Project Manager (Swedish speaking)

Sysco Corp.; Ashford; Hybrid; GBP 60.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Company car allowance

Discretionary 15% annual bonus

Generous holiday allowance 25 days

Staff shop discounts

Cinema discounts

Recognition awards

Career opportunities

Zusammenfassung

Sysco International is hiring a full-time Project Manager to drive Transportation Management modernization initiatives across Europe, with emphasis on the Swedish market. This role reports to the Supply Chain & Merchandising Portfolio Manager and requires fluent Swedish and English.

The position is hybrid, with 3 days per week at the Hemel Hempstead or Ashford, Kent office, and regular travel as needed. Strong communication, governance, and cross-functional collaboration are essential.

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience delivering complex technology projects in fast-paced environments.
• Experience in demand planning, transportation, supply chain, logistics or vendor engagement solutions.
• Strong understanding of business processes, stakeholder management and change management.
• Fluency in English and Swedish is essential.
• Minimum degree level in a technology-related discipline required.
• Knowledge of Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

Aufgaben

• Lead planning, coordination and delivery of project requirements across Europe, with focus on transportation management modernization.
• Maintain project scope, timelines and budgets; manage risks and issues.
• Maintain RAID logs, governance artifacts, and project reporting.
• Engage with internal teams, third-party vendors and senior stakeholders across Sysco.
• Ensure projects transition smoothly into business-as-usual operations.

Kenntnisse

Fluent English

Fluent Swedish

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in a technology-related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office

Jobbeschreibung

We are currently recruiting for a full-time Project Manager to join our Technology team, reporting to the Supply Chain & Merchandising Portfolio Manager. This role is responsible for delivering projects within the Supply Chain and Merchandising Technology function across Europe, with a particular focus on transportation management modernisation initiatives in the Swedish market.

It is essential that you speak Fluent Swedish and English for this position.

This role is offering hybrid working with3 days per week in the Hemel Hempstead, or Ashford, Kent office,and as such a good degree of self-motivation and flexibility is required.

Working closely with multiple business and technology workstreams, you will play a key role in ensuring projects are delivered successfully, meeting agreed timelines, budgets and business objectives. The position requires excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with responsibility for engaging with a broad range of internal teams, third-party vendors and senior stakeholders across the organisation.

As a fluent English and Swedish speaker, you will collaborate closely with local Swedish resources, including Sysco colleagues and external partners, to lead the planning, coordination and delivery of project requirements. You will be responsible for maintaining project scope and ensuring that agreed objectives are achieved while adhering to established governance and project delivery methodologies. This includes the ongoing management of project documentation, RAID logs, reporting and governance artefacts, as well as ensuring projects transition successfully into business-as-usual operations.

The role sits at the heart of the project delivery lifecycle and is accountable for delivering projects on time, within scope and budget. You will be expected to drive stakeholder engagement, manage third-party system integrators, and ensure all projects are delivered in line with the European PMO delivery framework. You will also maintain an up-to-date understanding of business change opportunities and emerging technologies to support continuous improvement across the organisation.

This is a hybrid position that requires regular travel as business needs dictate. As such, you will need to be highly self-motivated, flexible and comfortable working across multiple locations and teams.

To be successful in this role, you will have proven end-to-end project management experience delivering complex technology projects in fast-paced, time-critical environments. Experience within demand planning, transportation, supply chain, logistics or vendor engagement solutions would be highly advantageous. You will have a strong understanding of business processes, stakeholder management and change management, with experience deploying technology solutions across multiple sites using both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

You will possess excellent presentation, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to negotiate effectively and build consensus among diverse stakeholder groups. A strong working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite is essential.

Candidates should ideally be educated to a minimum degree level in a technology-related discipline and/or have proven project management experience within a relevant industry. Fluency in both English and Swedish is essential for this role.

What we offer:

• Company car allowance of £7,000
• Discretionary 15% annual bonus
• Generous holiday allowance of 25 days, with option to purchase additional holidays + bank holidays
• Huge discounts on all sorts of lovely food and award-winning products through our staff shop
• Discounts on Cinema tickets, shopping and earn cashback on purchases through Sodexo.
• Recognition awards and Incentives
• Real career opportunities - being part of Sysco, the world’s leading foodservice business, opens up a world of possibility

Additional Information

At Sysco International everyone is welcome. We don’t want you to ‘fit our culture’ we want you to help define it and we actively celebrate the unique talents of each and every colleague. We don’t just look at your CV, we’re more focused on who you are and your potential. As part of our values, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone has a voice, is appreciated and has the same opportunities. We work hard to ensure that everyone feels part of our business, as we care for one another and connect the world through food and trusted partnerships. Our ultimate goal is to ensure that everyone belongs and thrives at Sysco International and we recognise that Sysco International can only thrive when everyone feels they belong. We'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our resourcing team who will be happy to support you.