Project Manager - Serialisation Plus (Supply Chain, Digital Readiness Global)

Brambles; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A global logistics company is looking for a skilled Project Manager to oversee supply chain digitization initiatives. This role requires strong leadership in project execution and stakeholder management across diverse teams. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of project management experience in fast-paced and complex environments. The position offers a hybrid work model, focusing on enhancing operational efficiency and innovation.

Benefits

Hybrid Work Model

Global Opportunities

Diverse Workforce

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project/programme management experience in complex environments.
• Strong communicator, capable of engaging senior stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage broad global stakeholder groups.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of key projects for supply chain asset digitization.
• Oversee project governance and manage stakeholder communication.
• Ensure projects meet objectives and maintain compliance with PMO governance.

Skills

Adaptability

Budget Management

Change Management

Cross-Functional Work

Data-Driven Decision Making

Digital Literacy

Emotional Intelligence

Prioritization

Stakeholder Engagement

Project Management

Job description

CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 347 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ approximately 13,000 people and operate in 60 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact.

What does that mean for you? You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You’ll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. You can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through our Hybrid Work Model.

Job Description

You’ll take overall delivery responsibility for key projects, ensuring they meet the objectives defined in the broader Program and Portfolio Strategy. This role will focus on project management activities for an in-flight high-profile serialisation programme focused on digital insights, illuminating supply networks and driving actionable outcomes for our customers.

You’ll have deep understanding of delivering technically complex initiatives and managing significant financial responsibilities. You’ll bring confidence and clarity when engaging with senior stakeholders across globally dispersed teams, helping to shape and steer strategic conversations at a high level.

Key Responsibilities May Include:

• Lead the planning and execution of projects, ensuring key milestones and project goals are met.
• Collaborate with Program/portfolio management teams to align projects with business strategies and objectives.
• Agree and manage project governance, including Steering Committees and Sponsorship Groups, ensuring timely decisions and follow-ups.
• Oversee the execution of change management strategies, including training rollouts and communication plans.
• Manage project dependencies, ensuring alignment with BAU activities and other projects in the portfolio.
• Provide regular project updates to stakeholders, summarizing progress, priorities, and key decisions.
• Ensure adherence to PMO governance, implementing standardized tools and processes to maintain compliance and quality control.
• Manage project budgets, ensuring accurate financial tracking and reporting.
• Oversee the transition of solutions to business-as-usual support, ensuring smooth handover and operational readiness.
• Conduct lessons learned sessions to identify areas for improvement and share best practices across the organization.
• Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, ensuring clear communication, resolving issues, and driving project success.
• Contribute wider awareness and understanding of effective project management across the wider team enhancing the organisation's project management capabilities.

Focus Areas:

• Multiple projects focused on varying scope within supply chain asset digitization, including (1) build/develop capabilities (concept to prototype and pilot), (2) expansion/deployment (scale-up to business-as-usual), and (3) value enablement through supply chain insights.
• Project management experience in technical, engineering, and/or plant operations environments in a fast-paced supply chain context desired. Resource management planning.
• Project management within a global program, collaborating with multi-region stakeholders to deliver goals - requiring flexibility as required.
• Investment proposal and business case development and support. Risk identification and impact analysis, with mitigation plan development and support.

Experience:

• 5+ years of project/programme management experience, ideally in fast-paced, complex global matrix environments
• Strong communicator, confident engaging and challenging senior stakeholders
• Proven ability to manage broad stakeholder groups across global teams
• Skilled in delivering programmes that span development and build phases
• Industry experience in FMCG, engineering, or supply chain preferred
• Familiarity with global delivery
• Able to navigate ambiguity and drive accountability in dynamic settings

Remote Type Hybrid

Skills to succeed in the role

• Adaptability
• Budget Management
• Change Management
• Cross-Functional Work
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Digital Literacy
• Emotional Intelligence
• Feedback
• Inclusive Leadership
• Innovation
• Inspiring Others
• Issue Management
• Learn From Mistakes
• Mentorship
• Motivating Teams
• Prioritization
• Project Delivery
• Project Management
• Resource Management
• Risk Management
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Strategic Planning
• Strategic Thinking
• Talent Development

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to developing a diverse workforce in which everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has the opportunity to contribute to business success while realizing his or her potential. This means harnessing the unique skills and experience that each individual brings and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

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