EU Senior Project Manager (Trade Promotions Systems) - UK&I Lead in Edinburgh

Energy Jobline ZR; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food and nutrition company is seeking a Project Manager to lead the implementation of trade promotion management systems in the UK and Ireland. This role requires strong project management skills, leadership capabilities, and experience in consumer goods or retail environments. Competitive salary and excellent workplace benefits offered.

Benefits

Industry-competitive salary

Company bonus

Best-in-class learning and development

Qualifications

• Experience in project management, delivery leadership, or related fields.
• Implementations in CPG, Retail, or FMCG industries preferred.
• Ability to manage cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end implementation of the TPM solution within UK and Ireland.
• Collaborate with Sales, Finance, IT, and key stakeholders.
• Oversee system design requirements gathering and testing processes.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder influence

Analytical mindset

Fluency in English

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

Job Description

Mars Food & Nutrition is embarking on an exciting journey to build digital‑first, strategic revenue management (SRM) capabilities that will enable our purpose: Better Food Today. A Better World Tomorrow.

A key component of this SRM agenda is designing and deploying next trade promotion management (TPM) capabilities. This role is responsible for executing the Mars Food UK and Ireland joint market deployment of a TPM system.

The ideal candidate will possess strong transformation project management skills, excellent leadership capabilities, and a deep understanding of trade promotion processes within a consumer goods and/or retail environment.

What are we looking for?

• Experience in project management, delivery leadership, IT Project Management, or related fields.
• Implementations, preferably in CPG, Retail, or FMCG industries.
• Fluency in English.
• Proficiency in project management tools & software.
• Strong ability to influence stakeholders, manage cross‑functional teams, and drive initiatives to completion.
• Analytical mindset with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues.

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Project Management of the end‑to‑end implementation of the TPM solution within UK and Ireland, ensuring timely and successful execution while aligning with business objectives and other dependencies.
• Regular stakeholder collaboration with Sales, Finance, IT, and other key stakeholders to manage overall program timelines, activities and communication.
• Status reporting & issue resolution, managing all project risks, issues, actions and decisions, and escalating as required to responsible teams in the overall program rollout.
• Oversee the system design requirements gathering phase to ensure Mars Food & Nutrition requirements are captured for vendors and internal development teams.
• Oversee system testing and user acceptance testing (UAT) processes to ensure the TPM system meets requirements and quality standards.
• Continuous improvement by developing and monitoring program delivery KPIs across timelines.
• Training & change management planning on key business timelines for training, change management activities and communication strategies.
• Training & change management execution by coordinating stakeholder involvement, setting up key sessions & coordinating agendas, reviewing and sending communications, and executing logistics for end‑user training.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with diverse and talented associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose‑driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best‑in‑class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in‑house Mars University.
• An industry‑competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

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