Project Manager

Culina Group; Appleton Thorn; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive basic salary

Bonus

Private Health Care

Life Assurance

Cycle2Work Scheme

Discounts and savings on 1000s of-reta

Job summary

Culina Group is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join our Transformation team, delivering operational projects across logistics, warehousing and transport. You will drive end-to-end delivery, coordinating with operational leaders, suppliers and customers to achieve strategic objectives.

Initially, you will oversee a portfolio of Continuous Improvement initiatives within a major retail transport contract, with opportunities to expand across the wider business.

Qualifications

• Proven project management experience within logistics, transport, warehousing, or supply chain environments.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong planning, organisation, and problem-solving capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end delivery of operational projects through planning, coordination, governance and delivery assurance.
• Manage CI initiatives within a major retail transport contract and lead transportation/warehousing projects across the business.
• Produce project reports, dashboards and updates for senior stakeholders and PMO teams.
• Support UAT and operational readiness activities and ensure smooth handover to BAU.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Planning and organisation

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

PRINCE2/PMP/Agile certification

Tools

WMS

TMS

Operational systems

Job description

Are you an experienced Project Manager with a strong background in logistics, warehousing, and transport operations? Do you thrive on delivering complex projects that create lasting business value?

We're looking for a Project Manager to join our Transformation team, driving the successful delivery of operational projects across the business. Working closely with operational leaders, functional experts, suppliers, and customers, you'll ensure projects are delivered efficiently, effectively, and aligned to strategic objectives.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in shaping operational improvements, implementing innovative solutions, and supporting large-scale transformation programmes across the Culina Group.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Project Manager, you'll be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of operational projects through structured planning, coordination, governance, and delivery assurance.

Initially, you'll oversee and report on a portfolio of Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives within a major retail transport contract, while managing several significant projects within that programme. Over time, you'll also lead transport and warehousing projects across the wider business.

You'll be responsible for:

• Developing and managing project plans, timelines, milestones, and delivery schedules.
• Defining project scope, requirements, assumptions, and success criteria.
• Ensuring solutions are fit for purpose and aligned with operational requirements.
• Identifying, managing, and escalating risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Coordinating stakeholders across operations, central functions, suppliers, and customers.
• Monitoring project budgets, financial performance, and efficiency-saving opportunities.
• Managing change requests and maintaining project governance.
• Producing project status reports, dashboards, and updates for senior stakeholders and PMO teams.
• Supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and operational readiness activities.
• Ensuring effective project handover into business-as-usual operations.
• Capturing lessons learned and promoting continuous improvement across the Transformation team.
• Sharing best practice and contributing to the development of project delivery capabilities across the function.

Qualifications

We're seeking a confident and commercially minded Project Manager who understands the realities of logistics operations and can successfully bridge the gap between operational requirements and project delivery.

Essential Experience & Knowledge

• Proven project management experience within logistics, transport, warehousing, or supply chain environments.
• Strong understanding of warehouse and transport operations.
• Knowledge of WMS, TMS, and related operational systems.
• Experience managing project scope, budgets, risks, issues, and change control processes.
• Ability to translate operational requirements into practical project solutions.
• Strong understanding of operational KPIs, reporting, and cost management.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working with multiple business functions and external partners.
• Strong planning, organisation, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Proficiency with project management tools, reporting systems, and project governance frameworks.
• PRINCE2, PMP, Agile, or other recognised Project Management qualifications.
• Knowledge of logistics compliance, safety, and regulatory requirements

Additional Information

What's on offer:

• Competitive basic salary
• Bonus
• Private Health Care
• Life Assurance

As well as this you have access to some other fantastic optional benefits such as Cycle2Work Scheme, and discounts and savings on 1000's of retailers.