IT Project Portfolio Manager

CEVA Logistics; Quorn; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CEVA Logistics is seeking an experienced IT Project Portfolio Manager to lead a global portfolio of IT projects, shaping governance, processes and delivery across the enterprise. Based at our Ashby-de-la-Zouch Head Office with regional and global travel, you will align initiatives with strategy and customer commitments.

You will collaborate with IT and business partners, manage budgets and risks, and drive improvements to deliver predictable, value-driven outcomes in a fast-paced logistics

Qualifications

• Experience managing multiple large IT projects in a 3PL or logistics environment.
• Strong project management expertise across planning, budgets, resources, risk, governance.
• Understanding of logistics processes including warehouse operations, WMS, and system integrations.
• Experience with Waterfall, Agile and Hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Experience using project management and reporting tools (Smartsheet, MS Project, Jira).

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the IT project portfolio aligning with strategy and external partnerships.
• Set portfolio goals, operating plans and priorities with senior leadership.
• Drive predictable delivery across projects, coordinating IT teams and vendors.
• Establish portfolio governance, reporting, RAID management, change control, stage gates and steering governance.
• Own portfolio financial governance including budgets, forecasts, actuals, variances.
• Lead and develop the IT Project Delivery team.
• Build relationships with stakeholders across a global matrix organization.

Skills

Portfolio management

IT project management

Stakeholder management

Budgeting & forecasting

Risk management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Waterfall/Agile/Hybrid

Tools

Smartsheet

MS Project

Jira

Job description

At CEVA Logistics, we're looking for an experienced IT Project Portfolio Manager to join our team and play a key role in delivering global IT projects that support our business strategy, customer commitments and ongoing transformation. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to lead a diverse portfolio of projects and programmes, bringing people together across IT, the wider business, customers and external partners to deliver successful outcomes. You'll also play an important role in shaping how we deliver IT projects, continuously improving our governance, processes, tools and ways of working to make delivery more predictable, efficient and effective. This role is based at our Head Office in Ashby-de-la-Zouch with regional and global travel.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

• Own and manage the IT project portfolio, ensuring alignment with business strategy, customer commitments, IT delivery capabilities and external vendor partnerships.
• Work with senior leadership to establish portfolio and programme goals, operating plans and priorities, balancing demand, investments, resources and delivery capacity based on business value, risk and cost.
• Drive predictable delivery across projects and programmes, coordinating IT teams, business partners, customers and vendors to achieve agreed scope, timelines, quality and financial objectives.
• Establish and enforce portfolio governance, including delivery standards, RAG reporting, RAID management, change control, stage gates and steering governance. Provide executive-level visibility of performance, financials, risks, dependencies, resource constraints and required decisions.
• Own portfolio financial governance, including budgets, forecasts, actuals, variances, financial risks and the commercial impact of scope and change.
• Lead and develop the IT Project Delivery team, strengthen accountability, delivery practices, governance, tools and ways of working.
• You will have proven experience in managing multiple large, complex IT projects within a 3PL or logistics environment. You'll bring strong project management expertise across planning, budgets, resource allocation, risk management and delivery governance, alongside a good understanding of logistics and supply chain processes, including warehouse operations, WMS implementations and system integrations.
• You’ll have experience managing project finances, forecasting, cost control and resource capacity, as well as an understanding of IT architecture, APIs, EDI, data flows and dependencies across applications.
• Strong knowledge of Waterfall, Agile and Hybrid delivery methodologies is essential, alongside experience using project management and reporting tools such as Smartsheet, MS Project, Jira or equivalent.
• Working closely with senior stakeholders across a complex global matrix organisation, you’ll build strong relationships, encourage collaboration and drive accountability, helping teams navigate challenges and make informed decisions.

WHAT DO WE HAVE TO OFFER?

CEVA Logistics provides global supply chain solutions to connect people, products, and providers all around the world. Present in 170+ countries and with more than 110,000 employees spread over 1,500 sites, we are proud to be a Top 5 global 3PL. We believe that our employees are the key to our success. We want to engage and empower our diverse, global team to co-create value with our customers through our solutions in contract logistics and air, ocean, ground, and finished vehicle transport. That is why CEVA Logistics offers a dynamic and exceptional work environment that fosters personal growth, innovation, and continuous improvement. At CEVA Logistics, we Rise in Motion. Your career is always on the move, growing as fast and as far as your ambition takes you. Join a global team of nearly 200 nationalities, shaping the future of global trade, moving essential goods, forging new paths, and pushing boundaries to serve an ever-changing world. The pace is fast, the challenges are real, but the rewards are greater: growth, purpose, and the chance to make a meaningful impact. This is more than a job. It's a journey on which you rise.

With a genuine culture of reward and recognition, we want our employees to grow, develop and be part of our journey. We offer a benefits package that includes competitive annual leave entitlement with a fantastic holiday buy scheme, pension and life assurance along with access to an employee benefits platform that offers discounts on gym memberships and money off vouchers for a diverse range of retail, travel and hospitality brands.

ABOUT TOMORROW

We value your professional and personal growth. That's why we share plenty of career opportunities for you to thrive within CEVA. Join CEVA for a challenging career.

CEVA Logistics UK&I is committed to attracting, acquiring and retaining the best possible candidates in an equal and inclusive way that is consistent with employment legislation and best practice. We aim to select the best available person for every vacancy irrespective of age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, political beliefs, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment and marital or civil partnership status. Please note that candidates will be subject to the necessary right to work checks for the UK and Ireland.

Information at a Glance Rise in motion with CMA CGM Group: where ambition meets opportunity. Join a global team of nearly 200 nationalities, shaping the future of global trade, moving essential goods, forging new paths, and pushing boundaries to serve an ever-changing world. The pace is fast, the challenges are real, but the rewards are greater: growth, purpose, and the chance to make a meaningful impact. This is more than a job. It's a journey on which you rise.