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Project Manager
Job Posted: 12 hours ago
Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Folkestone, Kent
Expire in: a month
Job Description
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 environmentBefore You Apply
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