About the position
My client based in Woodstock is currently looking for a Project Manager to join their team on a contract basis.
IT / FINANCE
Qualifications & Experience
- 8+ years Project Management experience
- 3+ years managing programmes or multiple interdependent projects
- Proven delivery of Distribution Centre and Warehouse transformation projects (essential)
- Experience delivering Supply Chain and Logistics initiatives
- Retail and/or pharmaceutical sector experience advantageous
- Experience managing third-party vendors and integrators
- Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, Engineering, or related discipline
- PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, or equivalent certification (required)
- Programme Management certification (MSP or equivalent) advantageous
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end delivery of Supply Chain, Distribution Centre, and Warehouse projects from initiation through closure
- Develop and manage detailed project plans, schedules, and resource plans
- Ensure alignment with PMO methodology, governance, and delivery frameworks
- Monitor milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and issues
- Drive structured decision-making and escalation processes
- Support and present at Steering Committees and governance forums
- Prepare weekly and monthly project status reports
- Produce executive dashboards and delivery summaries
- Maintain RAID logs, decision registers, and action trackers
- Ensure transparency of delivery status and timely escalation
- Support project assurance, readiness, and compliance reporting
- Manage project budgets, forecasts, and cost tracking
- Support business case validation and benefits tracking
- Coordinate project resource planning and allocation
- Manage third-party vendors and system integrators
- Oversee vendor deliverables and contract obligations
- Facilitate workshops, planning sessions, and delivery forums
- Engage with Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, and IT stakeholders
- Align technology delivery with business priorities
- Support organisational change and adoption activities
- Drive cross-functional collaboration and delivery accountability
- Maintain project records within the PPM tool
- Use collaboration platforms for document control and communication
- Ensure consistent use of PMO templates and delivery standards
- Promote delivery best practices and continuous improvement
Competency
- Advanced project and programme delivery leadership
- Strong supply chain and warehouse domain understanding
- PMO governance and methodology adherence
- Stakeholder engagement and executive communication
- Financial and budget management
- Vendor and contract management
- Risk and issue management
- Decision-making and escalation management
- Cross-functional team leadership
- Change management awareness
- Planning and organisational capability
- Delivery under pressure and tight timelines
If you are ready for the next exciting step in your career, and would like to apply, please send us your updated CV to review.
Desired Skills:
- Project plan
- Project budget
- Project Management
- Project Control
