Primary Location :BIGGLESWADE, United KingdomAt Solina, our community of close to 5,000 people share a **passion for food** and live our entrepreneurial culture.We design customised savoury solutions for our clients operating in the food industry, food service, butchery and nutrition markets. With **sustainability at the heart** of our business model, we aim to produce food that is good in every sense of the word: delicious, nourishing, affordable, sustainable and convenient.Solina is a fast-growing business, with around 50 production sites and R&D laboratories present in more than 19 countries mainly in Europe and North America.By constantly rethinking culinary solutions, **we make food matter for people and the planet**. If you're ready for a new adventure in a dynamic, expanding, passionate, international company, **join us** !Solina is looking for an IT Project Manager with an industrial/manufacturing background to lead the delivery of enterprise application projects across our manufacturing sites and business functions. You will manage end-to-end projects within our global IT Build organization, covering ERP, PLM, CRM, supply chain systems, and integrations. This role owns scope, planning, governance, budget, vendor coordination, deployment, and adoption. Run/Operations teams retain ownership of support; however, you will provide Level 3 expertise for complex incidents. The ideal candidate will have proven experience delivering IT projects in an industrial, manufacturing, or production-driven environment, with a strong understanding of site operations, business processes, and cross-functional stakeholder management. This position will be based in Biggleswade, UK.**Key responsibilities****Demand intake & scoping*** Gather business needs and translate them into clear IT requirements and functional specifications.* Challenge demand against the Group digital roadmap and standard solutions where relevant.* Define scope, assumptions, constraints, success criteria and delivery approach (waterfall/agile/hybrid).* Provide high-level estimations (effort/costs), resource needs and delivery options.**Planning, governance & reporting*** Build and maintain delivery plans (milestones, dependencies, resources, budget) and ensure execution.* Define and run project governance (steering committees, project controls, regular status reporting).* Maintain RAID management (Risk/Action/Issue/Decision logs) and drive timely decisions.* Coordinate cross-program dependencies and ensure consistent reporting to leadership.* Be the contact person for the business and IT project members**Budget & vendor management*** Estimate workload and costs (internal effort, licenses, external partners) and manage budget tracking.* Participate in RFPs, vendor selection and contracting support; review statements of work.* Control subcontractor effectiveness and delivery quality throughout the engagement; manage change requests.**Solution delivery & quality*** Coordinate design/build/configuration, integrations, data migration and deployment across IT teams and partners.* Define and manage testing strategy (SIT/UAT), acceptance criteria, defect management and release readiness.* Ensure testing is evidence-based (test results reviewed, logs checked where relevant) and includes end-to-end validation reflecting production constraints (e.g., printing/scanning or other peripherals when applicable).* Ensure documentation is produced and kept up to date (solution, procedures, handover pack).**Change, deployment & adoption*** Prepare and execute cutover/go-live plans, communications, training and hypercare.* Support change management and business readiness activities; ensure stakeholder alignment.* Ensure operational risk is controlled through readiness checks, testing evidence and structured transition to Run.**Transition to Run & Level 3 expertise*** Plan and execute structured transition to Run (knowledge transfer, service acceptance, support model, KPIs).* Provide Level 3 functional/technical expertise for complex incidents/major problems (Run remains the ticket owner).* Support root cause analysis and corrective action plans with Run teams and vendors to prevent recurrence.**Business analysis support for small/medium initiatives*** For smaller initiatives (e.g., local apps, workflow automation), facilitate workshops, document requirements and translate them into actionable work items and acceptance criteria.* For large programmes (e.g., ERP rollouts), coordinate with product owners, business analysts and solution leads to ensure a complete and validated requirements baseline.**Success measures (examples)*** Milestones delivered on time with controlled scope and documented decisions.* Budget and vendor performance effectively managed with clear accountability.* Go-lives executed with stable hypercare, clean operational handover and limited disruption to plants.* High stakeholder satisfaction and measurable adoption of delivered solutions.* Reduced recurrence of major issues through effective root cause analysis and corrective actions.**Your Profile*** 6/8 years of IT project management experience (with an industrial background)* Proven ERP or enterprise application implementation experience regarding production and/or supply chain* Solid understanding of integrations, APIs, and data migration* Experience in manufacturing and multi-site environments preferred* Strong stakeholder management across functions and geographies* PMP certification preferred; Agile certification is a plus* Fluent English required* Professional ethics* Willingness to travelIf you are comfortable operating in an international environment and driving structured, high-quality delivery across complex landscapes, we invite you to apply.***We are open to talents of all backgrounds. Our recruitment process is based on competences, and we openly welcome all candidates of all types according to our DEI Commitment***Introduce yourself to our recruiters and we'll get in touch if there's a role that seems like a good match.
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