Position: Project Manager (Internal/Fit-Out) - 6-9 month initial contract
Distribution Centre/Fulfillment Centre - Start-Up Experience
Overview: Our client is seeking a highly experienced Project Manager to oversee the continued development of the UK fulfillment and distribution network. With a full order book of projects in 2025 we are seeking a natural leader capable of managing large, complex projects, ensuring the successful launch of new fulfillment centres, and maintaining strict adherence to timelines and budgets.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead Large Projects: Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of high-impact fulfilment centre projects, ensuring milestones and deadlines are met while staying within budget.
* Team Leadership: Manage a team of internal staff and contracted specialist sub-contractors and other resources, offering mentorship and strategic direction throughout the project lifecycle.
* Cross-functional Coordination: Work closely with internal and external teams to align resources, schedules, and deliverables, ensuring seamless project execution across various functional teams.
* Vendor Management: Coordinate with multiple vendors simultaneously, ensuring that their work is on track and that standards of quality and consistency are met.
* Timeline and Budget Management: Maintain focus on ambitious schedules and cost control, balancing the need for quality with the imperative to meet deadlines.
* Stakeholder Communication: Interface with senior leadership and key stakeholders to provide regular project updates, risks, and mitigation strategies, ensuring all parties remain aligned throughout the project lifecycle.
Ideal Candidate:
* Experience: Proven track record of successfully managing large, complex construction and fit-out projects within the fulfillment, logistics, or supply chain sectors.
* Leadership: Strong leadership skills with the ability to mentor, motivate, and guide a diverse team of internal and external resources.
* Project Management Skills: Expertise in managing tight schedules, maintaining budgets, and driving process improvements in a highly dynamic environment.
* Stakeholder Management: Experience working with clients and stakeholders and coordinating diverse stakeholders at various organizational levels.
* Problem-Solving: Ability to navigate complex challenges, making critical decisions under pressure and driving continuous improvement.
Certification requirements:
* CSCS Black or White Card
* NVQ Level 6
* SMSTS
* First Aid
* Degree or Professionally qualified.
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