Project Manager (Supply Chain Implementations)

The Project Manager (Supply Chain Implementations) will be responsible for leading the end-to-end delivery of supply chain technology solutions for clients. This role involves managing implementations from initial kickoff and process discovery through testing, go-live, and handover phases. Acting as a critical link between client operations, Supply Chain Talks (SCT), and technology partners, the Project Manager ensures that solutions meet business requirements, are delivered on time, and achieve successful adoption. The position is based in Karachi, Pakistan, with remote working flexibility.

Key Responsibilities

- Plan and oversee full lifecycle supply chain solution implementations, managing scope, timelines, milestones, dependencies, deliverables, and readiness for go-live.
- Serve as the primary contact for client stakeholders across supply chain, warehouse, logistics, planning, IT, and senior management teams.
- Facilitate discovery workshops to map current and future processes related to demand planning, warehousing, yard operations, inventory, transportation, and asset visibility.
- Translate operational requirements and business processes into detailed functional specifications, workflows, decision points, and actionable items.
- Coordinate efforts among client teams, SCT internal stakeholders, and external software/technology partners to ensure solution setup, system integrations, data preparation, and issue resolution.
- Lead planning and execution of testing phases, including user acceptance testing (UAT), defect tracking, process validation, and securing business approvals.
- Organize end-user training, manage cutover and go-live activities, support post-launch stabilization, and facilitate structured handover to support teams.
- Maintain comprehensive project documentation such as project plans, status reports, risk and issue logs, and change management records; communicate progress and escalate critical matters to clients and SCT leadership.
- Drive stakeholder alignment, maintain implementation quality, and ensure successful adoption across multiple or evolving client engagements.

Required Qualifications

- Proven experience managing supply chain software implementations, digital transformation projects, or operational initiatives involving technology components.
- Strong understanding of core supply chain functions including demand planning, warehousing, inventory management, transportation, yard operations, and asset management.
- Practical experience with at least one supply chain technology tool such as demand planning applications, Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), Transport Management Systems (TMS), Yard Management Systems (YMS), ERP supply chain modules, or asset tracking solutions.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively with operational teams, vendors, and senior client representatives.
- Ability to convert business needs into structured requirements and collaborate closely with product, configuration, and engineering teams.
- Demonstrated project management discipline in areas such as planning, UAT coordination, training, reporting, risk mitigation, and scope control, especially in remote working environments.
- Highly organized, proactive, adaptable, and capable of managing competing priorities in a dynamic, multi-solution setting.

Preferred Qualifications and Additional Information

A formal software engineering background is not required. The focus is on practical supply chain expertise, business analysis capabilities, technology implementation experience, and effective delivery coordination. Supply Chain Talks offers the opportunity to work on diverse projects involving a broad portfolio of supply chain applications in collaboration with specialist solution partners.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further steps in the recruitment process.