Senior IT Project Manager (Supply Chain / Platform Delivery)

Pontoon; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Pontoon is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to oversee SAP Supply Chain implementation and platform delivery, with heavy coordination of third-party delivery.

The role emphasizes reporting, stakeholder communication, and clear visibility of delivery progress across multiple workstreams. Remote-friendly setup with occasional Midlands presence and a 6+ month engagement.

Qualifications

• Strong experience delivering technology projects or programmes.
• Ability to work across multiple teams and priorities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced and changing environment.
• Proactive, organised and delivery-focused.
• Able to influence, challenge and drive outcomes.
• Experience managing risks, dependencies and complex delivery issues.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with engineering, architecture, product and business teams.
• Build a strong understanding of delivery plans, milestones and dependencies.
• Identify and manage risks, issues and blockers.
• Drive actions through to resolution and hold owners accountable.
• Provide clear, concise and meaningful delivery reporting.
• Support decision making and ensure key decisions are tracked and actioned.
• Escalate delivery concerns at the right time and to the right audience.
• Challenge plans, assumptions and delivery dates where required.
• Improve visibility and confidence across stakeholders.
• Help create a culture of ownership, transparency and delivery focus.

Skills

Delivery experience

Cross-team work

Stakeholder management

Fast-paced environment

Proactive

Influence & drive outcomes

Risk management

Job description

Senior IT Project Manager (Supply Chain / Platform Delivery)
Utilities
Predominantly remote: maybe 1-2 days per month in the Midlands
6 months+
GBP650 - GBP750 per day

In short: We're seeking a strong Project / Programme Manager to assist in the oversight of an SAP Supply Chain implementation. The heavy lifting will be done by a third party and we need you develop accurate reporting, represent the tech teams in steer co meetings and ensure all communication remains clear and concise at all levels.

This would suit a Senior PM or a hands on Programme Manager with broad experience across IT. A pure Supply Chain background isn't necessarily what we're looking for.

Platform Delivery would be nice-to-have.

In full:

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to support the delivery of complex technology change across multiple workstreams. This role is focused on driving delivery, identifying risks and dependencies, removing blockers and providing clear visibility of progress across teams.

Key responsibilities:

• Work closely with engineering, architecture, product and business teams
• Build a strong understanding of delivery plans, milestones and dependencies
• Identify and manage risks, issues and blockers
• Drive actions through to resolution and hold owners accountable
• Provide clear, concise and meaningful delivery reporting
• Support decision making and ensure key decisions are tracked and actioned
• Escalate delivery concerns at the right time and to the right audience
• Challenge plans, assumptions and delivery dates where required
• Improve visibility and confidence across stakeholders
• Help create a culture of ownership, transparency and delivery focus

What we're looking for:

• Strong experience delivering technology projects or programmes
• Ability to work across multiple teams and priorities
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced and changing environment
• Proactive, organised and delivery-focused
• Able to influence, challenge and drive outcomes
• Experience managing risks, dependencies and complex delivery issues

Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered.
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