Overview
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Location: Magna Park, Lutterworth
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Salary: £65,000 per annum, plus car / car allowance
Benefits: 33 days holiday, pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits scheme
Responsibilities
* Lead major projects/programmes, delivering significant business and IT change.
* Collaborate with senior management to define project scope, functional specifications, and create detailed project plans.
* Determine and effectively allocate resources (time, money, equipment) required for project completion.
* Develop, review, and revise project schedules with stakeholders and affected staff.
* Define clear project objectives and the criteria for evaluating project success upon delivery.
* Recruit, interview, and select project team members with the necessary skills.
* Manage and implement projects according to established policies, practices, and the PDS approach, utilising selected tools and systems.
* Establish and maintain project folders to ensure all project information is appropriately documented and secured.
* Monitor daily project progress, making necessary adjustments to ensure successful project completion.
* Respond promptly to project risks and audits that impact time, cost, or quality, escalating exceptions when necessary.
* Monitor project budgets, projections, and actuals, reporting variances to senior management and ensuring all financial records are up-to-date and reported weekly.
About you
* Experience in a logistics, manufacturing, supply chain industry is an advantage.
* Proven experience in project management, successfully delivering complex projects on time and within budget.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to risk management.
* Exceptional organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of effectively engaging with senior management, stakeholders, and team members.
* Demonstrate ability to lead and motivate cross-functional teams.
* Proficiency in project management software and tools.
* Solid understanding of budgeting, financial forecasting, and variance reporting.
* Experience in stakeholder management and communication planning.
* Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent is highly desirable.
* Formal training or certification in project management methodologies (e.g., PRINCE2, Agile) is a significant advantage.
Our recruitment and selection process has been developed to ensure that it is consistent, fair and provides equality of opportunity - all selection decisions are based solely on technical and behavioural competencies. We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, colour, or nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, religion or belief, age or any other current or future protected characteristic as defined in the current Equality Act of England and Wales. As an organisation we also promote an environment which encourages diversity of characteristics and thought, where you feel included, safe and confident to be the best version of yourself and do your best work every day.
You may also have experience in the following roles: Senior Project Manager, Programme Manager, Project Delivery Manager, Business Change Manager, IT Project Manager, Operations Project Manager, Supply Chain Project Manager, Process Improvement Manager, Business Transformation Manager, Project Coordinator, etc.
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Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Management
Industries
* Strategic Management Services
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