Programme Manager / Project Manager

ADE Recruitment Limited; Carlisle; Presencial; GBP 50.000 - 61.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

25 days holidays

Company pension scheme

Annual bonus scheme

Descripción de la vacante

ADE Recruitment Limited is seeking a Programme Manager / Project Manager to coordinate multiple global activities in a machinery-focused can-making environment. You will develop schedules, manage contracts, and ensure ISO 9001 compliance while driving cross-functional collaboration across sales, engineering, and operations.

The role offers a £55,000 annual salary, a company pension scheme, 25 days holidays, and an annual bonus scheme, located in Cumbria, UK.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in business management, operations management, engineering or related field.
• 2–5 years' experience in can making or machinery industry.
• Strong project planning and analytical skills; proficient with MS Project, Word and Excel.

Responsabilidades

• Coordinate multiple global activities concurrently across functions.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules and timelines.
• Review sales contracts and liaise with Project Director.
• Ensure ISO 9001 compliant documentation and milestones.
• Communicate project updates to customers and stakeholders.
• Assist with implementation of project management software.

Conocimientos

Project planning

Communication

Team coordination

Problem solving

Educación

Bachelor's degree in business management

Bachelor's degree in Operations Management

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Herramientas

Microsoft Project

Excel

Word

Descripción del empleo

Programme Manager / Project Manager

• £55,000 per annum
• 25 days holidays
• Company pension scheme
• Annual Bonus Scheme
• The Lake District

Our client is the world's leading supplier of machinery for the global can-making industry. Their high-speed machines can be found in plants around the world performing the value-added functions. In addition, they supply individual machines, they design, install and support. Located in Cumbria, UK, the company employs over 120 employees with a turnover exceeding £100m.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Programme Manager / Project Manager will Coordinate multiple global activities simultaneously. Project planning and management procedures, practices, and techniques.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate with sales team to understand customer requirements
• Review sales contracts for projects as required by Project Director.
• Chair weekly projects review meeting with function leads.
• Manage coordination of finalizing specifications.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules and timelines for global OEM projects. This position will proactively support the complete project life cycle (from order to shipment) ensuring timely, successful implementation of customer orders.
• Ensure projects are well planned and organized, including documenting milestone meetings to comply with ISO 9001 standards.
• Participate in cross-project planning to resolve conflicts with project priorities, resourcing, schedule, and scope.
• Communicate with customers in all stages of the project life cycle. Retrieve engineering requirements, meet buy off expectations and provide support with shipped equipment.
• Participate in conveying customer buy-off and customer needs.
• Track project changes and produce updated schedules as agreed with Product Director, engineering, supply chain personnel, operations, and customers.
• Receive input from Product Director and Project Engineers to develop and maintain the detailed schedules. Take ownership and independent actions to solve problems impacting project
• Evaluate existing project management practices and recommend improvements to project and program management practices.
• Oversee and train project Coordinators and develop and nurture Coordinators' skills and abilities.
• Assist with implementation of Project Management software.
• Liaise with management at all levels of the business.
• Answer customers' questions about products and availability.
• Status of “due bills” communicated to customers.
• Status of project updates communicated to customers.
• Managing SharePoint system and having authority of our structure and system changes
• Managing resource allocations and balancing conflicts
• Capacity planning reporting for each function
• Driving and managing standardisation of project schedules and task list
• Driving and developing IFS and other software related systems of work to improve efficiency across the projects and conveying departments
• Oversee management of internal conveying build schedules

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

The Programme Manager / Project Manager will have / experience and knowledge of:

• Bachelor's degree in business management, Operations Management, Engineering, Marketing or Project Management preferred.
• Minimum of 2-5 years of experience in can making industry or machine building industry or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong foundation in project planning and analysis, basic qualitative/quantitative evaluation is preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Project Word and Excel.
• Estimated travel is 10-20% or as required.
• Role requires excellent communication and presentation skills and the ability to plan,
• Ability to influence change through communication and collaboration

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT IN RETURN

The client offers the Programme Manager / Project Manager a competitive annual salary of £55,000, company pension, 25 days holidays plus bank holidays, discretionary annual bonus, etc