Supply Chain Project Manager Depot Investment Programme

Overview

In this role, you will drive the operational ramp-up and transition of a new distribution facility into business-as-usual operations. You’ll work with cross-functional teams to ensure readiness, establish processes, and coordinate a smooth site start-up. Your focus is on delivering a seamless go-live and stabilisation, while managing risks and stakeholder alignment. This is a hands-on, delivery-focused position that supports Primark’s supply chain expansion and efficiency goals. You will have a clear impact on how the new facility becomes an integrated part of the network.

Pay / Benefits

• Healthcare
• Pension
• Bonus potential
• 27 days leave (+ bank holidays, +5 purchasable)
• Tax Saver Tickets
• Fitness centre access

Responsibilities

• Lead activities to support distribution facility ramp-up and launch readiness
• Coordinate transition from project phase to business-as-usual operations with new processes and controls
• Track operational readiness milestones, identify and mitigate risks
• Serve as liaison among project team, operations, suppliers, contractors and stakeholders
• Support planning, coordination, reporting, issue resolution, governance, and stakeholder management
• Monitor readiness plans, manage risks and actions to maintain progress and ensure corrective actions
• Produce progress reports and provide analytics on milestones, readiness, risks, and go-live preparedness
• Facilitate communication with operations and stakeholders and support post-launch stabilisation and regulatory compliance

Key requirements

• Proven project management experience delivering complex operational change or site launches
• Significant experience in supply chain, logistics, distribution, or operational projects
• Strong understanding of readiness, mobilisation, go-live, and transition to BAU
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Strong organisational, planning, prioritisation and risk management abilities
• Pragmatic, hands-on, delivery-focused with problem-solving skills
• Strong analytical, reporting and coordination skills
• Project management qualification or equivalent experience
• Flexibility to travel; additional languages advantageous

• Stakeholder management
• Communication
• Problem-solving
• Project management
• Operational readiness
• Risk management

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