Senior Project Manager - WMS Transformation (Blue Yonder)
Location: London (hybrid)
Contract: 6 months
Inside IR35
This role will be supporting a Retail client on a major Warehouse Management System (WMS) transformation programme, implementing Blue Yonder across their supply chain landscape.
Having completed Discovery/Design, the programme is now moving into delivery phase, and they are looking for a Senior Project Manager to step in and bring strong leadership, planning, and governance across a complex, multi-party environment.
You’ll operate at the heart of the programme, working across technology, business, and the System Integrator (Blue Yonder) to drive delivery outcomes.
Responsibilities:
* Provide hands-on leadership across technical and business teams, ensuring alignment and accountability
* Act as the primary point of coordination across:
* Blue Yonder (SI)
* Engineering teams
* Solution Architects
* Business SMEs and Analysts
* Drive governance and reporting uplift, including:
* Weekly status reporting
* Steering Committee preparation and delivery
* RAID management (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies)
* Manage vendor performance, ensuring deliverables are clearly defined, tracked, and aligned to commercial agreements
* Oversee delivery against financial and milestone targets, particularly within a T&M model
* Proactively identify and manage risks, dependencies, and delivery challenges
* Provide a “safe pair of hands” to senior stakeholders, bringing structure, clarity, and control
Requirements:
* Proven experience leading complex, enterprise-scale technology programmes or projects
* Strong experience managing System Integrators / third-party vendors, including holding delivery to account
* Ability to operate across technical and business domains, working closely with engineering, architecture, and functional teams
* Demonstrable experience building and managing integrated delivery plans in hybrid (waterfall + agile) environments
* Strong governance, risk, and financial management capability
* Track record of bringing structure, control, and clarity into complex delivery environments
* Confident stakeholder engagement at all levels, including Steering Committee / senior leadership
Nice to Have:
* Experience with supply chain, logistics, or WMS implementations
* Exposure to Blue Yonder (JDA) or similar platforms
* Background in retail or large-scale transformation programmes
To apply for this position please submit your CV.