and methodologies; MS Project and project risk assessment experience preferred. 

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly share updates, decisions, actions, and issues with minimal supervision. 

• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills across diverse teams and functions. 

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and deliverables in a fast-paced environment. 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think strategically and creatively. 

• Financial acumen and ability to assess project performance and ROI. 

Preferred  

• Experience in supply chain, manufacturing, or operations environments supporting deployment or transformation initiatives. 

• Experience working with systems implementation or process improvement initiatives. 

• Project Management certifications and exposure to Lean, Six Sigma, or process excellence methodologies. 

• Experience working across multiple sites or in a global organization. 

Please click the link below to apply or alternatively send an up-to-date CV to howie.leahy@peglobal.net

***Please note our client cannot assist with any visa sponsorship and candidates must have the correct visa to live and work in Ireland***