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IT Project Manager

Ruth Wagstaff Recruitment·Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire·Posted 1 week ago
💰 £50-60k/year
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Job description

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We are seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to join a leading automated logistics equipment provider. This is a key role within a fast-paced, high-tech environment delivering complex, large-scale IT systems across UK operations.

With continued growth, the business is looking for an IT Project Manager who can drive critical projects while also playing a central role in shaping and developing their UK IT function.

The opportunity

This is a hands-on project management role at the heart of delivering advanced automated logistics solutions. You’ll work across IT, engineering and operations to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget and to a high standard.

Alongside project delivery, as IT Project Manager you’ll contribute to building a UK-based IT function, helping develop processes, capability and team structure as the business expands.

Regular UK and international travel is required, so flexibility is essential.

What’s in it for you?

  • £50,000 – £60,000 depending on experience
  • Annual bonus scheme
  • Work on complex, high-value, cutting-edge projects
  • Real autonomy and influence
  • Opportunity to shape a growing UK IT function

What you’ll be doing as IT Project Manager

  • Leading end-to-end IT project delivery from scope to implementation
  • Acting as a key link between UK sites, customers and global teams
  • Coordinating across IT, engineering, operations and management
  • Managing system implementations, reporting tools (MIS) and performance monitoring
  • Supporting change requests, system improvements and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Managing escalations and resolving technical/project issues
  • Building strong relationships with customers and suppliers
  • Supporting and developing a team of IT analysts/developers
  • Driving KPI development, reporting accuracy and data quality
  • Supporting recruitment, training and process development within the UK IT function

What we’re looking for

  • IT Project Management experience in logistics, automation or operations
  • Strong understanding of complex systems and delivery environments
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in fast-paced settings
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving ability

Interested?

If you’re looking for a role where you can take ownership, deliver impactful projects and be part of a growing, innovative organisation — we’d love to hear from you.


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Key skills

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Must-have skills
IT Project ManagementLogistics systems experienceComplex systems deliveryStakeholder managementSystem implementations
Nice-to-have
Automation technologyMIS reportingTeam leadershipProcess development
Soft skills
AutonomyCommunicationProblem solvingAnalytical thinkingLeadershipFlexibilityRelationship building
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⭐ Highlight your logistics or automation project experience prominently as this role specifically requires understanding of complex automated systems

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📊 Quantify your project delivery success: "Led 8 system implementations, delivering £2.3M projects on time and 15% under budget"

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🌐 Emphasise your stakeholder management across technical and operational teams, as you'll coordinate between IT, engineering and operations

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🎯 Showcase any experience building or developing IT functions, as you'll help shape their growing UK IT capability

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🤝 Mention your flexibility for travel and working in fast-paced environments, as regular UK and international travel is required

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  • Led implementation of automated logistics MIS system across 4 UK sites, delivering £1.2M project 3 weeks ahead of schedule and improving reporting accuracy by 35%
  • Managed stakeholder coordination between IT, engineering and operations teams for complex system integrations, reducing project escalations by 40%
  • Developed KPI framework and data quality processes for performance monitoring tools, supporting team of 6 IT analysts and improving system reliability by 28%

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Ruth Wagstaff Recruitment's IT Project Manager role combines my passion for complex system delivery with automated logistics technology. My experience in stakeholder management and system implementations aligns perfectly with coordinating across IT, engineering and operations teams.

My background in leading end-to-end project delivery and building IT capabilities would enable me to both drive critical implementations and help shape your growing UK IT function. I thrive in fast-paced environments managing multiple priorities whilst maintaining strong relationships with customers and suppliers.

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Interview questions

10 questions generated from this advert.

Technical

  • How would you approach implementing a new MIS reporting system across multiple UK sites?
  • Describe your experience managing complex system integrations in logistics or automation environments
  • How do you ensure data quality and accuracy when implementing performance monitoring tools?
  • What methodologies do you use for managing technical change requests and system improvements?
  • How would you coordinate a project involving IT, engineering and operations teams across different locations?

Behavioural

  • Tell me about a time you had to manage multiple high-priority projects simultaneously
  • Describe a situation where you had to resolve a major technical escalation with customers
  • Give an example of how you've built strong relationships with both internal teams and external suppliers
  • Tell me about a time you helped develop or improve IT processes within an organisation
  • Describe a challenging stakeholder management situation and how you handled it
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1Question

Tell me about a time you had to manage multiple high-priority projects simultaneously

I was managing 3 critical system implementations simultaneously when our largest client accelerated their go-live date by 6 weeks. I immediately reassessed resource allocation across all projects, identifying that the MIS reporting system could be delivered by our offshore team while I focused on the client's automated warehouse system. I established daily stand-ups with each project team and created a master dashboard tracking all deliverables. By reallocating 2 senior developers and negotiating a phased delivery approach, I delivered all 3 projects on time, with the priority client system going live 2 days early and achieving 99.2% uptime in the first month.
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Describe a situation where you had to resolve a major technical escalation with customers

A critical logistics automation system failed during peak season, affecting 15,000 daily package sortations for our retail client. Within 2 hours of the escalation, I assembled a war room with our engineering, operations and vendor teams. I coordinated with the client's operations manager to implement manual workarounds while our technical team identified a database corruption issue. I managed hourly updates to senior stakeholders and negotiated emergency vendor support at 3am. We restored full functionality within 18 hours and implemented additional monitoring to prevent recurrence. The client praised our response time and renewed their contract for 3 additional sites worth £2.8M.

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