Senior Project Manager - Supply Chain & Transportation (Business Separation)

Job Description:

Our client, a global specialty chemicals and ingredients distributor, is separating a business so it can operate independently, with separate systems, financials, processes, data and controls ahead of a May 2027 go-live. We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead the supply chain and transportation workstreams of this business separation (carve-out) program.

What you will do

• Lead delivery across transportation, logistics, distribution, planning, purchasing, procurement, inventory movement, data, controls and technology workstreams.
• Own one integrated plan: milestones, critical path, dependencies, RAID and decisions.
• Run Waterfall governance with stage gates and executive reporting; coordinate iterative workstreams where needed.
• Lead testing, cutover, go-live, hypercare and transition to operations.
• Own change management for your scope: impact assessment, readiness, training and adoption.
• Coordinate functional leaders, technology teams, consulting partners and vendors.

Top 3 must-haves

• Proven enterprise project management leadership across multiple workstreams.
• Deep Waterfall, governance, RAID, testing and cutover discipline.
• Significant transportation and supply chain delivery experience with practical change leadership.

Preferred

• Business separation, carve-out, divestiture or M&A integration experience.
• ERP/SAP transformation experience.
• PMP certification.

Experience: 8-12+ years of enterprise project delivery. Location: US-based, remote; hybrid (3 days/week in office) for candidates in the Houston or Illinois areas. Contract through the May 2027 go-live and stabilization period. Competitive hourly rate.