PLM Project Manager – Transform FMCG Operations

Greencore; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Competitive pension contributions

Life insurance up to 4x salary

PMI Cover: Individual

Company share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Exclusive Greencore employee discount

Wellbeing Centre access

Job summary

Greencore, a UK leader in convenient foods, is hiring a Business Project Manager to lead a complex PLM initiative within the MBE programme from our Leeds head office. You’ll plan, monitor, and report on deliverables, budgets, milestones and risks, collaborating with the Initiative Owner and IT Business Partner to embed improved processes and data.

The role requires regular travel to Greencore sites across the UK, with a minimum of three days on site per week in Leeds, and strong cross‑functional

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering complex business change and transformation projects, ideally within FMCG, manufacturing, or supply chain environments.
• Experience with enterprise PLM platforms such as Siemens Teamcenter, SAP PLM, Oracle Agile PLM, Dassault ENOVIA, Infor PLM, or similar.
• Strong project management experience across methodologies including PRINCE2, Agile, Waterfall, PMI, and MSP.
• Proficient in MS Project, Microsoft Office Suite, and related project management tools.
• Experience leading teams and guiding cross-functional stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and time management skills.
• Strong risk management, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to prioritise activities effectively across multiple competing demands.
• Demonstrable experience with RAID and change management processes.
• Experience managing third-party suppliers and vendors is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of a complex, business-critical PLM initiative within the MBE Programme - planning, monitoring, managing, and reporting on deliverables, tasks, milestones, budgets, and resources.
• Work closely with the Initiative Owner, IT Business Partner and cross-functional project team to design, implement and embed improved processes, data and ways of working.
• Collaborate with business, technical, and data stakeholders to ensure the solution meets operational and commercial needs.
• Develop and maintain structured project plans to track scope, milestones, deliverables, and progress.
• Manage project scope and change control processes to prevent uncontrolled changes.
• Monitor project budgets and forecasts to ensure cost-effective delivery.
• Coordinate internal and external resources to avoid delivery bottlenecks and ensure smooth execution.
• Maintain clear stakeholder communication to manage expectations and ensure alignment.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks through effective risk management practices.
• Ensure deliverables meet quality, compliance, and documentation standards while managing dependencies and critical paths across the wider programme.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Risk management

Prioritisation

Problem solving

Tools

MS Project

Office 365

Job description

Greencore, a UK leader in convenient foods, is hiring a Business Project Manager to lead a complex PLM initiative within the MBE programme from our Leeds head office. You’ll plan, monitor, and report on deliverables, budgets, milestones and risks, collaborating with the Initiative Owner and IT Business Partner to embed improved processes and data.

The role requires regular travel to Greencore sites across the UK, with a minimum of three days on site per week in Leeds, and strong cross‑functional