Project Manager in Derry, Londonderry

A LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT US! FoodsConnected is an award winning cloud based software platform that helps retailers and food companies across the world manage their supply chain, quality control and trading and planning management. Our software solutions are currently utilised by 10 of the largest food retailers in the world. As a team, we provide tools that help our customers manage their processes in a fast and efficient way and provide real-time visibility and reporting on what is happening in their business.

At Foods Connected, we recognise that our employees are our most important asset and we value creating a great working environment to ensure our team enjoy coming into the office every day working together and solving problems for our customers. Whether we are in the middle of a fast and intense development sprint, on a Teams call discussing our project statuses or enjoying a game of ping-pong or pool in the office, it is important to us that our employees are happy and delivering the best possible result for our customers.

We’re always keen to welcome talented individuals to join our expanding team. So if you’re driven, with a passion for developing simple software solutions, creating great user experiences, designing scalable solutions for real business challenges and ensuring customer happiness then we’re looking for you!

IS THIS SOMETHING THAT INTEREST YOU? This role will operate within a shared services model and work in close alignment with the Director of Delivery to ensure consistency in methodologies, governance, and customer experience globally. You will collaborate across a multidisciplinary team of Project Managers, Implementation Specialists driving best-in-class practices for project governance, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.

As a central project manager, you play a pivotal role in orchestrating and overseeing projects that involve multiple customers. You should be capable of developing resourcing plans for projects from conception through delivery. You will have oversight of and facilitate the planning process including development of project plans and ongoing maintenance of these plans to ensure careful tracking of key milestones and deliverables. This will involve multiple internal stakeholders as well as monitoring activity across the Foods Connected Professional Services team. To be effective in this role you should have experience with Project management platforms on an operational and strategic basis as well as strong key stakeholder communication.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensures production, coordination and execution of core project reports including status reports, change requests and project dashboards.
• Identification and management of risks, issues and dependencies and escalating where required to ensure timely implementation of mitigating plans.
• Maintain effective communication internally and externally through the effective utilisation of reporting and drive innovation through evolution of implementation of improved reporting.
• Commercial oversight of project budgets and allocate resources efficiently and track expenses to anticipate any adjustments being needed.
• Effective communication and collaboration across all Foods Connected departments such as Professional Services, Engineering, Finance, and Product.
• Have an ability to analyse the existing Project infrastructure at Foods Connected and develop solutions to gaps in the PMO framework.
• Build strong relationships with clients built on transparency of communication. Establish a regular cadence of projects updates for both internal and external consumption.
• Delegation of tasks when required through understanding Foods Connected team members roles and responsibilities.
• Continue to foster a culture of collaboration and synergy both internally and externally.

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in business management, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Project Management qualifications such as Project Management Professional (PMP) or PRINCE2 certification.

Technical Skills

• Strong project and product/ technical background with a track record of hands‑on experience delivering a wide variety of projects simultaneously.
• Experience working with reporting and tracking tools (e.g. Jira, Confluence).
• Experience with Agile methodologies holding Scrum master Certification or ACP.
• Experience working with Project Management platforms (e.g. Monday, Teamwork).
• Good knowledge of the MS Office Suite, in particular strong knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint.

BENEFITS

• Competitive Base Salary
• Clear Career Progression
• Generous Holiday Package - 25 Days + 10 Public Holidays
• Employee Wellness Program and Classes