The Project Manager will be responsible for delivering priority Value Creation Plan, Continuous Improvement and selected business transformation initiatives from initiation through to implementation and benefits realisation. The role will provide additional delivery capacity to ensure that the organisation’s highest-value initiatives are properly planned, governed, resourced and executed. The Project Manager will work closely with Business Process Managers and functional project leads using the established BPM Engagement model to provide the structure, pace, coordination, challenge and visibility required to execute and maximise delivery. |
Project and programme delivery - Manage approximately three to five initiatives end to end, depending on size, complexity and risk.
- Lead initiatives from mobilisation and business-case approval through planning, delivery, implementation, handover and closure.
- Develop and maintain integrated project plans, milestones, critical paths, resource requirements and delivery schedules.
- Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, success measures and dependencies.
- Coordinate cross-functional workstreams and ensure actions are clearly owned and completed.
- Manage project risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies, decisions, changes and actions.
- Establish appropriate project governance, meeting cadence, reporting and escalation routes.
- Ensure initiatives are delivered in accordance with the agreed PMO methodology and stage-gate requirements.
- Support the UK-based Project Manager on larger or more complex enterprise programmes by managing defined workstreams, plans and reporting.
- Lead projects that can be effectively managed across locations, including finance and procurement improvements, systems and data initiatives, automation and Shared Service Centre processes.
Value and benefits realisation - Work with Business Process Owners, Business Process Managers and benefit owners to define expected benefits and measures.
- Ensure each initiative has a clear baseline, target, benefit owner, delivery date and evidence requirements.
- Track financial and non-financial benefits through to implementation and handover to business as usual.
- Prepare monthly benefit evidence and calculations for validation by FP&A.
- Identify changes to the original value case and escalate any risk to benefits early.
- Support the transition of delivered initiatives into operational ownership with clear accountability for sustaining the benefits.
PMO governance and portfolio support - Maintain accurate and timely information in the central portfolio tracker, initiative register, benefits log, RAID log and dependency tracker.
- Provide regular status updates in accordance with the PMO reporting calendar.
- Prepare concise project updates, decision papers, governance packs and Steering Committee materials.
- Support portfolio stage gates, project health checks and governance reviews.
- Identify cross-functional dependencies, resource constraints and emerging delivery risks.
- Work with the PMO team to improve project reporting, governance standards, templates and ways of working.
Stakeholder and change management - Build effective working relationships with stakeholders across the UK, Europe, APAC and other international locations.
- Work closely with Business Process Managers, who act as the primary project leads for their respective P&Ls or functions.
- Support Business Process Owners in making timely decisions and removing delivery barriers.
- Engage Champions for Change to support local communication, implementation and adoption.
- Promote transparency and early escalation of risks, blockers and changes to plan.
- Facilitate workshops, planning sessions, progress reviews and decision meetings.
- Operate as a constructive challenger, maintaining delivery momentum while ensuring risks and dependencies are understood.
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Essential Experience - 3+ years proven experience managing business change, transformation, continuous improvement, technology, finance, procurement, data or operational projects.
- Working knowledge of project management methodologies, including Agile, Waterfall and hybrid approaches, with the ability to apply them pragmatically.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and coordinate project teams across locations, time zones and cultures.
- Strong project planning, risk and dependency management, and stakeholder coordination skills.
- Practical experience maintaining RAID logs, facilitating governance forums and stage gates, and managing scope and change control.
- Experience defining and tracking project outcomes, benefits or performance improvements.
- A recognised project management qualification, such as PMP or APM, is an advantage.
Desirable experience - Experience in distribution, manufacturing, supply chain, finance or procurement.
- Experience delivering ERP or systems implementations, automation, data initiatives or process transformation.
- Familiarity with Continuous Improvement methods such as Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, process mapping or root-cause analysis.
- Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions or post-acquisition integration.
Skills and behaviours - Highly organised, with strong planning, prioritisation and follow-through.
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
- Confident engaging with senior stakeholders, project teams and operational colleagues.
- Collaborative and constructive, with the confidence to challenge respectfully.
- Commercially aware, with a focus on measurable business value and outcomes.
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