[Remote] Senior Project Manager – Manhattan Active WMS Deployment

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Dexian is a leading provider of staffing, IT, and workforce solutions with over 12,000 employees. As the Senior Project Manager – Manhattan Active WMS/OMS Deployment, you will manage end-to-end implementation delivery for assigned warehouse sites, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within scope while coordinating across various teams. Responsibilities • Lead end-to-end project execution for Manhattan Active WMS and OMS deployments at CEVA warehouse operations sites • Develop detailed project plans including milestones, dependencies, workstream activities, resource plans, and deployment readiness requirements • Ensure project delivery aligns with program governance standards and the broader Manhattan deployment roadmap • Coordinate execution across key workstreams including Operations, IT, Business Process Engineering, Testing, Training, Data Migration, and Integration teams • Facilitate daily and weekly project execution meetings, ensuring clear ownership of actions, deliverables, and issue resolution • Partner with site General Managers and operational leadership to drive engagement, accountability, and readiness activities • Serve as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders supporting the deployment • Coordinate with customer IT and operations teams to align integration timelines, testing expectations, and cutover requirements • Maintain strong communication and transparency through regular status reporting, steering updates, and escalation management • Manage project timelines and ensure execution remains on track by identifying risks early and driving mitigation plans • Own project RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) and ensure issues are escalated appropriately • Proactively manage scope control and coordinate change requests through established governance processes • Coordinate all testing activities at the site level including SIT participation, UAT readiness, and operational validation • Ensure site teams are prepared for UAT execution, training completion, and readiness signoffs • Lead cutover planning and execution, ensuring detailed runbooks are developed and approved across stakeholders • Drive go-live readiness reviews and ensure all entry/exit criteria are met prior to deployment approval • Lead post-go-live hypercare execution, ensuring defects and operational disruptions are tracked, prioritized, and resolved quickly • Coordinate stabilization activities across Manhattan teams, IT support, operations leadership, and super users • Ensure successful transition to steady-state support and handoff to operational and IT sustainment teams • Capture lessons learned from each site deployment and partner with program leadership to improve playbooks, templates, and execution models • Drive repeatable, scalable deployment practices that reduce cycle time and improve quality across future deployment waves • Support program-level standardization efforts to strengthen operational adoption and long-term system performance Skills • Bachelor's degree in business, Supply Chain, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field required • 7+ years of project management experience delivering complex supply chain, warehouse, or enterprise IT implementations • Proven experience leading WMS and/or OMS deployments in a distribution, e-commerce, retail, or contract logistics environment • Strong knowledge of warehouse operations including receiving, putaway, replenishment, picking, packing, shipping, inventory control, and returns • Strong project planning and execution governance skills, including schedule management, dependency tracking, and milestone delivery • Familiarity with systems integration concepts including API, EDI, middleware, and customer connectivity requirements • Experience coordinating testing activities including SIT and UAT execution in partnership with business and IT teams • Strong proficiency in project tools such as MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or equivalent platforms • Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive execution across technical and operational stakeholders • Strong leadership presence with the ability to drive accountability across cross-functional teams without direct authority • Highly structured and detail-oriented, with the ability to anticipate risks and drive mitigation before issues impact deployment timelines • Confident communicator able to present status, risks, and decisions to senior leadership and customer stakeholders • Comfortable operating in high-pressure environments during go-live and cutover periods • Collaborative mindset with strong ability to influence, align, and motivate teams across multiple functional groups • Strong preference for experience with Manhattan Associates solutions (Manhattan Active WMS and OMS highly preferred) • Experience managing multi-site rollouts or large-scale deployment programs is strongly preferred • Experience working in a 3PL environment and supporting customer-specific integrations and operational requirements is a plus Company Overview • Dexian provides services for staffing, talent development, and consulting, with a focus on technology, finance, and project management. It was founded in 1994, and is headquartered in Mclean, Virginia, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://dexian.com. Company H1B Sponsorship • Dexian has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 65 in 2025. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.