Senior Project Manager
Location: StokeSalary: £80,000 + benefitsPermanent | Full-time
The Opportunity
ATA Recruitment are working with a leading organisation to recruit a Senior Project Manager to take ownership of a major distribution and logistics transformation programme.
This is a key project role within a complex, high-volume Distribution Centre environment, focused on the DC transformation projects to create a more efficient, flexible and sustainable operation.
You’ll be responsible for turning the wider programme strategy into a clear, practical delivery plan — coordinating multiple workstreams across operations, logistics, engineering, systems, technology, property, finance and external contractors.
What You’ll Be Doing – Senior Project Manager
- Lead the detailed operational plan for the for a number of exiting projects in a Distribution Centre
- Coordinate the safe and controlled transition of operational activity
- Develop project milestones, critical paths, dependencies, readiness criteria and contingency plans
- Lead the development of a future operating model for the remaining Distribution Centre
- Review and improve operational processes, capacity, productivity and ways of working
- Coordinate layout and operational flow changes
- Build and maintain an integrated project delivery plan across multiple workstreams
- Manage RAID logs, project governance, reporting and key decision points
- Coordinate requirements around automation, infrastructure, engineering, systems and technology
- Work with technical teams to ensure solutions are practical and support the future operating model
- Manage project costs, budgets and benefits
What We’re Looking For
You’ll need a strong track record of delivering complex operational or transformation projects within a Distribution Centre, warehouse, logistics or supply-chain environment.
Ideally, you’ll have:
- Proven end-to-end project management experience
- Experience delivering operational change within a live/BAU environment
- Strong project planning and critical-path management skillsExperience managing multiple, interdependent workstreams
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, including the confidence to challenge senior stakeholders
- Commercial awareness and experience managing project budgets and benefits
- Strong understanding of Distribution Centre operations and what works in a live environment
Desirable Experience
Experience in any of the following would be particularly useful:
- Major warehouse consolidation, relocation or site-exit projects
- Warehouse automation or material-handling projects
- WMS or logistics systems transformation
The Person
We’re looking for someone who is delivery-focused, organised and commercially minded, with the credibility to operate at both an operational and senior-management level.
Most importantly, you’ll be someone who can move a complex project from planning through to implementation and handover, while keeping the operation running effectively throughout.
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