Technology Project Manager - Wms & Warehouse Automation

Primark Stores Limited; Reading; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in Reading seeks a Technology Project Manager to oversee the full project lifecycle in warehouse automation. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of Project Management experience, is knowledgeable about supply chain platforms, and excels in stakeholder communication. This role includes managing project plans, budgets, and cross-functional teams, contributing to innovative technological advancements.

Benefits

Healthcare

Pension

Potential bonus

27 days leave plus bank holidays

Fitness centre access

Subsidised cafeteria

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Project Management experience.
• Experience with supply chain platforms and technology changes.
• Knowledge of Cloud based systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage full project lifecycle ensuring delivery within quality, cost, and time objectives.
• Maintain detailed timelines, project plans, and budgets.
• Communicate effectively with team, stakeholders, and executives.

Skills

Project Management

Supply Chain Platforms

Warehouse Operations

Cloud Technologies

Business Analysis

Education

Degree in a relevant field

Job description

Technology Project Manager - WMS & Warehouse Automation

Because your new ideas are our way new ways of working. Evolve, your way.

Our technology team is actively shaping the next wave of advancements. Engaged with innovative initiatives, your expertise will propel our business into the future. Collaborating with a creative team of tech enthusiasts, you’ll contribute your unique skills to fuel our technological advancements.

Responsible for managing the full project lifecycle across technical and business work streams, developing and implementing an effective plan to ensure that projects deliver their agreed goals within quality, cost and time objectives. Collaborating closely with key stakeholders within the function and across the business.

What You’ll Get
People are at the heart of what we do here, so it’s essential we provide you with the right environment to perform at your very best. Let’s talk lifestyle:

Healthcare, pension, and potential bonus. 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more. Because Primark is all about tailoring to you, we offer Tax Saver Tickets, fitness centre, and a subsidised cafeteria.

What You’ll Do as a Technology Project Manager - WMS & Warehouse Automation
We want you to feel challenged and inspired. Here, you’ll develop your skills across a range of responsibilities:

• To plan, control, manage and be accountable for the overall delivery of technology projects to meet the agreed business needs; acquiring and utilising the necessary resources and skills, within agreed parameters of time, cost and quality
• Ensure requirements and business change activities are included in the project plan as defined by the Business Analyst, Change Manager and business team
• Responsible for managing all project costs in line with the funding approved through the business case ensuring that any risk to or deviation from the budget is communicated, managed and approved through the Primark Project Governance framework
• Responsible for the maintaining an accurate and transparent view of project health via the company Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Tool Planview
• Maintain detailed timelines, project plans, and budget for all project deliverables/milestones
• Manage day-to-day operational aspects of projects, including communications to team, stakeholders and executives, developing and agreeing the communication’s plan
• Manage multiple work streams and projects simultaneously and understand project priorities in relation to the overall deliverables, including handover to service on successful project delivery
• Responsible for managing project resources internal and external to meet the demands and timeline of the project
• Ensure an effective and efficient change control process that ensures we do not go over budget whilst delivering to the agreed outcome.
• Responsible for the effective management of risks and issues, ensuring proactivity avoids delays and costs, yet ensures quality.
• Project manage the process from initiation through to sign off, adhering to all PMO requirements as well as ensuring adherence to defined methods and standards (including the IT Operating Model and Quality Assurance methodology)

What You’ll Bring
Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular:

• Educated to degree level with 5+ years of Project Management experience
• Experience of relevant supply chain platforms and technologies
• Experience in preparation of new and old warehouse sites for opening or change including technology change
• Experience and knowledge of Cloud based systems
• Strong experience in dealing with senior business users
• Proficient in basic business analysis
• Familiar with IT architecture, design, operational service and support organisations
• Familiar with Tech and having a commercial perspective and an understanding of how the project contributes to the overall business case
• Highly knowledgeable of Tech investment evaluation processes, including cost/benefit analysis, estimation of Tech costs/resources for defined and undefined initiatives

About Primark
At Primark, people matter. They’re the beating heart of our business and the reason we’ve grown from our first store in Dublin in 1969 to a £9bn+ turnover business and over 80,000 colleagues and over 440 stores in 17 countries today. Our values run through everything we do. In essence, we're Caring and always strive to put people first. We're also Dynamic, bravely pushing the boundaries to stay ahead. And finally, we succeed Together.

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