Project Manager in Folkestone

Project Manager – R&D / PMO

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Project Manager to lead and deliver a diverse portfolio of high-impact projects within a dynamic consumer-product environment. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys cross-functional collaboration, structured project governance, and driving projects from concept through to launch.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a large portfolio of projects across multiple product areas, ensuring delivery on time, in full, and within agreed scope.
• Build strong relationships with R&D, Regulatory, Quality, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Procurement stakeholders.
• Define project goals, objectives, scope, milestones, and deliverables.
• Ensure full feasibility assessments and follow governance through a structured Stage Gate process.
• Create and maintain detailed project timelines, understanding dependencies and critical paths.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, escalating where necessary.
• Deliver clear project reporting through written updates and presentations to stakeholders at all levels.
• Manage change control, escalating issues impacting time, cost, quality, or scope.
• Support master data creation, ensuring product setup accuracy, including Bills of Material for internally produced items.
• Act as Deputy to the Senior Project Manager when required.

Skills & Experience

• Strong project management experience within a fast-paced, consumer-focused environment.
• Proficient in MS Project, Gantt charts, critical path management.
• Confident communicator with strong stakeholder and presentation skills.
• Proactive, positive, adaptable, and solutions-focused.
• Project management certification (e.g., Prince2) is desirable.

Benefits

• Annual discretionary performance bonus
• Company-matched pension plan
• Life assurance (4×)
• Health cashback plan
• 24 days annual leave + bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell additional days
• Hybrid working pattern (combination of on-site and remote working)
• Supportive, collaborative team culture
• Opportunities for growth within a structured PMO environment