Supply Chain Transformation Project Manager

Orion Group Life Sciences are currently recruiting a Project Manager Supply Chain Transformation (fully remote from Ireland) on behalf of our Multinational Biopharmaceutical client based in Ireland on an initial 12-month contract with huge potential to extend.
 
 
Job Description 
The Project Manager, Supply Chain will play a key role in supporting the design and deployment of a new operating model across the 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 the 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 the 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 

• 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. 

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Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management – across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables.