Senior Project Manager

GWS Tool Group is a North American leader in the design and manufacturing of custom cutting tools serving aerospace, automotive, medical, energy, and engineering industries. The Senior Project Manager leads cross-functional operational, commercial, and digital initiatives, managing project governance, resources, risks, stakeholders, change, and measurable business outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Lead strategic operational, commercial, and digital initiatives
• Define project scope, objectives, business cases, plans, budgets, and success measures
• Manage milestones, resources, dependencies, risks, issues, and decisions
• Lead project governance, steering committees, executive updates, and escalations
• Coordinate teams across Operations, Supply Chain, Planning, Logistics, Quality, Customer Service, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Product Management, Finance, and IT
• Deliver operational projects such as manufacturing improvement, S&OP, supply chain optimization, inventory reduction, automation, and process standardization
• Deliver commercial projects such as CRM, customer experience, quote-to-order, pricing, sales effectiveness, forecasting, and go-to-market improvements
• Connect ERP, CRM, analytics, automation, and AI initiatives to business outcomes
• Lead change management, communication, readiness, training coordination, and adoption
• Track schedule, budget, benefits, productivity, service, customer, revenue, and adoption measures
• Apply PMO standards, support fact-based decisions, and capture lessons learned

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required
• Seven or more years of project or program management experience
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional transformation initiatives
• Project planning, governance, risk management, financial tracking, and benefits realization
• Cross-functional leadership, facilitation, negotiation, and stakeholder management
• Ability to convert strategy and business needs into clear plans and measurable outcomes
• Operational and commercial business acumen
• Strong prioritization, problem-solving, communication, and executive presentation skills
• Working knowledge of project management, ERP, CRM, analytics, and collaboration tools
• Ability to sit for extended periods
• Ability to travel by vehicle or air based on business needs
• Light work, including moving objects up to 20 pounds
• Operations or Commercial management experience preferred
• PMP, Lean Six Sigma, Agile, or change management certification preferred