Junior Project Manager-Jobs in Großbritannien

About Our Client

My client operates within the FMCG industry and is a well-established medium-sized organisation. They specialise in food manufacturing and are known for their commitment to delivering high-quality products and operational excellence.

Job Description

• Governs the company Stage & Gate process, giving regular updates and visibility to the SLT and NPD managers, escalating key risks, cascading decisions/actions and holding stakeholders to account
• Overall launch portfolio includes all product change management & implementation.
• Facilitates cross functional business processes and workstreams to ensure delivery of new business opportunities to agree timescales and budgets.
• Ensures that all projects are captured within activity management with clarity of brief, critical path, end to end visualisation and centralised projects hubs for collaborative working.
• Leads & facilitates weekly project updates and project forums to ensure adherence to critical paths and cross-functional tasks are completed
• Uses knowledge of customer requirements, suppliers and agencies to ensure that tasks and timings are fully understood, has direct relationships where appropriate to move projects forward. Upholds the design to print process for packaging, supporting the team to deliver to milestones.
• Reviews projects post launch ensuring that all aspects are captured and corrective actions & improvements are communicated and closed out through training or process improvements.
• Ensures that all project management information is documented, accurate and has the latest version of the truth.

37.5 Hours/Week

Office Based

Potential travel required to customer sites & sister site

You will be an experienced Project Engineer/Project Manager/NPD Manager - ideally from an FMCG manufacturing environment, along with:

• Experience in new product launch process management (Ideally food manufacturing)
• Strong technical knowledge of manufacturing processes and product development.
• Proficiency in project management tools and techniques.
• Positive influencing - stakeholders/customers
• Managing for results & attention to detail
• Ability to work at pace & think on your feet

• Up to £55,000
• Permanent role with opportunities for growth and career development.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including holiday leave and pension contributions.
• Opportunities to work on innovative projects within the FMCG sector.
• Supportive and collaborative work culture in a Bicester-based organisation.