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 major digital factory transformation where manufacturing, logistics, automation and IT/OT must come together in one integrated production environment. In this role, you will take ownership of the structure, transparency and control needed across a broad portfolio of factory and production systems that are critical to a successful go-live.

You will work in a large program with several parallel workstreams spanning assembly, logistics, automation, infrastructure, MES, SAP, warehouse automation and IT/OT integration. The role involves close collaboration with operations, engineering, supply chain, IT/IS, suppliers and implementation partners. You need to see the full picture, understand how systems and processes depend on each other, and turn complexity into clear plans, priorities and decisions. This is a strong opportunity for you if you enjoy large-scale transformation, cross-functional coordination and creating order in a complex industrial setting.

Job Description

• You will establish and maintain an integrated roadmap and portfolio dashboard for factory digitalization and production systems.
• You will drive 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 forward.
• You will maintain RAID logs and proactively drive risk mitigation and escalation.
• You will follow budgets, forecasts, actual costs, resource utilization and external spending.
• You will create 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 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 presentations and decision material for Steering Committees and senior management.

Requirements

• Proven 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 background in governance, financial management, portfolio reporting, risk management and executive communication.
• Solid understanding of MES, WMS, SAP ECC and other production-related systems.
• Ability to understand complex system landscapes where multiple software solutions form one integrated factory system.
• Experience from integration projects involving multiple systems, vendors and implementation partners.
• Knowledge of testing and validation needed 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 have

• Experience from manufacturing or production environments.
• Understanding of shop-floor operations and industrial automation, including PLCs and machine integration.

What We Offer

• Permanent 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.