JOB PURPOSE

• To manage the delivery of software projects to clients from functional specification sign-off, through to backlog creation and development to implementation and go-live. To take responsibility of these projects and to ensure delivery on time, on cost and in scope.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• You will responsible for and manage the project plan for projects within your control, including weekly reporting on to the wider business.
• You will be accountable for project budget and spend throughout the duration of the project.
• You will manage issues identified that affect the project and manage them through the completion
• You will manage the sprint process in alignment with the development team and resolve questions or concerns on functionality.
• You will build strong relationships with clients, ensuring Company and Project objectives are achieved and client expectations are met (or exceeded).
• You will be responsible to manage weekly customer project meetings and keep all stakeholders updated on the progress of the project.
• You will liaise and engage both internal and our third-party providers to resolve issues encountered on site.
• You will oversee the testing through a testing resource assigned to the project and ensuring a testing plan is in place and aligned to the project delivery dates.
• You will control and track the resource requirements for the project and feed into the Head of Projects on any challenges with the resource assigned to projects.
• You will oversee and manage the requests for change throughout the duration of the project and ensuring that this scope is managed.
• You will be involved with/ in some cases be responsible for driving training documentation to support role out of the project.

In order to carry out your responsibilities, you will require the following knowledge, skills, desired qualifications and experience:

• Experience of automated system implementations in a high-pressure environment, and desirable if AMR systems.
• Experience of WCS/WMS technologies and their implementations.
• Excellent communication and computer skills.
• Experience of project management methodologies (Prince 2/APM qualifications)
• Experience of management of projects within a software environment.
• Ability to work on your own initiative and drive through resolutions to issues.
• Familiarisation with DevOps process & setup

Role Requirements:

• Ability to travel to UK/EU and international locations to support customer projects.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Teams programs.
• Familiarisation with costing/budget tracking methodologies
• Willingness to contribute to continual improvements within the project team and driving forward changes.
• Good problem-solving skills and ability to influence decisions, internally and externally.

LOCATION

• They’re happy to consider candidates based nationwide for this role. You would however be required to visit customer sites and visit clients nationwide.