Project Manager

Location: St Austell, Cornwall
Contract: Part-Time Temporary (6-9 Months)
Hours: 2-3 Days per Week
Salary/Rate: Competitive, dependent on experience

Berry Recruitment is currently seeking an experienced Interim ERP Implementation Project Manager to join a well-established Cornish business during a significant ERP transformation project.

This is an excellent opportunity for a project management professional with a strong track record of delivering ERP implementations and business transformation initiatives. Working closely with Finance, Operations, IT and external suppliers, you will be responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of a new ERP system and preparing the business for a smooth go-live.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain the overall ERP implementation project plan, milestones and dependencies.
• Act as the primary business-side contact for external suppliers, IT and key stakeholders.
• Coordinate Finance, Operations and IT teams to ensure project actions and decisions are delivered on time.
• Ensure business requirements are clearly understood, documented and reflected in the ERP solution.
• Coordinate business process design and future-state operating procedures.
• Oversee data migration, integrations and technical dependencies in collaboration with IT and implementation partners.
• Manage User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including test planning, defect resolution and sign-off.
• Coordinate user training and business readiness activities.
• Develop and manage cutover and go-live plans.
• Lead go-live readiness and post-implementation support.
• Monitor project risks, issues, costs and scope.
• Provide regular project reporting and maintain action and decision logs.

About You

• Proven experience managing ERP implementation or business transformation projects.
• Strong project planning, governance and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing business requirements through to implementation.
• Previous experience coordinating UAT, testing and go-live activities.
• Strong understanding of finance and operational business processes.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and competing priorities.
• Excellent communication, organisation and problem-solving skills.
• Confident working with senior stakeholders and external suppliers.

Desirable Experience

• Experience replacing Sage or other legacy finance systems.
• Background within manufacturing, construction, distribution, aggregates or multi-site operational environments.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a pivotal role in a major business transformation project and make a lasting impact within a successful and growing organisation.

For more information or to apply, please contact Berry Recruitment on (phone number removed) .

We are committed to fair and inclusive recruitment. All applicants will be considered on the basis of their skills, experience, qualifications and ability to perform the role, and no applicant will be treated less favourably because of a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010.

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