Project Manager

Culina Group Limited; Warrington; Presencial; GBP 60.000 - 75.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Company Bonus

Private Medical Cover

Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme

Wellbeing Support

Eye Care Vouchers

Reward & Recognition

Everyday Discounts

Descripción de la vacante

Culina Group Limited is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex logistics, warehousing, and transport projects within the Transformation team. You will work with senior stakeholders, operations leaders, customers and suppliers to deliver projects that drive growth and business transformation.

Initially, you will manage CI initiatives under a major retail transport contract, then expand to larger transport and warehousing transformations while ensuring governance, risk controls, and

Formación

• Proven project management experience within logistics, transport, warehousing, or supply chain environments.
• Strong understanding of warehouse and transport operations.
• Knowledge of WMS, TMS, and related operational systems.
• Experience managing project scope, budgets, risks, issues, and change control processes.
• Ability to translate operational requirements into practical project solutions.
• Strong understanding of operational KPIs, reporting, and cost management.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working with multiple business functions and external partners.
• Strong planning, organisation, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Proficiency with project management tools, reporting systems, and project governance frameworks.

Responsabilidades

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex operational projects with strong governance and stakeholder engagement.
• Oversee CI initiatives within a major retail transport contract and manage high-impact projects.
• Expand across transport and warehousing transformation projects within the business.
• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, milestones, and delivery schedules.
• Define scope, requirements, assumptions, and success criteria.
• Ensure solutions are fit for purpose and aligned with operational needs.
• Identify and manage risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Coordinate stakeholders across operations, central functions, suppliers, and customers.
• Monitor budgets, financial performance, and cost-saving opportunities.
• Produce project reports, dashboards and updates for senior stakeholders and PMO.
• Support UAT and operational readiness activities.
• Ensure smooth handover to BAU and capture lessons learned.

Conocimientos

Project management

Logistics operations

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Risk management

Change management

Planning

PM tools

Herramientas

WMS

TMS

MS Project

Excel

Descripción del empleo

Company Description

Culina is the UK’s leading independent specialist supply chain partner, trusted by some of the nation’s best recognised food, fast-moving consumer goods (FMGC) and retail brands. We're proud to employ over 22,000 colleagues across 100+ locations nationwide, supported by a fleet of more than 5,500 trucks and trailers delivering every day.

We currently have an exciting opportunity within Central Functions - our Central Functions are the teams that support our entire business, providing the expertise, systems and services that keep our operations running smoothly. These departments include HR, Finance, IT, Procurement, and other specialist support functions, all working together to enable business success.

Job Description

Are you a Senior Project Manager with experience delivering complex logistics, warehousing, and transport projects? Do you enjoy leading change and delivering projects that make a real business impact?

We're looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our Transformation team, leading key operational and strategic projects across the business. Working with senior stakeholders, operational leaders, customers, and suppliers, you'll drive the successful delivery of projects that support our growth and transformation agenda.

This is a fantastic opportunity to influence large-scale change, deliver innovative solutions, and help shape the future of operations across the Culina Group.

Life in this role

As a Project Manager , you'll lead the end-to-end delivery of complex operational projects, ensuring strong governance, stakeholder engagement, and successful outcomes.

Initially, you'll oversee a portfolio of Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives within a major retail transport contract, while directly managing several high-impact projects. Over time, you'll lead larger transport and warehousing transformation projects across the wider business.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Developing and managing project plans, timelines, milestones, and delivery schedules.
• Defining project scope, requirements, assumptions, and success criteria.
• Ensuring solutions are fit for purpose and aligned with operational requirements.
• Identifying, managing, and escalating risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Coordinating stakeholders across operations, central functions, suppliers, and customers.
• Monitoring project budgets, financial performance, and efficiency-saving opportunities.
• Managing change requests and maintaining project governance.
• Producing project status reports, dashboards, and updates for senior stakeholders and PMO teams.
• Supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and operational readiness activities.
• Ensuring effective project handover into business-as-usual operations.
• Capturing lessons learned and promoting continuous improvement across the Transformation team.
• Sharing best practice and contributing to the development of project delivery capabilities across the function.

Qualifications

What you’ll need ...

We're seeking a confident and commercially minded Project Manager who understands the realities of logistics operations and can successfully bridge the gap between operational requirements and project delivery.

Essential Experience & Knowledge

• Proven project management experience within logistics, transport, warehousing, or supply chain environments.
• Strong understanding of warehouse and transport operations.
• Knowledge of WMS, TMS, and related operational systems.
• Experience managing project scope, budgets, risks, issues, and change control processes.
• Ability to translate operational requirements into practical project solutions.
• Strong understanding of operational KPIs, reporting, and cost management.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working with multiple business functions and external partners.
• Strong planning, organisation, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Proficiency with project management tools, reporting systems, and project governance frameworks.

Desirable

• PRINCE2, PMP, Agile, or other recognised Project Management qualifications.
• Experience delivering customer-facing operational implementations.
• Knowledge of logistics compliance, safety, and regulatory requirements

Additional Information

What is in it for you?

If you're looking for a role where you can make an impact, develop your career, and be part of a team that works as one to achieve great results, we'd love to hear from you.

• Company Bonus - we achieve more when we work together, that’s why we celebrate our shared success through our bonus scheme.
• Private Medical Cover- enjoy peace of mind with access to Bupa's healthcare services.
• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme - our salary sacrifice scheme offers a cost-effective way to drive an electric vehicle, with payments taken directly from your salary. Eligibility and salary thresholds apply.
• Wellbeing Support – your wellbeing matters to us. Through our Employee Assistance Programme, you'll have 24/7 access to confidential counselling and legal support, whenever you need it.
• Eye Care Vouchers – free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses.
• Reward & Recognition – we love celebrating great work, we recognise those who go above and beyond.
• Everyday Discounts – our benefits platform gives you access to discounts from over 50 leading retailers, helping your money go further every day.

You may have seen that we're on an exciting journey as we bring our businesses closer together and build an even stronger future as one team. As part of this transformation, our businesses have united under a single brand: Culina.