Project Manager

JR United Kingdom; Bracknell; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Project Manager for a 6-month contract to lead the implementation of an Oracle Retail SaaS product. This role involves managing a complex upgrade project within the Pricing and Promotions workstream, ensuring delivery meets time, cost, and quality metrics. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project management, supplier management, and stakeholder engagement, with experience in Agile methodologies. Join a dynamic team and make a significant impact on a high-profile project!

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex technology upgrade projects.
• Strong skills in supplier management and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Manage the design, development, testing, and implementation of a new SaaS product.
• Ensure project plans are created, tracked, and reported on regularly.

Skills

Project Management

Supplier Management

Stakeholder Management

Agile Methodologies

Oracle Retail

Budget Tracking

Job description

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Our client, one of the UKs top retailers, are looking for a Project Manager to join them on an initial 6 month contract basis to manage a new implementation of a Oracle Retail SaaS product to time, cost and quality metrics within a Pricing and Promotions workstream.

Accountabilities:

• Strong management of design, development, testing and implementation, ensuring delivery to agreed cost, time and scope
• Agreement on and management of roles and responsibilities between all parties
• Ensuring project plans are created and tracked against, including risk and issue management alongside third parties
• Ensuring a budget tracker is created and maintained in line with timelines and approved spend
• Ensuring there is a clear and adhered to RAID process, and that agreed tools are used and PMO/Portfolio deadlines met
• Providing regular status updates to the Sponsor, Business Lead and Steering Group
• Managing the day-to-day relationship and communication with the Sponsor, Business Leads and project team
• Managing the relationship with any third parties, building and maintaining collaborative ways of working

Key Skills:

• Demonstrable experience of successfully managing a highly complex technology upgrade implementation project with associated business transformation activity
• Demonstrable experience and skills in robust supplier management, managing multiple 3rd party teams
• Experience of Oracle Retail/ large SaaS upgrade projects is desirable and would be highly valuable to project success
• Evidence of recent delivery of Pricing capability
• Project and programme methods particularly Agile/ Product based delivery
• Evidence of well developed senior stakeholder management skills
• Track record of delivering outcomes within challenging timelines

If this role is of interest to you, please apply now!