Senior Project Manager - WMS Transformation (Blue Yonder)

Senior Project Manager - WMS Transformation (Blue Yonder)Location: London (hybrid) with travel to Milton Keynes Contract: 6 monthsInside IR35

This role will be supporting a Retail client on a major Warehouse Management System (WMS) transformation programme, implementing Blue Yonder across their supply chain landscape.

Having completed Discovery/Design, the programme is now moving into delivery phase, and they are looking for a Senior Project Manager to step in and bring strong leadership, planning, and governance across a complex, multi-party environment.

You'll operate at the heart of the programme, working across technology, business, and the System Integrator (Blue Yonder) to drive delivery outcomes.Responsibilities:

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• Provide hands-on leadership across technical and business teams, ensuring alignment and accountability
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• Act as the primary point of coordination across:\n
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  • Blue Yonder (SI)
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  • Engineering teams
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  • Solution Architects
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  • Business SMEs and Analysts
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• Drive governance and reporting uplift, including:
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• Weekly status reporting
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• Steering Committee preparation and delivery
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• RAID management (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies)
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• Manage vendor performance, ensuring deliverables are clearly defined, tracked, and aligned to commercial agreements
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• Oversee delivery against financial and milestone targets, particularly within a T&M model
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• Proactively identify and manage risks, dependencies, and delivery challenges
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• Provide a "safe pair of hands" to senior stakeholders, bringing structure, clarity, and control
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Requirements:

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• Proven experience leading complex, enterprise-scale technology programmes or projects
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• Strong experience managing System Integrators / third-party vendors, including holding delivery to account
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• Ability to operate across technical and business domains, working closely with engineering, architecture, and functional teams
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• Demonstrable experience building and managing integrated delivery plans in hybrid (waterfall + agile) environments
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• Strong governance, risk, and financial management capability
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• Track record of bringing structure, control, and clarity into complex delivery environments
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• Confident stakeholder engagement at all levels, including Steering Committee / senior leadership
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Nice to Have:

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• Experience with supply chain, logistics, or WMS implementations
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• Exposure to Blue Yonder (JDA) or similar platforms
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• Background in retail or large-scale transformation programmes
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To apply for this positon please submit your CV.

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