Operations Fulfilment/Product Project Manager

Essentra; Kidlington; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Annual Bonus

Private Medical Insurance

5% Pension match

Life Assurance 4x Salary

25 days annual leave

Job summary

Essentra is seeking an Operations Fulfilment/Product Project Manager to move the Operational Fulfilment workstream from high-level intent into governed delivery. You will own the delivery plan, scope, milestones, and dependencies, translating needs into practical work packages for Express, Engage Direct-to-Customer and Cross-Dock fulfilment.

You’ll work across operations strategy, process, product and delivery, ensuring initiatives are delivered with measurable outcomes and strong stakeholder

Qualifications

• Experience in an operations manufacturing, distribution or industrial environment.
• Proven experience delivering commercial, business or customer-focused change initiatives in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment.
• Strong project management capability, with confidence managing ambiguity, dependencies and competing priorities.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work credibly with senior commercial and sales leaders.
• Experience translating strategy and customer needs into executable plans and tangible outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Translate the Operational Fulfilment strategy into a delivery plan, including milestones, deliverables, sequencing, owners, dependencies and governance checkpoints through to implementation and transition into BAU.
• Manage project delivery across Express, Engage Direct-to-Customer and Cross-Dock fulfilment routes, ensuring scope, deliverables and success criteria are clearly defined and controlled.
• Drive clarity on what is being delivered, for which customer segments, and what success looks like in measurable terms.
• Ensure customer insights, data and feedback are embedded into project design and decision-making.
• Support the development and execution of differentiated propositions (e.g. Express vs Engage), ensuring consistency across channels and regions where required.
• Act as the single point of accountability for delivery, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams across regions and functions.
• Build strong working relationships with senior stakeholders, sponsors and workstream leads, providing clear updates, risks and decision points.
• Facilitate workshops, working sessions and governance forums to drive alignment and resolve issues.

Skills

Delivery planning

Project management

Stakeholder management

Operations manufacturing

Cross-functional delivery

Agile/hybrid delivery

Change initiatives

Strategic translation

Job description

Please note this is a 12 month Fixed-term Contract.

The Operations Fulfilment/Product Project Manager will provide the structure, pace and control required to move the Operational Fulfilment workstream from high-level intent into clearly governed delivery. They will take ownership of the delivery plan, scope boundaries, key milestones and cross-functional dependencies, ensuring the Express, Engage Direct-to-Customer and Cross-Dock fulfilment requirements are translated into practical work packages and progressed through to implementation and business adoption.

This role sits at the intersection of operations strategy, process, product and delivery, translating customer and business needs into clearly defined scope, plans and deliverables, and ensuring initiatives are delivered at pace with measurable outcomes.

The role requires strong stakeholder management across commercial, sales, marketing, operations, supply chain, data and technology teams, with a clear focus on value realisation, operational readiness and customer impact.

Responsibilities:

• Translate the Operational Fulfilment strategy into a delivery plan, including milestones, deliverables, sequencing, owners, dependencies and governance checkpoints through to implementation and transition into BAU.
• Manage project delivery across Express, Engage Direct-to-Customer and Cross-Dock fulfilment routes, ensuring scope, deliverables and success criteria are clearly defined and controlled.
• Drive clarity on what is being delivered, for which customer segments, and what success looks like in measurable terms.
• Ensure customer insights, data and feedback are embedded into project design and decision‑making.
• Support the development and execution of differentiated propositions (e.g. Express vs Engage), ensuring consistency across channels and regions where required.
• Act as the single point of accountability for delivery, coordinating multi‑disciplinary teams across regions and functions.
• Build strong working relationships with senior stakeholders, sponsors and workstream leads, providing clear updates, risks and decision points.
• Facilitate workshops, working sessions and governance forums to drive alignment and resolve issues.
• Manage interdependencies with enabling workstreams (e.g. digital, data, people & change) to ensure joined‑up delivery.
• Apply Essentra PMO standards, ensuring consistent governance, planning and reporting across assigned workstreams.
• Track delivery progress and highlight operational risks early, recommending mitigations where required.
• Support transition to BAU, ensuring ownership, accountability and success measures are clear.

Skills and Experience:

• Experience in an operations manufacturing, distribution or industrial environment.
• Proven experience delivering commercial, business or customer‑focused change initiatives in a complex, multi‑stakeholder environment.
• Strong project management capability, with confidence managing ambiguity, dependencies and competing priorities.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work credibly with senior commercial and sales leaders.
• Experience translating strategy and customer needs into executable plans and tangible outcomes.
• Strong facilitation, communication and problem‑solving skills.
• Demonstrable experience delivering commercial, business or customer proposition initiatives, rather than purely technical or IT projects.
• Proven track record in project management, including planning, governance, risk management and benefits tracking in a complex, matrix organisation.
• Experience working closely with commercial, sales, marketing or customer teams, translating strategy and customer needs into executable delivery plans.
• Strong stakeholder management capability, including experience working with senior leaders and sponsors.
• Experience operating in a global or multi‑region environment, managing competing priorities and dependencies.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present clearly to different audiences.
• Familiarity with agile and hybrid delivery approaches.

What we offer:

• Discretionary Annual Bonus
• Private Single Medical Insurance
• Up to 5% matched pension contribution
• 4x annual salary life assurance
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Extra paid day off for your birthday
• Paid day off for volunteering
• Employee discounts through MyDiscounts platform
• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

This is a hybrid role with expectation of working in our Kidlington or Jarrow office 2/3 days per week.

Essentra Components are a global market leader in plastic injection moulded, vinyl dip moulded and metal components. We have a history of over 65 years, producing essential components across a huge range of industries and applications.

Making it easier for our customers is our top priority. That's why we operate internationally in 29 countries across 4 continents. With every order, we offer a hassle‑free experience through our 14 manufacturing facilities, 34 distribution centres and 40 sales and service locations.

We have over 45,000 standard parts and one of the world's most extensive product offerings, all available for immediate dispatch and fast delivery.

Our product range features caps and plugs, wire and cable management, flange protection, knobs, handles and grips, access hardware, PCB and electronics hardware

Our Vision is to be "The world's leading responsible, hassle‑free supplier of essential industrial components"

As part of our recruitment process you will be required to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Documentary evidence will be requested at interview.