Project Manager, IT Project Manager

PROJECT MANAGER LIVERPOOL | Circa £60k  Car Allowance  Mileage ABOUT THE BUSINESS Our client is a fast-growing manufacturing technology company, working with food and drink manufacturers to improve productivity, quality and operational performance through connected factory technology, data, AI and computer vision. Having recently signed their biggest contract to date, they are scaling their delivery team and this is a newly created role.

ABOUT

THE ROLE As the business grows, they're looking for an Implementation Project Manager to join their team. This role sits within the project delivery function, working closely with an internal installation and technical team to ensure every customer project runs smoothly from kickoff through to successful go live. You do not need a software background. What matters most is that you understand manufacturing, can build trust with customers and stakeholders, and know how to keep a project on track from scope through to delivery.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING Owning the project management of customer implementations, keeping timelines, milestones and deliverables on track Running weekly governance reviews with customers to report progress and resolve issues Training customers on platform usage, ensuring they get full value from the system Working closely with the installation and technical team, who handle the hands-on technical delivery, to coordinate a smooth end to end project Acting as the primary point of contact for customers throughout their implementation, managing expectations and building strong working relationships Speaking the language of manufacturing, understanding the pressures, processes and terminology customers use day to day WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR Experience delivering projects within a manufacturing environment, this could be in engineering, continuous improvement, technical or QA, operations, or project management Strong stakeholder and customer management skills, confident communicating at all levels Comfortable managing multiple projects at once, with a structured, organised approach PRINCE2 or PMP qualification desirable, though not essential if you bring strong practical project delivery experience F&B manufacturing background preferred, though experience across other manufacturing sectors will also be considered THE PACKAGE Circa £60,000 base salary Car allowance Mileage covered at 45p per mile Join a growing technology business working with manufacturers across a wide range of sectors, at a genuinely exciting point in the company's growth This is a chance to use your manufacturing experience in a different way, moving from delivering projects on one site to helping manufacturers across the industry improve how they operate.