Project Manager in Haworth

Employment type: Full-time, permanent – 40 hours per week (hours negotiable).

Location: Haworth, West Yorkshire (office-based).

Salary: £32,000 - £37,000 (depending upon experience).

Reports to: Directors.

Role Overview: This is a varied and fast-paced position responsible for managing the successful delivery of customer contracts and orders from receipt through to completion. The role involves working closely with customers, suppliers, subcontractors, testing laboratories and internal teams to ensure products are delivered on time, to agreed purchase and selling prices, to specification and quality standards. The successful candidate will take ownership of multiple contracts and customer orders simultaneously, coordinating activities across the supply chain while ensuring effective communication and timely resolution of issues.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage contracts and orders from receipt through to successful delivery.
• Liaise daily with customers, suppliers, subcontractors and internal teams.
• Coordinate purchasing activities and source new suppliers when required.
• Monitor contract and order progress to ensure timely delivery, price compliance, and specification adherence.
• Review technical specifications, drawings and requirements to support contract delivery.
• Coordinate product testing, approvals and quality requirements.
• Inspect samples and production submissions against approved specifications.
• Maintain accurate contract and order records and communicate progress, risks and actions to Directors.

Skills & Experience:

Essential:

• Minimum 5+ years managing projects, contracts, orders or programmes within a manufacturing, defence or supply chain environment.
• Strong organisational and planning skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Experience working with suppliers and subcontractors.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making ability.
• Ability to understand and interpret technical specifications, drawings and documentation.
• Good commercial awareness with an understanding of contract pricing and margin control.
• High level of attention to detail and administrative accuracy.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Full UK driving licence.

Desirable:

• Experience within defence, manufacturing, textiles, leather goods, metal products.
• Knowledge of quality systems, testing and compliance processes.
• Experience managing international suppliers and supply chains.
• Understanding of public sector or Ministry of Defence procurement.

Candidate Profile:

• Highly organised and self‑motivated.
• Comfortable taking ownership and accountability for contracts, orders and delivery activities.
• Able to work effectively under pressure and manage competing priorities.
• Analytical, logical and solution‑focused.
• Confident communicating with customers, suppliers and colleagues at all levels.
• Adaptable and capable of managing a varied workload.
• Willing to undertake occasional UK and international travel.

What Success Looks Like:

• Projects delivered on time and to agreed purchase and selling prices.
• Products supplied to specification and quality requirements.
• Strong supplier performance and effective risk management.
• Strong customer service and reliable delivery performance.
• Accurate reporting and clear communication across all Directors.

Benefits: This is a full‑time, permanent, office‑based role with on‑site parking. Holiday entitlement for a full‑time role is 33 days, including bank holidays and a day off for your birthday.