Project Manager, 1ERP

Division:  IT 
Job location: Remote (Canada)
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday 

Employment type: Temporary (1 year contract)
Salary:   80-100K

A little about us

Aurora is proud to be a global leader in the cannabis industry. With a smart strategy, unmatched talent and focus on our long-term success, we believe we have a bright future.

 
At Aurora, we’re passionate about helping patients improve their lives through high-quality premium medical cannabis under brands they can trust and rely on. Our products, available across Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, include leading brands like Pedanios, IndiMed, San Raf, Tasty’s, Whistler, Greybeard and CraftPlant. 

Our diverse team works passionately across various roles, from manufacturing to corporate positions, and many more, united by our purpose: Opening the World to Cannabis. Enabled by science and empowered by people, for patients and consumers.  We collaborate globally, embrace change with courage, stay agile, and treat everyone with compassion. We live our values daily, making a meaningful impact on patients, communities, and our A-Team.

Job Summary

The Project Manager, 1ERP is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of assigned ERP workstreams, from initiation through stabilization, within the 1ERP program. This role ensures alignment between business requirements and system capabilities, supporting the design, implementation, and optimization of processes within the Sage X3 environment.

The position works closely with cross-functional stakeholders, IT, and external vendors to deliver projects on time, within scope and budget, and in accordance with program governance and regulatory requirements. It also supports compliance, documentation, testing, and post-go-live stabilization activities to ensure successful adoption and sustained operational performance.  Interesting? Here is a little more…
 

As the Project Manager, 1ERP you will…

1ERP Project Delivery & Governance

• Lead end-to-end delivery of assigned 1ERP workstreams from initiation through stabilization.
• Partner with business stakeholders to define scope, objectives, and measurable outcomes aligned to 1ERP strategy.
• Develop and manage project charters, detailed plans, budgets, schedules, and resource forecasts.
• Maintain RAID logs and proactively manage risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions.
• Ensure project deliverables are completed on time, within scope, and aligned to program governance standards.
• Monitor cross-workstream dependencies and manage impacts across concurrent initiatives.
• Provide regular reporting to Program Leadership and SteerCo on status, risks, budget, and key milestones.

Business & Process Alignment

• Lead current and future-state process mapping workshops across cultivation, manufacturing, inventory, quality, and finance, working with a Business Analyst.
• Balance business requirements with system capabilities and technical constraints.
• Facilitate design and solution workshops to ensure scalable, standardized ERP configurations.
• Support development of functional specifications and oversee testing, validation, and deployment.

Vendor & Stakeholder Management

• Liaise with external vendors and Aurora IT to coordinate deliverables, timelines, and compliance documentation.
• Establish and maintain structured meeting cadences with vendors, including weekly checkpoints, status reviews, and steering alignment.
• Participate in vendor onboarding, statement of work reviews, and performance management.
• Drive accountability across project teams and vendor partners to ensure high-quality delivery.

Compliance, Controls & Audit Support (EU & ANZ Focus)

• Ensure all 1ERP initiatives align with regulatory requirements applicable to EU and ANZ operations.
• Support documentation of internal controls, validation artifacts, and regulatory evidence.
• Partner with Quality, Compliance, and IT teams to ensure system configurations meet validation, traceability, and audit standards.
• Coordinate with vendors and Aurora IT to ensure required control documentation is prepared and retained.
• Maintain structured repositories of project documentation to support internal and external audit requests.
• Ensure change management, access controls, and data governance practices are adhered to within project scope.

Testing, Readiness & Adoption

• Oversee UAT planning, execution, and sign-off across global stakeholders.
• Support organizational change efforts including readiness assessments and training alignment.
• Ensure documentation, job aids, and training materials are delivered prior to go-live.
• Lead post-implementation reviews to assess stabilization, benefits realization, and lessons learned

You will be setup for success if you have…

• 5+ years of project management experience.
• 5+ years of business analysis experience.
• Demonstrated experience developing project estimates across varying levels of scope, complexity, and budget.
• Proven capability to manage both small and large-scale projects through all phases of delivery.
• Proven success delivering application-based projects from initiation through implementation.
• Experience working in a regulated manufacturing, pharmaceutical, life sciences, or consumer packaged goods environment.
• Familiarity with ERP Systems, quality management, or warehouse management systems.
• PMI Certification (PMP) is preferred.experience implementing or testing
• COSO control objectives with large public companies (1000+ employees, more than four physical locations, international presence, etc.)

Bonus points if you have…

• Proven ability to deliver clear and concise project documentation.
• Experience with supply chain methodology, process, procedures, and related systems.
• Experience with Business Intelligence and Data Science, Software and Application Development, and/or Infrastructure projects is considered an asset.
• Experience working in hybrid project environments, including waterfall and agile delivery models.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-changing business environment.
• Able to build a strong understanding across areas outside core competency, including Finance, Manufacturing, and Inventory Management.
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with all levels of management, both verbally and in writing.
• Strong understanding of ERP architecture and enterprise systems
• Ability to translate business needs into scalable system solutions
• Financial acumen, including budget tracking and cost management
• Strong negotiation and vendor management capabilities
• Experience managing global, cross-time-zone teams
• Demonstrated leadership skills, including the ability to guide project teams, remove obstacles, and manage project risks.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and facilitate effective collaboration among subject matter experts.
• Strong functional and/or technical understanding of project scope and related business processes.
• Demonstrated ability to forecast and plan resource requirements effectively.

Why you’ll love working at Aurora

• Flexibility: you will enjoy a flexible work environment that is the perfect blend of work and fun! You will be empowered to achieve work-life balance with flexible hours, remote work options, meeting-free-Friday-afternoons and more!  

• Total Rewards: we will motivate you to go above and beyond with a competitive salary, professional development opportunities, company SWAG, team activities and modern technology. 

• Team: we are a diverse and global team of cannabis enthusiasts, energetic innovators, fitness gurus, caring parents, foodies and more, with a collective passion to nurture an inclusive environment that helps you grow and provide people better days with cannabis.

Next steps
Apply today by submitting your resume through our website. Apply today by submitting your resume through our website. You can expect your application to be reviewed by our Talent Acquisition Team and not an AI software/system.  The we will contact you if we see a fit via email.

Think you’re the ideal candidate but you don’t meet all the requirements? Apply anyways. We would love to review your application to see if you’re the right fit or find you an alternative opportunity.  Not the role for you? Share this posting with your network while subscribing to our Talent Community to learn more about upcoming opportunities (hot tip: if you are an Aurora employee, take advantage of the employee referral program by sharing this posting with someone in your network! If they are the successful candidate, you may be eligible for a bonus!).  

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging and Accessibility

At Aurora, we are proud to foster and celebrate a diverse community of professionals! We take pride in nurturing an inclusive culture that empowers our people to be their authentic selves, celebrate their differences and love where they work.

Our diverse community combined with our inclusive culture, is what sets us apart in the industry and equips our A-Team with superpowers – and this is why, we encourage all candidates to apply for job opportunities regardless of race, national origin, colour, religion, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital and family status, disability, or any other identifying characteristic.

We value the unique skills and experience each person brings to Aurora and are committed to creating and maintaining an accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let our Human Resources team know by contacting us at hr.services@auroramj.com

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