Project Manager

We are supporting a large wholesale retail organisation in hiring an experienced Project Manager to lead the delivery of two key workstreams within a major product and systems programme currently underway.
This is a hands-on delivery role requiring someone who can manage day-to-day project activity across multiple workstreams, coordinate third-party development partners, business analysts, product owners and internal stakeholders, and maintain strong governance and reporting throughout. The successful candidate will be accountable for delivery against agreed milestones, risk and dependency management, and ensuring smooth transition of delivered capabilities into business operations.
This role suits an experienced Project Manager with a minimum of 8 years of delivery experience, comfortable managing Agile and third-party development teams, coordinating UAT activity for website and system changes, and engaging confidently with senior stakeholders across both business and technology communities., Key ResponsibilitiesLead day-to-day delivery across the assigned project workstreams, ensuring milestones are met to agreed schedule and within budgetDevelop and maintain integrated project plans, milestone trackers, RAID logs and weekly progress reportsCoordinate activities across business stakeholders, business analysts, product owners and third-party development partnersManage risks, issues, dependencies and decisions, ensuring timely escalation where requiredFacilitate governance forums, steering meetings, workshops and project reviewsDrive stakeholder engagement and communication across business and technology teamsCoordinate UAT activity for changes to websites and systems, ensuring delivery readiness and quality assuranceSupport identification and management of change requests, scope impacts and commercial considerationsEnsure successful transition of delivered capabilities into business operations

Essential SkillsMinimum 8 years of Project Manager experience, with a proven track record delivering business transformation or technology programmesExperience collating and managing requirements across business and technical stakeholder groupsProven experience managing third-party development teams using Agile delivery approachesExperience coordinating UAT for changes to websites or digital systemsStrong project governance, planning, risk management and RAID log maintenance skillsAbility to manage multiple workstreams, suppliers and senior stakeholders simultaneouslyStrong communication, facilitation and problem-solving skills with the ability to engage across business and technology audiences
Desirable SkillsExperience delivering projects within wholesale, retail or similar fast-paced consumer business environmentsFamiliarity with both Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologiesExperience producing weekly progress reporting and maintaining risk registers for programme leadershipPrince2 Practitioner, PMP or equivalent project management certification