Procurement Software Implementation Project Manager

At Jabil we strive to make ANYTHING POSSIBLE and EVERYTHING BETTER. We are proud to be a trusted partner for the world's top brands, offering comprehensive engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain solutions. With over 50 years of experience across industries and a vast network of over 100 sites worldwide, Jabil combines global reach with local expertise to deliver both scalable and customized solutions. Our commitment extends beyond business success as we strive to build sustainable processes that minimize environmental impact and foster vibrant and diverse communities around the globe. JOB SUMMARY The Indirect Procurement Project Manager leads strategic, large-scale, and high-complexity initiatives focused on digital transformation, SaaS solution implementation, and process optimization within Procurement operations. This role manages cross-functional project teams and provides strategic direction to ensure successful deployment of procurement systems and tools that enhance efficiency, compliance, and user adoption. Combining deep procurement expertise with strong project leadership, the Indirect Procurement Project Manager drives standardization, optimization, and simplification (S.O.S.) initiatives across sourcing, supplier management, and spend analytics. Responsibilities include leading SaaS platform rollouts, managing stakeholder engagement and training, ensuring seamless system integration, and delivering measurable business value through improved process performance and automation. The role is accountable for project schedules, project management, performance requirements and may provide input on budgets, while fostering collaboration across business units, strengthening supplier and customer partnerships, and ensuring the effective execution of procurement transformation strategies. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Lead as Subject Matter Expert in all global & regional PMO systems and application Lead as Subject Matter Expert in all Project Management practices Communicate to all regional teams key Project Management metrics Coach, mentor, and train peers & junior resources within the PMO teams & other functional teams as needed Facilitate communication and education for all interested parties as deemed necessary Develop new PM best practices with supporting data to Local, Regional and Global teams to optimize existing best practices Work with stakeholders to define and prioritize the improvement projects to be done to improve existing business process/system Collaborate with stakeholders to define project framework and tangible goals, often requiring unique expertise to understand and develop complex solutions with no existing footprint Accountable for building key stakeholder relationships as deemed relative or necessary to project success Support solution team with mapping ‘as is’ process with proper granularity and brainstorm with stakeholders and system solution team of desired future process Lead the project team through business requirement documentation submission Define and recognize project Key Performance Indicators and manage the work within scope, quality, time and cost constraints Collaborate with stakeholders and solution team to define test plan with well evaluated business scenarios in relevant functional areas Conduct project risk assessment and put appropriate mitigation in place together with project team Actively manage all levels of stakeholders through appropriate communication plan and perform timely escalation to the next level of management when necessary; in most cases, exercises independent judgment and acts independently to determine methods and procedures on new or special assignments Forecast project staff needs Responsible for ensuring all of the project requirements and/or objectives are correctly gathered, understood and properly translated for execution Build team(s) to address the project goals and objectives Collaborate with customer (internal or external) from requirements gathering through product acceptance Align the team to customer needs by establishing milestones, goals, and objectives based on input from all functional areas and stakeholders Responsible for creating project schedules, actively track project progress and provide timely update Responsible for obtaining and summarizing current project information and milestone status versus project performance baseline Report project status, issues and implemented solutions as well as evaluations and assessments of the results Accountable for overall project success including schedule, quality and scope management Project signoff criteria identification Work with project team to develop training plan, training materials and support delivery of necessary training sessions to ensure end users awareness and prepare for the change Coordination of other validation activities required by the project Facilitates process and system changes implementation, ensure smooth project implementation with no interruption to business towards go-live schedules Drive project/program tasks to completion in accordance with the project schedule Coordinate the efforts of the team to develop an integrated project plan and risk analysis with action plans to mitigate the risks Provide key stakeholders with regular project performance status, variances to plan, and identification of corrective actions Participate in the exchange of ideas and information within the department and with other Jabil facilities Drive continuous improvement through trend reporting analysis and metrics management Demonstrate a commitment to customer service; anticipates, meets and exceeds expectations by solving problems quickly and effectively, making customer issues a priority Coach others through difficult decision making situations Provide guidance and motivation to project teams to successfully achieve project goal and corporate initiatives May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned MANAGEMENT & SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES Job is NOT directly responsible for managing other employees (e.g., hiring/termination and/or pay decisions, performance management). JOB QUALIFICATIONS KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS Ability to form and lead strong multi-functional teams to achieve company and client (internal or external) objectives Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously Ability to work under pressure and able to do conflict management Ability to organize verbal and written ideas clearly and use an appropriate business style. Ability to read and interpret documents such as business requirements, business process/blueprints, solution designs and procedure manuals Ability to create project status reports, stakeholder communications and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before a group of clients or employees of organization, strong communication skills Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form Strong proficiency in identifying business requirements to enable company’s business goals and objectives with ability to devise and implement strategy to achieve targets Advanced PC skills including Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Projects) Smartsheets and e-mail skills required. Advanced PC skills, including training and knowledge of procurement software packages in an integrated system such as SAP, Coupa & DAP solutions. Ability to adjust work schedule to accommodate project/business needs Ability to work effectively under pressure with constantly changing priorities and deadlines Proficiency in use of personal computers, Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word and PowerPoint) and e-mail skills required Proficient Verbal and Written English Skill EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS Bachelor’s degree in Business Management or equivalent required and master’s preferred. Minimum 6-8 years of experience in Professional Service/Consulting and master’s preferred Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent required At least 12 years of working experience with 7 years of experience in Project Management or related field Certification in specific software functions preferred, such as Coupa P2P, Oracle S2P, Ariba, etc. Or an equivalent combination of education, training or experience Proven ability to make decisions in challenging situations and take ownership regardless of outcome. 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