Project Manager

My client is looking for a Project Manager to be responsible for overseeing and managing key projects across supply chain, warehousing and logistics.

It is a delivery-focused role that involves establishing and maintaining relationships to drive engagement and achieve objectives.

A highly successful global logistics and supply chain business which is considered, “Best in Class” by many industry leaders.

• Deliver projects in accordance within the business project governance.
• Deliver projects using a variety of different methodologies, depending on the type of project.
• Manage business projects to agreed time/cost/deliverable targets.
• Ensure business and Supply Chain sign off at each stage of the project
• Ensure compliance is adhered to against legal, regulatory, policy and best practice requirements within any given project.
• Ensure that full requirements gathering and analysis is completed where appropriate, and traceability is maintained against the set project success criteria.
• Control the storage and access of documented business processes relating to any given project and its implementation in accordance with the business PMO Guidelines.
• Ensure the smooth transition of projects from development to operations.
• Contribute to a central repository of documented business processes for use in any future project activities.
• Produce and maintain MS Project plans
• Management of any project related Risks, Issues and Change Requests

• Must have 3PL contract logistics experience – ESSENTIAL
• Experience of being involved in complex projects or change programmes
• Strong operational service orientation and customer facing skills
• Strong analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in verbal, written or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
• Ability to effectively prioritise and execute tasks in a high-pressure, ever changing work environment
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Highly self-motivated and directed
• Strong attention to detail
• A positive outlook, demonstrating a “can do” attitude to colleagues and partners, treating everyone with respect
• General business awareness: empathising with the priorities and needs of a range of functional business groups. Understanding the subtleties and constraints they work under and tailoring our response to them.
• Experience within the Supply Chain.

£65,000 – £70,000 + benefits

EA First Ltd are acting as an Employment Agency for this permanent vacancy.