Junior Project Manager jobs in Grande-Bretagne

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Client: Unilever

Location: Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

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04.06.2025

19.07.2025

Manpower is currently seeking an interim Assistant Technical Project Leader to work with our global FMCG client Unilever, renowned for brands such as Dove, Sure, Persil, and Simple. This role is integral to their fast-paced FMCG environment.

The position is based in Seacroft, Leeds. It is a full-time temporary role lasting 6 months, requiring 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Compensation ranges between £30,800 - £35,000 per annum, pro rata, depending on experience.

The role offers a mix of remote and onsite working, subject to business needs.

The Assistant Technical Project Leader will manage formulation, specification, and packaging activities within deodorants innovation projects. The role supports project delivery to market, ensuring global and local formulation and packaging solutions are efficiently integrated into European supply chains and delivered to customers.

This role focuses on supporting innovation project managers on large, high/medium risk projects. It involves coordinating formulation work, implementing formulation changes across a brand portfolio, and supporting packaging solutions with the packaging team.

Key Accountabilities:

• Assist the Manager/Technical Project Leader in project management across multiple projects, deputising when necessary, and ensuring effective communication with regions/countries.
• Manage innovation projects as a global/regional TPL on small/low risk projects, with support.
• Contribute to technical documentation, gather cross-functional input, identify project risks, and update stakeholders. Provide formulation information for decision gate documents.
• Prepare documentation for laboratory technicians, such as batch sheets and results templates. Check and sign off gas sheets when trained.
• Serve as formulation contact for projects, providing information and resolving issues through creative problem-solving.
• Ensure packaging compatibility with formulation and customer requirements, meeting regulatory, sustainability, and legislative standards.
• Manage packaging activities from primary and secondary packaging to palletisation, collaborating with internal and external partners.
• Complete code summaries to facilitate ordering and accurate Bill of Materials.

Key Requirements:

• FMCG background preferred.
• Graduate calibre preferred but GCSE Math, English, Sciences, or Engineering required.
• Experience in science/lab work; formulation development experience beneficial.
• Project management and claims development experience advantageous.
• Packaging development experience in FMCG preferred.

Additional Information:

Leeds working environment includes:

• Onsite canteen with hot and cold food.
• Staff Shop with discounts.
• Free tea and coffee.
• Free parking.
• R&D site amenities like fruit and relaxation facilities.