Project Manager
Job description
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Project Manager – Print & Retail Production
Northampton (2 days / remote)
£33,000–£38,500
The Project Manager Role
Managing end-to-end delivery of print and in-store display campaigns — from brief through to installation.
You’ll sit between clients, suppliers, and production teams, making sure everything lands on time, on budget, and to a high standard.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Delivering print / POS / retail display projects
- Managing suppliers, production, and timelines
- Building strong client relationships
- Driving cost efficiencies and smooth delivery
About the successful Project Manager:
- Experience in print, POS, retail, or production environments
- Strong client-facing skills
- Organised, commercially aware, and proactive
Why It’s Worth a Look
- Work on high-profile retail campaigns
- Hands-on, fast-paced role with real ownership
- Hybrid working + varied project exposure
- Great benefits
Interested?
Please apply ASAP for more details
Key skills
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Application advice
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🎯 Highlight your print or POS production experience prominently as this role specifically requires print/retail display expertise
📊 Quantify your project delivery: 'Managed 15 retail campaigns, delivering 98% on-time with £12k cost savings'
🤝 Emphasise client relationship management skills as you'll be the key interface between clients and suppliers
⏰ Showcase your ability to manage multiple timelines simultaneously across different production phases
💰 Demonstrate commercial awareness with examples of cost efficiencies you've driven in previous roles
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- •Delivered 24 retail display campaigns on-time and within budget, managing supplier relationships across 8 production partners
- •Coordinated POS installation timelines for 15 high-street clients, achieving 96% on-schedule delivery rate
- •Drove cost efficiencies of £18,000 across print production projects through strategic supplier negotiations and timeline optimization
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Quinn Quest's focus on high-profile retail campaigns is exactly the project management challenge I'm seeking, particularly given my background in print production and POS campaign delivery. Your requirement for end-to-end project ownership from brief through installation aligns perfectly with my experience coordinating complex retail display projects.
My background in managing print production timelines and supplier relationships has equipped me with the commercial awareness and organisational skills essential for this hybrid role in Northampton.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How do you manage print production timelines from brief to installation?
- ›What's your approach to supplier relationship management in retail campaigns?
- ›How do you ensure quality control across multiple POS production runs?
- ›Describe your experience with retail display installation coordination
- ›What tools do you use for tracking project costs and timelines?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time when a print campaign was running behind schedule
- ›Describe a situation where you had to manage conflicting client and supplier demands
- ›Give an example of how you've driven cost efficiencies in a project
- ›Tell me about a challenging client relationship you've managed
- ›Describe a time when you had to take ownership of a project that was going wrong
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time when a print campaign was running behind schedule
Give an example of how you've driven cost efficiencies in a project