Project Manager

EG Group; Horwich; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus scheme

Hybrid working up to 2 days per week

Cycle to Work and Car Scheme

Job summary

Cumberland Farms (EG Group) is seeking a Project Manager (HR) to lead HR, digital and technology projects across the business. You will own end-to-end delivery from initiation to completion within governance frameworks and collaborate with HR, IT, and business stakeholders to realise benefits.

The role requires experience delivering complex HR transformations, engaging senior leaders, and driving change while ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery within a global organisation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering complex HR or digital transformation projects within large organisations.
• Strong understanding of structured project governance frameworks such as PRINCE2 or PMP.
• Experience delivering HR programmes such as HRIS implementations (SAP/SuccessFactors).
• Strong stakeholder management across senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Leading end-to-end delivery of HR and digital projects, ensuring alignment to scope, timelines, budget, and business objectives.
• Applying project governance frameworks and maintaining artefacts, Stage Gate and steering committee processes.
• Managing project plans, resources, risks and dependencies for controlled delivery.
• Engaging and influencing senior stakeholders with clear progress updates.
• Driving business readiness, including change management, training and adoption of new processes.
• Managing third-party vendors and partners to meet scope, cost, and quality.
• Ensuring transition to business-as-usual with benefits realisation and post-implementation reviews.

Skills

HR project management

Governance frameworks

Stakeholder management

Change management

Tools

SAP

SuccessFactors

Job description

Company: Cumberland Farms (EG Group)

About the Role

Cumberland Farms are looking for a Project Manager (HR) to lead the delivery of strategic HR, digital, and technology projects across the business. Operating within the IT Project Delivery Framework, you will take full ownership of projects from initiation through to completion, ensuring delivery to agreed scope, timelines, and budget while realising defined business benefits.

You will play a key role in delivering complex HR transformation initiatives, working closely with HR, IT, and business stakeholders to drive change and embed new processes and systems. This role is well suited to an experienced project manager who is confident operating in a structured governance environment and engaging with senior stakeholders across a global organisation.

Why Join Cumberland Farms?

• Discretionary performance-based bonus scheme
• Grow your career – gain accredited qualifications, apprenticeships, and progression opportunities within a global organisation
• Hybrid working – up to 2 days per week (dependent on role and business needs)
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes – Cycle to Work and Car Scheme available
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Annual leave buy back scheme – purchase up to 5 additional days
• Discounted gym membership – stay healthy and save on fitness costs
• One paid volunteering day per year
• Wellbeing facilities – space to relax and recharge
• Free secure on-site parking
• Dress Down Fridays
• Free VDU eye test

What you’ll be doing

• Leading end-to-end delivery of HR and digital projects, ensuring alignment to scope, timelines, budget, and business objectives.
• Applying project governance frameworks, maintaining key artefacts, and managing Stage Gate and steering committee processes.
• Managing project plans, resources, risks, and dependencies to ensure effective and controlled delivery.
• Engaging and influencing senior stakeholders, providing clear updates on progress, risks, and outcomes.
• Driving business readiness, including change management, training, and adoption of new processes and systems.
• Managing third-party vendors and partners to ensure delivery against agreed scope, cost, and quality expectations.
• Ensuring successful transition to business-as-usual, including benefits realisation and post-implementation reviews.

This list is not exhaustive and may be added to or amended from time to time.

What we’re looking for

• Proven experience delivering complex HR or digital transformation projects within large organisations.
• Strong understanding of structured project governance frameworks and delivery methodologies (e.g. PRINCE2, PMP).
• Experience delivering HR-related programmes such as job architecture, organisation design, or HRIS implementations (e.g. SAP / SuccessFactors).
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and engage senior leaders across functions.
• Experience managing cross-functional programmes across HR, IT, and business teams.
• Strong planning, risk management, and problem-solving capability.
• Experience managing third-party vendors and external partners.
• A proactive, organised, and delivery-focused approach within a fast-paced, complex environment.

Who is Cumberland Farms?

Cumberland Farms has a proud heritage dating back to 1939 and today is part of a global retail organization serving customers and communities across multiple markets including the U.S., U.K., Germany and Benelux. With operations spanning convenience retail, foodservice, fuel, and other retail formats, our business is supported by a broad network of stores, sites, distribution operations, and support teams.

As our global organization transitions under the Cumberland Farms brand, our businesses, including those historically operating as EG Group, are coming together with shared values, capabilities, and a commitment to delivering exceptional experiences for our customers and colleagues.

Together, we are building on the strength and heritage of our businesses while creating a more connected global organization with a clear strategic direction and a continued focus on supporting our customers, colleagues, and communities across all the markets we serve.

Please note - the successful applicant will be subject to a DBS check which will be funded by EG Group.