IT Project Manager

Müller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller which employs over 31,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Müller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from 1,300 farmers in Britain.Müller is ranked within the top 20 in The Grocer’s Top 100 list of Britain’s Biggest Brands and is picked from shelves millions of times each year. Müller UK & Ireland includes:

Müller Milk & Ingredients which aims to be Britain’s private label dairy leader and produces branded and private label fresh milk, cream, butter and ingredients products. It boasts a network of dairies and depots servicing customers throughout the country.

Müller Yogurt & Desserts which is the UK’s leading yogurt manufacturer which aims to create millions more Müller moments for its consumers. It is responsible for major brands like Müller Corner, Müllerlight, Müller Bliss, Müller Rice, FRijj and Müller Kefir Smoothie and produces chilled desserts under licence from Mondelez International. It also supplies the UK private label yogurt market from a dedicated, state of the art yogurt facility.

We’re recruiting … IT Project Manager

Are you ready to unleash your potential and build an exciting career in finance with Britian’s most chosen dairy brand? Müller UK & Ireland, part of the renowned Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller, invites you to apply for our IT Project Manager for a fixed term of 6 months. With over 26,000 employees across Europe and a long-standing commitment to excellence, Müller is a family-owned business known for its dedication to quality, innovation, and growth. In the UK alone, we produce a wide range of leading branded and private-label dairy products, from yogurts and desserts to butter and flavoured milk.

As an IT Project Manager , you will be responsible for the planning, execution and successful delivery/leading of Group IT projects. You will lead projects, plan resources and govern those projects according to strict deadlines and within set and agreed budget, while adhering to relevant Mueller policies (especially GO), rules and guidelines. You will also be responsible for the execution and compliance of Project Management Governance (portfolio management, resource management, PM trainings, etc.)

The role is located at either Market Drayton or Telford in Shropshire; a hybrid working model applies with 3 days on site.

Your challenge for the IT Project Manager: -

•Work with key stakeholders, project team and others when relevant to:

?Facilitate the definition of the project scope, requirements and deliverables using Mueller standard documentation

?Define project tasks (work breakdown structure) and resource requirements using Mueller standard documentation

?Manage the project budget in line with business expectations and budgetary commitments

?Develop, control and communicate the project plan, timeline and milestones

?Track and report project deliverables to the project team and stakeholders

?Manage Risk, Issues and Changes on an ongoing basis

?Ensure that any deliverables requiring support in steady state are handed over to the relevant teams

?Ensure that UTM Legal and Procurement processes are followed

?Ensure that project audit responsibilities are met

?Close the project, ensuring lessons learned are documented

?Follow applicable policies, framework, standards and guidelines that have been identified for the particular project.

?Ensure that GPOs are involved and aligned with group project.

?Fulfil role as PMO of Group IT Projects.

•Responsible for acquiring resources (internal and nominated 3rd party, if required) and co-ordinating the effort of the team members in order to deliver projects according to plan and budget:

•Assemble and co-ordinate project team (Business, IT and External)

•Negotiate with resource owners and as required, ensure that project targets are provided for project resource

•Identify Roles and Responsibilities for the project team.

•Where 3rd party contract negotiations are required, the Project Manager will work with the relevant procurement team to ensure that procedures are followed

•Ensure that appropriate project team training is planned for

•Identify and liaise with Key Stakeholders to provide applicable governance for the project

•Identify and agree participation of Project Sponsor (GPO)

•Where required - creation of the Project Board and Project Steering Groups

•Regularly monitor and report progress to all stakeholders and the steering group

•Provide communication to all project members and stakeholders

•Project Management: Methodology, Trainings/PM Coach and PM tool owner (classic, agile)

•Develop and implement Multi Project Management/Portfolio Management incl. escalation and prioritization rules

•Build up group wide resource planning to optimize project management

•Steer and report status and performance of group wide projects (across interdisciplinary E2E processes)

Company
Muller UK & Ireland
Location
Market Drayton, Shropshire, UK
Hybrid / WFH Options
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted
Company
Muller UK & Ireland
Location
Market Drayton, Shropshire, UK
Hybrid / WFH Options
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted