Project Manager

EG Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Flexible working hours

Hybrid working

Cycle to Work

Car Scheme

Maternity & Paternity leave

Annual leave entitlement

Gym membership discount

Volunteering day

Wellbeing facilities

On-site parking

Dress Down Fridays

VDU eye test

Job summary

Cumberland Farms are looking for a Project Manager (HR) to lead the delivery of strategic HR, digital, and technology projects across the business. You will take full ownership 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 HR transformation initiatives, working with HR, IT, and business stakeholders to drive change and embed new processes and systems.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering HR or digital transformation projects
• Experience with PRINCE2 or PMP governance frameworks
• Experience with HRIS implementations such as SAP or SuccessFactors
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of HR and digital projects
• Maintain governance artefacts and Stage Gate processes
• Manage project plans, risks and budgets
• Engage with senior stakeholders and provide progress updates
• Drive change management and adoption of new systems
• Coordinate with vendors to meet scope and cost
• Ensure transition to business-as-usual and benefits realisation

Skills

Stakeholder management

PRINCE2

PMP

HR project delivery

Change management

Tools

SAP

SuccessFactors

MS Project

Job description

Role: Project Manager

Location: Horwich, BL6 6JW

Contract: Full-Time Hours / Fixed Term - 12 Months

Salary: £50,000 - £60,000

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
• Flexible working hours
• 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.