Contract IT Project Manager - Business Central / POS Transformation
Location: Remote-first (c.90% from home) with occasional visits to Swindon
Start: ASAP
A major UK organisation is delivering one of the largest IT transformation programmes in its history, replacing tills and point-of-sale systems across its estate and integrating them with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. They require an experienced Contract Project Manager to help deliver this business-critical work.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of a POS / tills replacement project integrated with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
- Plan, manage and track project delivery across multiple sites (c.110 locations with tills) within agreed time, cost and quality constraints.
- Coordinate and manage internal teams and contractors across IT, operations and finance to deliver project milestones.
- Own and maintain core project artefacts: project plan, RAID log, status reports and stakeholder communications.
- Manage third-party suppliers and delivery partners involved in the POS / Business Central solution and associated infrastructure.
- Prepare and run key project meetings (stand-ups, steering groups, design/review sessions), ensuring clear actions and ownership.
- Identify, manage and mitigate project risks, issues and dependencies across the wider transformation programme.
- Work closely with business stakeholders to manage impacts of change on site staff and operations (go-live planning, cutover, training coordination, hypercare).
- Report regularly to senior programme leadership and stakeholders on progress, risks and decisions required.
Essential Experience & Skills
- Proven track record as an IT Project Manager delivering complex business change / transformation projects.
- Hands-on experience delivering projects involving Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Business Central) as a core system in the solution.
- Strong background in POS, tills or retail/visitor-facing transactional systems (implementation, rollout or replacement).
- Demonstrable experience managing multi-site or geographically dispersed rollouts.
- Extensive experience working with and through contractors and 3rd-party suppliers.
- Solid project management fundamentals: planning, governance, RAID management, reporting, budgeting and stakeholder management.
- Ability to operate with a high degree of autonomy in a mostly remote setting while maintaining strong communication and control.
- Excellent communication skills, able to engage credibly with both technical teams and non‑technical business stakeholders.
- Experience delivering programmes in not-for-profit, membership, heritage, attractions or similar multi‑site environments.
- 6-month contract, with potential for extension based on programme needs.
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Contract IT Project Manager – Business Central / POS Transformation in Swindon employer: beaumont
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