Project Manager

Prinova Global; Aylesford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global supplier in Aylesford seeks a Project Manager to lead new product development projects in a hybrid work model. The role involves managing technical workstreams, mentoring teams, and ensuring projects meet strategic criteria. Candidates should have at least 3 years of project management experience and a relevant degree. Benefits include personal growth opportunities, health plans, and a discretionary bonus.

Benefits

Personal growth, including training and development opportunities

Health Cash Plan

Subsidised gym membership

Discretionary bonus

Access to flexible pay

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in project management.
• Ability to mentor product developers and formulation scientists.
• Experience managing multiple projects concurrently.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer-driven new product development projects.
• Manage packaging technical workstream for Active Lifestyle Nutrition projects.
• Provide weekly updates on project progress.

Skills

Project Management

Team Leadership

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving

Education

Degree in Science or Business

Project Management Certification (Prince 2, PMI)

Job description

Project Manager (Full-time, Permanent)

Aylesford, Kent - Hybrid 3 office days

Who We Are

Prinova is a leading global supplier of ingredients and premix manufacturing solutions for the food, beverage and nutrition industries. Prinova holds strategic stocks in 35+ centres around the world to ensure continuity of supply and has liquid and dry premix manufacturing facilities in the UK, China and the USA. Prinova's premix business is underpinned by over 40 years of experience in ingredient sourcing and distribution, servicing customers with global inventories, market expertise, and leading market positions in Vitamins, Amino Acids, Sweeteners, Preservatives, Proteins, Aroma Chemicals, and more.

What is a Project Manager at Prinova?

This role is responsible for leading customer-driven new product development projects across Sports Nutrition, Pre-Mix, and other turnkey product solutions, managing them from scoping through to implementation with a strong focus on technical workstreams and robust delivery. Working within the Innovation Team, you will form and lead cross-functional teams spanning operations, quality, regulatory, marketing, and finance, collaborating closely with commercial leads to ensure projects are delivered right the first time. The position calls for a flexible, hands-on, and solution-focused approach, excellent communication and collaboration skills, and the ability to mentor product developers and formulation scientists in project management best practices.

What’s in it for you?

• Personal growth, including training and development opportunities
• Health Cash Plan
• Subsidised gym membership
• Discretionary bonus
• Access to flexible pay with Aslan
  
  

What to expect?

• Lead and manage multiple NPD projects in parallel from scoping and kick off through to implementation in our own manufacturing facility of via third party co packers in adherence with our governance process.
• Management of the Active Lifestyle project portfolio which includes providing weekly status updates for all live projects in the portfolio.
• Manage the packaging technical workstream for all Active Lifestyle Nutrition projects, which involves sourcing off the shelf packaging formats that meet the customer brief, managing packaging approval with Supplier Quality Assurance, running trials with production to assure that the packaging can be run on our production lines. Completing fill and scoop tests whilst developing a method to make this process less manual.
• Assure that all projects that you are responsible for delivering are robustly scoped and reviewed against the agreed commercial/strategic criteria to confirm GO/NO GO decision.
• Lead cross functional project kick off meetings and core project team meetings which should take place either weekly or fortnightly depending on the pace and complexity of the project.
• Complete risk sessions for each project with the core project team building a risk log and mitigation plan. Assure that the project risk log is maintained and updated on a fortnightly basis over the project life cycle.
• Create project timelines with inputs from wider cross functional team hold session to confirm project timeline with the team and review critical path. Assure that the project team are bought in and committed to the delivery of the agreed project timeline.
• Assure that outputs, actions and decisions are accurately and effectively documented and cascaded in a timely manner post project meetings.
• Assure that the project team(s) are held accountable for project delivery.
• Provide weekly updates as to project progress outlining any risks and the agreed mitigation.
  
  

Does this sound like you?

• Educated to degree level in a relevant Science or Business discipline. Ideally, a relevant project management qualification including Prince 2, PMI or chartership.
• Must be able to reference and demonstrate relevant Project Management experience.
• At least 3 years+ experience in a similar role
  
  

Interested? We would love to hear from you!

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