Senior Project Manager

ATA Recruitment Ltd; Wolstanton; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

ATA Recruitment Ltd is partnering with a leading organisation to appoint a Senior Project Manager to own a major distribution and logistics transformation programme.

The role sits in a fast-paced Distribution Centre environment, turning strategy into a practical delivery plan while coordinating operations, logistics, engineering, systems and external partners.

You will drive milestones, manage budgets and RAID logs, and ensure the future operating model is embedded across the site.

Qualifications

• Delivery of complex operational or transformation projects within a DC, warehouse or logistics environment.
• Develop detailed project milestones and readiness criteria with contingency plans.
• Coordinate multiple interdependent workstreams and manage RAID logs.
• Lead implementation of a future operating model for the DC.

Responsibilities

• Lead the detailed operational plan for existing projects in a Distribution Centre.
• Coordinate the safe and controlled transition of operational activity.
• Build and maintain an integrated project delivery plan across multiple workstreams.
• Manage project costs, budgets and benefits; report to governance.

Skills

End-to-end project management

Stakeholder management

Project planning

Budget management

Distribution Centre operations

Job description

Senior Project Manager

Location: Stoke

Salary: £80,000 + benefits

Permanent | Full-time

The Opportunity

ATA Recruitment are working with a leading organisation to recruit a Senior Project Manager to take ownership of a major distribution and logistics transformation programme.

This is a key project role within a complex, high-volume Distribution Centre environment, focused on the DC transformation projects to create a more efficient, flexible and sustainable operation.

You’ll be responsible for turning the wider programme strategy into a clear, practical delivery plan — coordinating multiple workstreams across operations, logistics, engineering, systems, technology, property, finance and external contractors.

What You’ll Be Doing - Senior Project Manager

• Lead the detailed operational plan for the for a number of exiting projects in a Distribution Centre
• Coordinate the safe and controlled transition of operational activity
• Develop project milestones, critical paths, dependencies, readiness criteria and contingency plans
• Lead the development of a future operating model for the remaining Distribution Centre
• Review and improve operational processes, capacity, productivity and ways of working
• Coordinate layout and operational flow changes
• Build and maintain an integrated project delivery plan across multiple workstreams
• Manage RAID logs, project governance, reporting and key decision points
• Coordinate requirements around automation, infrastructure, engineering, systems and technology
• Work with technical teams to ensure solutions are practical and support the future operating model
• Manage project costs, budgets and benefits

What We’re Looking For

You’ll need a strong track record of delivering complex operational or transformation projects within a Distribution Centre, warehouse, logistics or supply-chain environment.

Ideally, you’ll have:

• Proven end-to-end project management experience
• Experience delivering operational change within a live/BAU environment
• Strong project planning and critical-path management skills
• Experience managing multiple, interdependent workstreams
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including the confidence to challenge senior stakeholders
• Commercial awareness and experience managing project budgets and benefits
• Strong understanding of Distribution Centre operations and what works in a live environment

Desirable Experience

Experience in any of the following would be particularly useful:

• Major warehouse consolidation, relocation or site-ex
• Warehouse automation or material-handling projects
• WMS or logistics systems transformation

The Person

We’re looking for someone who is delivery-focused, organised and commercially minded, with the credibility to operate at both an operational and senior-management level.

Most importantly, you’ll be someone who can move a complex project from planning through to implementation and handover, while keeping the operation running effectively throughout.

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation