Project Manager - MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems)

Project Manager with experience of MES (Mill/Manufacturing Execution Systems) required for a 12 month contract assignment based in Espoo, Finland.

In the role of Project Manager you will:

- Be responsible for managing the whole project life cycle including managing selected MES vendors.
- Act as the link between vendors and mill staff.
- Be in involved in tasks including planning/definition, execution coordination, interfaces (SAP and automation), testing coordination, go-live arrangements and documentation.
- Be supported by the steering group, Programme Manager and ICT Service Owners, Mill staff and other specialists.
- Be required to travel to other sites.

The ideal candidate should have:

- Experience of MES systems and MES projects.
- Knowledge and understanding of the paper industry mills and paper/board mill manufacturing processes.
- Understanding of SAP integration (due to parallel SAP/SCM integration project).
- Fluency in English. Finnish/Swedish language skills would be considered an asset.

PLEASE NOTE: This project is not due to start until October 2014!