Project Implementation & Test Lead

The-Very-Group; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday + bank holidays

LinkedIn learning access

Bonus potential

25% discount on Very.co.uk

Matched pension up to 6%

Job summary

The Very Group is seeking a Project Implementation & Test Lead to own fulfilment improvement projects, drive testing to BAU readiness, and coordinate UAT across multiple initiatives. You will ensure changes meet business needs and testing standards.

Reporting to the Senior Fulfilment Development Manager, you will partner with operational and technical teams to deliver robust testing strategies and successful implementations.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering projects and an understanding of project management methodologies, risks and mitigation.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain complex or technical issues simply.
• Experience testing core systems, ideally within a large-scale automated logistics or warehouse environment.
• Good knowledge of system, regression and User Acceptance Testing.
• Experience working with technical, operational and project stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Build clear cases for change, completing upfront analysis and supporting projects through investment approval.
• Lead the delivery of fulfilment change projects through to implementation, handover and post-implementation review.
• Identify project risks and issues early and put effective mitigating actions in place.
• Develop testing strategies, plans, scripts, acceptance criteria and go/no-go definitions.
• Lead User Acceptance and regression testing, managing results, defects and their potential impact.
• Bring operational and technical stakeholders together to support successful implementation and transition into BAU.

Skills

Project delivery

Communication

Testing

Stakeholder management

KNAPP WCS/WMS

SOAPUI

AWS

Tools

KNAPP WCS/WMS

Dürkopp

SOAPUI

AWS

Job description

About us

We’re the team behind digital retailer Very.

Our purpose, helping families get more out of life, powers everything we do.

And we want our people to get more out of life too! If you’re high-performing, ambitious and make the most of every opportunity, we want to hear from you. In return, you’ll enjoy heaps of flexibility, great perks and benefits, and the freedom to be yourself, keep learning and take your career wherever you want it to go.

If you love making a difference, you’ll love making it sparkle for millions of Very customers.

About the role

As Project Implementation & Test Lead, you’ll take ownership of projects designed to improve fulfilment capacity, efficiency and accuracy, as well as enhance the customer journey. You’ll help build the case for change, take projects through approval and implementation, and make sure new solutions have been thoroughly tested before they move into BAU.

Reporting to the Senior Fulfilment Development Manager, you’ll also lead and coordinate User Acceptance Testing across multiple projects within our Business Change portfolio, becoming a key point of contact for testing expertise.

Key Responsibilities:

You’ll work across project delivery and testing, connecting operational requirements with technical solutions and ensuring change delivers the intended outcome.

You’ll:

• Build clear cases for change, completing upfront analysis and supporting projects through investment approval.
• Lead the delivery of fulfilment change projects through to implementation, handover and post-implementation review.
• Identify project risks and issues early and put effective mitigating actions in place.
• Develop testing strategies, plans, scripts, acceptance criteria and go/no-go definitions.
• Lead User Acceptance and regression testing, managing results, defects and their potential impact.
• Bring operational and technical stakeholders together to support successful implementation and transition into BAU.
• Communicate project and testing progress clearly, from initial purpose through to implementation and closure.

About you

We’re looking for someone who can combine strong project delivery skills with a structured approach to testing.

You’ll ideally bring:

• Experience delivering projects and an understanding of project management methodologies, risks and mitigation.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain complex or technical issues simply.
• Experience testing core systems, ideally within a large-scale automated logistics or warehouse environment.
• Good knowledge of system, regression and User Acceptance Testing.
• Experience working with technical, operational and project stakeholders.
• The confidence to challenge constructively, identify differences between expected and actual system behaviour, and recommend solutions.
• The ability to build effective working relationships internally and with external suppliers.
• Experience with KNAPP WCS/WMS, Dürkopp, SOAPUI or AWS would be particularly relevant to the technical testing aspects of the role.

Some of our benefits

• Inclusive culture and environment, check out our Glassdoor reviews
• 30 days holiday + bank holidays
• LinkedIn learning access.
• Bonus potential (performance and business-related)
• Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk
• Matched pension up to 6%
• More benefits can be found on our career site

Diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities

We’re building a culture of everyday inclusion, and welcome applications from anyone who believes they can do the job. We don’t discriminate based on age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply, interview, or perform a role, let us know via [e-mail]. We’ll be happy to support you.

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer and have nine brilliant colleague networks - including DAWN (Disability Awareness at Very) and Think (Neurodiversity at Very) - that are helping us make Very an even more inclusive place to work.