Travel Stores Project Manager

Travel Stores Project Manager

Contract: Full‑time, 9‑month secondment

Salary: Level 5

Closing date: 26/12/25

Recruitment Partner: Daniel White,

With our Travel Stores' proposition evolving, this is a unique opportunity to lead strategic projects, collaborate across functions and drive transformation. Whether you are an experienced PM or bring project exposure alongside strong retail experience, this role offers the chance to make a real impact for the business.

This role sits within our Central Operations Travel team, reporting directly to the MD – Travel, with a dotted line to a Senior Programme Manager within the Transformation function. As Travel Stores Project Manager, you will lead and coordinate strategic and operational projects that support the development and delivery of our evolving Travel Stores proposition. You will play a key role in shaping and executing initiatives that drive growth and operational excellence.

• Lead strategic projects that support the growth and evolution of the Travel Stores proposition, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Support tender submissions with airport authorities for new premises, working closely with Estates and Travel teams.
• Coordinate the Travel Support Office team's activities, ensuring operational efficiency and alignment with strategic priorities.
• Ensure alignment and integration with standard property and store development processes (e.g., New Store/Development Programme activity).
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, tracking milestones, dependencies, risks and deliverables across multiple functions.
• Ensure effective governance and reporting, including regular updates to the MD Travel and Senior Programme Manager.
• Facilitate cross‑functional collaboration, holding stakeholders accountable for delivery and resolving interdependencies.
• Champion project management best practices, including planning, risk and issue management, stakeholder engagement and change control.
• Provide project assurance to the Transformation team, ensuring initiatives are well‑controlled and delivering against their intended outcomes.

• Proven experience in project and/or programme management within a complex, multi‑functional environment.
• Strong administrative and organisational skill set.
• Comfortable managing stakeholders across various levels of seniority.
• Capable of challenging the status quo and driving accountability.
• Familiar with Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams and SharePoint.

• Familiarity with project management methodologies (e.g., MSP, PRINCE2); knowing when these can or should be flexed.

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave pay, and a gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme, including the option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance and activity passes
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all.

Where a role is advertised as full‑time, we are open to discussing part‑time and job‑share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

This role requires the successful candidate to complete a pre‑employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on your location you will be asked to submit either a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service), PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups) or an Access NI check.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case‑by‑case basis.

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