Factory Systems Program Manager

About the Company

At Avaron, you get the security of permanent employment combined with the variety of working at different customers. We place specialists across everything from tech, IT and industry to project management and business support – and whatever the assignment, you have a consultant manager who is there for you and your development.

About the Role

You will step into a large-scale digital factory transformation where manufacturing, logistics, automation and IT/OT need to work as one integrated environment. In this role, you will create structure and momentum across a broad portfolio of factory and production systems that are critical for a successful factory go live. You will work closely with business functions, engineering, operations, suppliers and implementation partners, with a clear mandate to build transparency, governance and delivery discipline across parallel workstreams. This is a strong opportunity for you who enjoy complex industrial environments where technology, operations and program leadership meet.

Job DescriptionYou will establish and maintain an integrated digitalization roadmap and portfolio dashboard.

You will drive program governance, planning cycles, status reviews and executive reporting across multiple workstreams.

You will track milestones, dependencies, critical paths, risks, decisions and actions to keep the program moving in the right direction.

You will maintain RAID logs and proactively drive risk mitigation and escalation.

You will monitor budgets, forecasts, actual costs, resource utilization and external spending.

You will maintain strong scope control and support structured change management.

You will coordinate stakeholders across Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, IT/IS, automation, suppliers and implementation partners.

You will support vendor management and follow up on agreed delivery commitments.

You will coordinate testing and validation activities to secure end-to-end functionality across the factory environment.

You will identify and manage dependencies between production systems, digital solutions, infrastructure and operational processes.

You will prepare decision material and presentations for Steering Committees and senior management.

RequirementsProven experience as a Program Manager, Program Lead, Project Manager, or Project Lead in complex IT or systems implementation projects.

Experience in program management, PMO, digital transformation, or large-scale IT/OT initiatives.

Strong experience in project governance, financial management, portfolio reporting, risk management, and executive communication.

Solid understanding of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), SAP ECC, and other production-related systems.

Good understanding of shop-floor operations and industrial automation, including PLCs and machine integration.

Experience managing integration projects involving multiple systems, vendors, and implementation partners.

Knowledge of testing and validation processes required to secure end-to-end functionality.

Experience working closely with senior leaders, management teams, and Steering Committees.

Professional proficiency in both Swedish and English.

Nice to haveExperience from manufacturing or production environments.

The ability to quickly understand complex system landscapes where multiple software solutions form an integrated factory system.

What We OfferPermanent employment at Avaron AB

Occupational pension

Wellness allowance of SEK 5,000 per year

Application

Selections are made on an ongoing basis – apply as soon as you can.