Senior Project Manager

ANZCO Foods; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

ANZCO Foods is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead strategic technology and business improvement initiatives in a two-year fixed-term role in Christchurch, New Zealand. You will oversee a diverse portfolio from concept to implementation, collaborating with business leaders, operations, tech specialists and external partners.

The role requires proven senior project delivery across Agile, Waterfall and Hybrid methodologies, strong governance, budgets and reporting, and excellent

Qualifications

• 5+ years delivering technology and business projects.
• Strong project management across Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid.
• Experience with business cases, budgets, governance and reporting.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Strong planning, organisation and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with MS Project, Azure DevOps, Clarizen or similar tools.
• Legal right to work in New Zealand.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of multiple projects across the portfolio.
• Manage scope, schedule, budgets, resources, risks and quality.
• Apply Agile, Waterfall and Hybrid delivery approaches.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and governance practices.
• Manage vendors and delivery partners.

Skills

PM experience

Agile/Waterfall/Hybrid

Business cases & budgets

Stakeholder engagement

Planning & problem solving

MS Project/Azure DevOps/Clarizen

NZ work eligibility

Tools

MS Project

Azure DevOps

Clarizen

Job description

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At ANZCO Foods, we are focused on meaningful change that supports our people, operations and customers. We are looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead strategic technology and business improvement initiatives across the organisation in this two year fixed-term position.

This is an opportunity for a seasoned project professional who knows how to create clarity, bring people together and deliver outcomes in a complex operating environment. You will lead a varied portfolio from concept through to implementation, working with business leaders, operational teams, technical specialists and external delivery partners.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of multiple projects.
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, and quality.
• Apply Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery approaches.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and governance practices.
• Manage vendors and delivery partners.

Skills and Experience we are looking for

• 5+ years' experience delivering technology and business projects.
• Strong project management capability across Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid methodologies.
• Experience with business cases, budgets, governance, and reporting.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Strong planning, organisation, and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps, Clarizen, or similar tools.
• Legal right to work in New Zealand.

We deliver taste, nutrition, and wellbeing to the world with products made from New Zealand finest beef and lamb. Our values of atawhaitanga, noho haepapa, kaitiakitanga, auahatanga, and whakawhirinakitanga guide us to work together, follow through on our commitments, make improvements, and do our best to make sustainable decisions for the future.

We are committed to supporting and developing our people and we offer a competitive remuneration package. If you are motivated, have the skills and experience we require and want to be part of the exciting future of our company then we want to hear from you.