Project Manager

LGBT Jobs; St Albans; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Premier Foods seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead a portfolio of Sweet Treats product and packaging projects from concept through to launch. You will ensure delivery on time, within budget and to high quality standards, coordinating R&D, Marketing, Commercial, Supply Chain, and other functions in a hybrid role based in St Albans.

Responsible for governance, risk management and post-launch reviews, you will drive timely decisions, maintain plans and milestones, and coordinate external

Qualifications

• Essential: experience in project management within an FMCG or manufacturing environment

Responsibilities

• Leading product and packaging projects from concept through to launch
• Creating and maintaining clear project plans, timelines and key milestones
• Managing project scope, cost, timing, quality and risk
• Bringing cross-functional teams together and driving ownership of actions
• Leading project meetings with clear decisions, minutes and next steps
• Managing governance requirements, stage-gate reviews, approvals and project documentation
• Identifying potential issues early and escalating risks when required
• Coordinating external suppliers and partners to ensure agreed milestones are achieved
• Keeping stakeholders informed about progress, priorities, risks and decisions
• Supporting projects after launch by tracking success measures and leading robust reviews

Skills

Project management

Job description

Role: Project Manager for Sweet Treats Innovation team

Competitive salary and benefits package

Essential: experience in project management within an FMCG or manufacturing environment

Based - St Albans, AL1 2RE (Hybrid)

Permanent, Full Time

Join Premier Foods — where people, brands and purpose come together.

Are you an experienced Project Manager who enjoys bringing people together, solving challenges and turning exciting ideas into successful launches?

We’re looking for a Project Manager to join our Sweet Treats Innovation team at Premier Foods. You’ll lead a varied portfolio of product and packaging projects from initial concept through to launch, ensuring every project is delivered on time, within budget and to the highest quality standards.

From new product development and packaging redesigns to sustainability initiatives, regulatory changes, cost-saving programmes and manufacturing improvements, you’ll play an important role in shaping and delivering our innovation agenda.

What you'll be doing?

Working with colleagues across R&D, Marketing, Commercial, Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, Operations and Logistics, you’ll provide the energy, structure and focus needed to keep projects moving forward.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Leading product and packaging projects from concept through to launch
• Creating and maintaining clear project plans, timelines and key milestones
• Managing project scope, cost, timing, quality and risk
• Bringing cross-functional teams together and driving ownership of actions
• Leading project meetings with clear decisions, minutes and next steps
• Managing governance requirements, stage-gate reviews, approvals and project documentation
• Identifying potential issues early and escalating risks when required
• Coordinating external suppliers and partners to ensure agreed milestones are achieved
• Keeping stakeholders informed about progress, priorities, risks and decisions
• Supporting projects after launch by tracking success measures and leading robust reviews