Senior Delivery Lead, Food Logistics & Automation

Gist Limited; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 73,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

M&S discount

25 days leave + bank holidays

Healthcare cash plan discount

Annual bonus scheme

Pension / life assurance (up to 4x)

Job summary

Gist is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to own large-scale, critical programmes delivering site completion, migration and automated mechanisation within the M&S Group logistics ecosystem.

You will coordinate business, technology, engineering, operations, suppliers and delivery partners, ensuring safe, on-time delivery with clear accountability and benefits realisation. This role is UK-based with travel across the country.

Qualifications

• Leading complex, cross-functional projects and implementations.
• Migration, cutover and business continuity planning.
• Knowledgeable in WMS, automation, technology or engineering integration.
• Strong project controls across RAID, planning, cost, change, dependencies and governance.
• Confidently managing suppliers and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the integrated delivery plans, driving milestones, dependencies, risks, critical path and outcomes.
• Lead site completion, readiness, migration, cutover, testing, training and go-live.
• Integrate technology, WMS, engineering and mechanisation delivery into the wider programme.
• Provide clear governance, reporting and escalation to senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate multiple teams, suppliers and delivery partners, holding to accountable for desired outcomes.
• Drive safe, controlled implementation through stabilisation, handover and benefits realisation.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Project controls

Risk management

Communication

Education

PRINCE2 certification

APM certification

Agile certification

Tools

WMS systems

Migration tooling

PM tools (MS Project/Primavera)

Job description

Gist is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to own large-scale, critical programmes delivering site completion, migration and automated mechanisation within the M&S Group logistics ecosystem.

You will coordinate business, technology, engineering, operations, suppliers and delivery partners, ensuring safe, on-time delivery with clear accountability and benefits realisation. This role is UK-based with travel across the country.