Project Manager

Booker; Little Irchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food and drink wholesaler in the UK is seeking a Project Manager to lead complex initiatives across various functions. The role requires previous project management experience and strong analytical and communication skills. You will engage with stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery while navigating ambiguity and adapting to evolving business needs. This position offers an opportunity to influence crucial outcomes and develop a broad business insight in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Inclusive workplace

Support for diverse backgrounds

Qualifications

• Effective problem-solving and analysis skills.
• Ability to build consensus within teams.
• Previous experience in project management.

Responsibilities

• Define and scope projects, ensuring a clear vision.
• Engage stakeholders across all levels.
• Manage inter-dependencies and impacts across projects.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Business acumen

Presentation skills

Tools

IT systems and applications

Job description

Our Project Managers play a pivotal role in leading high-priority, cross-functional and complex change initiatives across Booker, making a direct impact on the successful delivery of our strategic plan.

As specialists in project execution, you will be confident in mobilising and guiding virtual teams from multiple areas of the business, often delivering on initiatives that are new to stakeholders and the organisation. Agility, curiosity and the ability to navigate ambiguity will be key as you respond to challenges and drive progress.

This role offers the opportunity to work closely with Directors from every function, contributing to a variety of programmes throughout the year. With shifting priorities and evolving business needs, you will be at the forefront of shaping, developing and improving initiatives that support the wider Programme, Project and Change community.

This is an ideal role for someone who thrives in collaborative environments, is keen to expand their network, and wants to develop broad business insight. You will continue to build and refine your project management expertise, bringing clarity where little structure exists, and adapting your leadership approach to engage and influence peers and senior stakeholders to deliver critical outcomes for the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and scope the projects / programmes you lead, establishing clear direction and alignment by ensuring a clear vision, objectives and plan are in place
• Mobilise cross functional project /programme teams and establish and embed ways of working
• Establish and facilitate the appropriate levels of governance to provide oversight and direction for the projects/programmes
• Engage and align stakeholders across all levels to deliver
• Manage inter-dependencies and impacts across projects / programmes
• Drive progress in a consistent, transparent way, and to identify and manage issues and risks, and opportunities
• Support subject matter expertise and development both within the team and across the Programmes, Projects and Change community

Required Qualifications

• Previous project management experience
• Forecasting and budgeting.
• Proven analytical skills.
• Proven ‘hands on’ track record of delivering solutions within a pressurised environment.
• Good understanding IT systems and applications
• Consistent delivery of results.
• To be able to work through ambiguity, providing clarity and driving change.
• Ability to build consensus within the development and support teams to ensure the right solutions are delivered, to the right quality, tracking progress and ensuring they are delivered at pace.
• Experience in running projects, engaging stakeholders to ensure deadlines are met.
• Strong business skills with the ability to breakdown problems and translate into solutions.
• Excellence in building positive relationships with both internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, being able to communicate effectively and efficiently taking into account the nature of the audience.
• Presentation skills.
• Good problem solving and analysis skills.
• Commercial acumen and Know How.

Booker is the UK's leading food & drink wholesaler. We are privileged to serve independent retailers, caterers and small businesses, from locations across the country. We operate over 190 cash and carry branches, eight distribution centres, five Best Food Logistics sites, as well as six support centre locations across the UK.

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) at Booker means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. In short, we’re a place where Everyone’s Welcome.

We know life looks a little different for each of us. That’s why at Booker and Best, we always welcome conversations about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we may be able to support you.

We’re proud that Booker is a Disability Confident Committed employer and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support you can expect, please contact [e-mail]

Please note

We can only accept candidates over the age of 18 if the role requires working before 6:15 am or after 9:45 pm or involves working in areas such as the warehouse, beers, wines & spirits, and driving roles.

On the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately. We will only be able to offer individual feedback to those candidates who attend an interview.

*Booker Group is part of Tesco plc, however, is operated separately from the core Tesco business and as such the benefits offered will be different from those offered at Tesco*

For more information about us please visit www.bookergroupjobs.co.uk