Senior Project Manager

Job Description

The Recruitment Co. is currently recruiting for a Senior Project Manager to join our clients team based in the Swansea area.Contract: PermanentSalary: £55,000 per annum.Hours of work: Days / Full timeLocation: Hybrid/ SwanseaOur client is a rapidly growing Beauty tech company that has achieved remarkable success in recent years. To strengthen their project and programme capability, our client is seeking a highly experienced senior project manager.Responsibilities:-

• Plan, execute, and supervise projects to meet managements strategic objectives, ensuring delivery within quality, budget, and schedule.
• Collaborate with various departments to ensure seamless coordination and successful project implementation.
• Monitor project budgets and optimise resource allocation and manage dependencies across projects for efficient execution.
• Effectively manage change within projects, anticipate and address potential roadblocks, and implement strategies to mitigate risks and maintain project momentum.
• Track project progress, set deadlines, and identify potential risks, taking responsibility for completing project work in line with the plan.
• Manage stakeholder relationships, including cross-functional teams, clients, vendors, and senior executives, ensuring effective communication and alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
• Actively seek opportunities for process improvements, promote a culture of continuous learning, and implement best practices to enhance project management effectiveness and efficiency.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and mentorship to project teams, fostering a collaborative and high-performing work environment, and facilitating professional development opportunities.
• Stay updated with industry trends and contribute to strategic decision-making.
• Meet with management to identify project requirements, delivery timelines, resource allocation, and costs.
• Develop detailed project schedules and Gantt charts to guide project teams, revising them as needed based on changing requirements.
• Coordinate the project team, ensuring alignment, motivation, and effective communication.
• Monitor project performance to ensure timely delivery, identifying and addressing any deviations from the plan.
• Adhere to the companys new product development tollgate process, ensuring that all required gates and checkpoints are properly followed and documented.
• Compile and submit comprehensive project status reports to management, providing updates on project milestones, risks, and achievements.
• Develop effective communication skills to liaise efficiently with all project stakeholders.
• Conduct project closeout activities, evaluating successes and challenges to facilitate learning for future projects.

The successful candidate must have:-

• Possess a minimum of 10 years of experience in launching new product development projects within the consumer goods industry, preferably in an international setting.
• Demonstrate expertise in end-to-end NPD project management, from concept creation to market introduction. Is familiar with tollgate processes.
• Proven track record of launching product in CE and/or medical territories hold a project qualification such as Prince2, APM, or PMICSM.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Project or other project management software.
• Undergraduate Degree or equivalent education.
• High level of tenacity
• Conflict management skills
• Proactive, pragmatic and flexible

If you feel you have the right experience for the above role, please submit your CV for immediate response. CPSwanseaThe Recruitment Co. is an equal opportunities employer and were committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.