Location: Remote – USA
Compensation: $100,000 - $130,000 (depending on location) + Bonus and Benefits
About Centric Software:
Centric Software stands at the forefront of innovation, delivering cutting-edge PLM solutions tailored specifically for the retail, fashion, footwear, luxury, and consumer goods industries. Our enterprise software applications are designed to meet the unique challenges of the fast-moving consumer goods market, empowering businesses to manage, optimize, and execute their critical processes with ease.
From concept to production, our software solutions streamline the journey of bringing products to life. We support our customers in effectively managing materials, sourcing, quality, and pricing, ensuring every step leads to a successful final catalog. With Centric Software, businesses can navigate the complexities of product development with confidence and agility. www.centricsoftware.com
Job Summary
The project manager is the primary client-facing leader responsible for the successful end-to-end development of Centrix PLM for assigned clients. This role ensures that all projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the defined scope, while strictly adhering to the centric PMOs standard implementation methodology and best practices.
Responsibilities
- Project Planning and Scoping
Develop detailed project plans, timelines, resource allocation schedules, and communication strategies in alignment with PMOS standards. - Forecasting
Provide and regularly update accurate resource allocation forecasts. Monitor project hours, resources, and expenses against the approved budget. Deliver a weekly budget report. - Client Management
Serve as the day-to-day point of contact for the client project team. Manage expectations, coordinate meetings, and facilitate all key project milestones (e.g., blueprinting, configuration, testing, training, and go-live). - Project Execution and Compliance
Execute the project rigorously using Centric’s implementation methodology, ensuring all required internal documentation and phase gate approvals are completed and auditable. - Risk and Change Management
Proactively identify, track, and mitigate project risks and issues. Manage all scope change requests through the formal change control process. Escalate potential budget or timeline risks to the Director as needed. - Team Coordination
Coordinate activities among the client team, internal technical consultants, and project subject matter experts (SMEs) to ensure smooth transitions between project phases.
- Technical Mastery
Demonstrated proficiency in managing complex, multi-phase enterprise software implementation projects. Strong working knowledge of relevant project management tools (e.g., Jira, Asana, MS Project). - Organizational Knowledge
Practical understanding of Centric PLM integration within typical client business processes and IT environments. - Certifications and Training
Formal training or certification in a recognized project management methodology (e.g., PMP, CAPM, or Scrum Master) is preferred. - Communication and Governance
Proven ability to lead effective project steering committee meetings and clearly articulate complex technical and business issues to both client and internal stakeholders.
- Client Satisfaction
Ensure the deployed solution aligns with customer expectations and delivers the intended business value. - On-Time Delivery
Complete all assigned projects within the defined timeline and acceptable variance established by the PMO. - Process Compliance
Successfully pass all internal project audits, demonstrating adherence to established methodologies and documentation standards. - Client Handoff
Ensure a smooth and successful transition to the Customer Support (C5) team, with all necessary knowledge transfer and documentation completed.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $100,000 - $130,000 (depending on location) + Bonus and Benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location. The range for each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed reflect the base salary and certain positions may be offered with additional variable incentives.
Centric Software provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status or genetic information.
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What We Do
Centric Software® is the innovator behind the #1 Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) platform, Centric PLM™, that is blazing the trail for brands, manufacturers and retailers across all segments of the consumer goods industry. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Centric Software has shattered the mold to create state-of-the-art digital solutions to satisfy the needs of every player in the market, large and small, and supports their mission to develop high-quality, sustainable products that are on time and on trend.
- Centric PLM delivers enterprise-class merchandise planning, product development, sourcing, quality and product portfolio optimization innovations specifically for fast-moving consumer industries. Centric PLM streamlines the product development process from concept to retail.
- Centric Planning provides best-in-class data and visually driven financial, merchandise and assortment planning as well as store and vendor forecasting to maximize margins and for seamless and fast, pre and in-season execution.
- Centric Visual Boards improves collaboration and decision-making of merchandising and buying teams through intuitive digital boards, driving innovation and decreasing time to market.
All Centric solutions are market-driven, ensuring they meet the needs of customers. These innovations include the first ever PLM mobile apps, 3D CAD connectors, sustainability integrations, and more. Centric Software has the highest user adoption rates in the industry and proudly maintains a 99% customer retention rate due to its seamless implementation methodology which ensures that 100% of its customers go live. Centric Software is proud to provide the best solution, backed by the best team to service the best customers.
Centric Software is a subsidiary of Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA). For more information, please visit www.centricsoftware.com.
