IT Project Manager

Acu-IT.net; Market Drayton; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Mller UK & Ireland is seeking an IT Project Manager for a 6-month fixed-term role, located in Market Drayton with a hybrid working model. You'll be responsible for leading group IT projects, managing resources, delivering on-time results, and ensuring compliance with governance standards. Candidates should possess at least a Bachelor's degree and show strong project management skills alongside excellent communication abilities.

Benefits

Up to 10% annual bonus

Private Medical Insurance

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension Employer Contribution Scheme

Career Progression Opportunities

Free parking

Qualifications

• 2-5 years work experience in project management or strategy consulting.
• Qualification in Project Management methodologies like Prince2 or PMI beneficial.
• Excellent English communication skills; German/Polish advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, execution, and delivery of Group IT projects.
• Manage project budget and resources according to business expectations.
• Coordination with stakeholders for project governance.

Skills

Project Management

Strategic Thinking

Analytical Competence

Communication Skills

Conflict Resolution

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant subject

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Company Description

Mller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by the Unternehmensgruppe Theo Mller which employs over 24,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Mller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from more than 1,700 British farmers. The Mller brand is ranked at No.7 in The Grocers Top 100 list of Britains Biggest Brands, and is also the 7th most chosen brand in the UK.

Job Description

Were recruiting IT Project Manager

Are you ready to unleash your potential and build an exciting career in finance with Britians most chosen dairy brand? Mller UK & Ireland, part of the renowned Unternehmensgruppe Theo Mller, invites you to apply for ourIT Project Manager for a fixed term of 6 months. With over 26,000 employees across Europe and a long-standing commitment to excellence, Mller is a family-owned business known for its dedication to quality, innovation, and growth. In the UK alone, we produce a wide range of leading branded and private-label dairy products, from yogurts and desserts to butter and flavoured milk.

As an IT Project Manager, you will be responsible for the planning, execution and successful delivery/leading of Group IT projects. You will lead projects, plan resources and govern those projects according to strict deadlines and within set and agreed budget, while adhering to relevant Mueller policies (especially GO), rules and guidelines. You will also be responsible for the execution and compliance of Project Management Governance (portfolio management, resource management, PM trainings, etc.)

The role is located at either Market Drayton or Telford in Shropshire; a hybrid working model applies with 3 days on site.

Your challenge for the IT Project Manager: -

Work with key stakeholders, project team and others when relevant to:

• Facilitate the definition of the project scope, requirements and deliverables using Mueller standard documentation
• Define project tasks (work breakdown structure) and resource requirements using Mueller standard documentation
• Manage the project budget in line with business expectations and budgetary commitments
• Develop, control and communicate the project plan, timeline and milestones
• Track and report project deliverables to the project team and stakeholders
• Manage Risk, Issues and Changes on an ongoing basis
• Ensure that any deliverables requiring support in steady state are handed over to the relevant teams
• Ensure that UTM Legal and Procurement processes are followed
• Ensure that project audit responsibilities are met
• Close the project, ensuring lessons learned are documented
• Follow applicable policies, framework, standards and guidelines that have been identified for the particular project.
• Ensure that GPOs are involved and aligned with group project.
• Fulfil role as PMO of Group IT Projects.
  
  

Required

Responsible for acquiring resources (internal and nominated 3rd party, if required) and co-ordinating the effort of the team members in order to deliver projects according to plan and budget:

Assemble and co-ordinate project team (Business, IT and External)

Negotiate with resource owners and as required, ensure that project targets are provided for project resource

Identify Roles and Responsibilities for the project team.

Where 3rd party contract negotiations are required, the Project Manager will work with the relevant procurement team to ensure that procedures are followed

Ensure that appropriate project team training is planned for

Identify and liaise with Key Stakeholders to provide applicable governance for the project

Identify and agree participation of Project Sponsor (GPO)

Where required - creation of the Project Board and Project Steering Groups

Regularly monitor and report progress to all stakeholders and the steering group

Provide communication to all project members and stakeholders

Project Management: Methodology, Trainings/PM Coach and PM tool owner (classic, agile)

Develop and implement Multi Project Management/Portfolio Management incl. escalation and prioritization rules

Build up group wide resource planning to optimize project management

Steer and report status and performance of group wide projects (across interdisciplinary E2E processes)

Key skills & experience for the IT Project Manager: -

Bachelors or masters degree in a relevant subject

Basic experience in project management, e.g. Qualification in Project Management methodology (Prince2, PMI, APM or equivalent) would be beneficial

Excellent Microsoft Office skills.

Excellent English written and verbal communication skills; German\Polish would be advantageous

Strategic thinking and experience in project management / lead

Distinct goal and solution orientation as well as economic thinking & acting

Strong process orientation and analytical competence (across different End-to-End processes)

Ability to actively advance projects and manage change processes, incl. cultural ones

Power to drive change through the whole UTM organization

General commercial and business management know-how

Strong decision-making competence

2-5 years work experiences with background in strategy consulting (min. 2-3 years)

Demonstratable confidence levels to engage with project managers and more senior stakeholders within the organizations

Passionate team player with hands-on mentality

Ability to work on several parallel workstreams

High ability to solve conflicts and problems, assertiveness and resilience

Motivation to develop and grow

Willingness to frequently travel (mainly in Europe and UK).

Location flexible (mobile and office based)

Benefits for the role: Up to 10% annual bonus, 4x Life Assurance policy, Private Medical Insurance, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising with service), Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Family Leave, Enhanced Bereavement Leave, Pension Employer Contribution Scheme (matched up to 8%), Exclusive access to Mller Rewards, offering a variety of online and in-store discounts, Business Supplied IT Equipment, Career Progression and Development Opportunities and Free parking

The Process

If you have the skills and experience in the above areas and would like to be considered for this role, please apply at www.mullercareers.co.uk

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