Project Manager

Brakes; Ashford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car allowance

Company Bonus

Generous holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Staff shop discounts

Cinema discounts

Recognition awards

Career progression

Job summary

Sysco Europe is seeking a Project Manager to lead the delivery of strategic technology initiatives across the UK and Europe. The role is full-time, permanent, with a hybrid model in Hemel Hempstead or Ashford, Kent, and some European travel. Fluency in French is advantageous.

You will oversee full delivery lifecycle, including business case development, scope, budgets, resources, timelines, governance, risk, and change control, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and priorities.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering technology projects using Agile and Waterfall.
• Strong stakeholder management and leadership skills.
• Ability to work across multiple locations and manage cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from business case through to implementation and BAU.
• Manage project plans, budgets and timelines.
• Communicate with sponsors, technology teams and executives.

Job description

Job Description

Sysco Europe is recruiting for a Project Manager to join the European Commercial Technology team on a full-time, permanent basis. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced project professional to lead the delivery of strategic technology initiatives that support our Commercial Sales & Service function, helping to drive business transformation across the UK and Europe.

This role offers hybrid working 3 days per week at our Hemel Hempstead or Ashford, Kent, office, with occasional European travel required. You will work closely with a wide range of stakeholders, including business sponsors, technology teams, third-party partners and senior leaders, ensuring projects are delivered successfully and aligned to business objectives. It is highly advantageous to be fluent in French.

In this varied role, you will be responsible for leading projects through the full delivery lifecycle, from supporting business case development and defining project scope through to implementation and successful transition into business-as-usual operations. You will manage project plans, budgets, resources and timelines, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget and in line with agreed quality standards. You will also be responsible for stakeholder communications, governance compliance, risk and issue management, and change control, ensuring delivery remains aligned to business priorities and strategic goals.

We're looking for someone with a proven track record of delivering complex technology projects within fast-paced environments. You will ideally have experience managing multiple workstreams, third-party vendors and matrix teams, with the ability to balance competing priorities while maintaining focus on project outcomes. Strong stakeholder management skills are essential, along with the confidence to engage and influence colleagues at all levels of the organisation, including Executive stakeholders.

Experience delivering projects using both Agile and Waterfall methodologies would be highly beneficial, as would knowledge of change management practices and risk mitigation. Exposure to Contact Centre technologies, Omnichannel solutions and large-scale technology deployments across multiple locations or markets would be advantageous. A technical background and experience working within regulated or compliance-driven environments, including SOX controls, would also be beneficial.

Most importantly, you will demonstrate excellent organisational, communication and leadership skills, with a proactive approach to problem solving and delivering results. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to work on high-profile technology initiatives, partnering with business and technology leaders across Europe while developing your career within a global organisation.

What you'll get:

• A competitive salary
• Company car allowance of £7,000 or Company Car
• Eligible for company bonus scheme
• Generous holiday allowance, with option to purchase 5 additional holiday days
• Pension scheme
• Huge discounts on all sorts of lovely food and award-winning products through our staff shop
• Discounts on Cinema tickets, shopping and earn cashback on purchases through Sysco Perks.
• Recognition awards and Incentives
• Career progression opportunities - being part of the wider Sysco group, the world's leading foodservice business, opens up a world of possibility