Senior Project Manager
Role Overview
Gist's Technology team is hiring an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead large-scale critical projects.
The role leads programme delivery from site completion, operational readiness, and migration through implementation of automated mechanisation.
The integration lead connects business, technology, engineering, operations, suppliers, and delivery partners.
Key Skills for This Role
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Opportunity
Gist's Technology team is hiring an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead large-scale critical projects.
The role leads programme delivery from site completion, operational readiness, and migration through implementation of automated mechanisation.
The integration lead connects business, technology, engineering, operations, suppliers, and delivery partners.
What you will do
- Own integrated delivery plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, critical paths, and outcomes.
- Lead site completion, readiness, migration, cutover, testing, training, and go-live.
- Integrate technology, WMS, engineering, and mechanisation delivery into the wider programme.
- Provide governance, reporting, and escalation to senior stakeholders; coordinate teams and delivery partners.
- Drive safe implementation through stabilisation, handover, and benefits realisation, controlling time, cost, quality, risk, and change.
- Support the Senior Head of Programme Integration with additional tasks.
What Gist is looking for
- Proven record leading complex cross-functional projects and implementations; logistics, supply chain, 3PL, or FMCG experience is preferred.
- Experience in migration, cutover, and business continuity planning.
- Knowledge of WMS, automation, technology, or engineering integration.
- Strong project controls across RAID, planning, cost, change, dependencies, and governance.
- Confident supplier and senior stakeholder management; ability to turn complex challenges into clear actions.
- PRINCE2, APM, Agile, or similar qualifications are desirable.
Salary
- Salary is up to £81,000 per annum, depending on experience.
Hours
- Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
Location and travel
- The role can be based anywhere in the UK, with travel across the UK required.
Benefits
- Benefits include an M&S discount, annual leave plus bank holidays, healthcare cash plan discounts, and an annual bonus scheme.
- Additional benefits include pension options, life assurance, retail and restaurant discounts, wellbeing support, training, and a cycle to work scheme.
About Gist
Gist is part of M&S Group and supports food logistics through distribution centres, transport operations, technology, and support functions.
The company describes its values as Progressive, Accountable, Collaborative, and Ethical.
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