Senior Project Manager

• Salary: £250 - £400 per day
• Type: Contract
• Region: UK - West Midlands
• Town/City: Birmingham, West Midlands
• Posted: 13/05/2026
• Listed in: Project Managers
• Reference: 50688_1778666487

APPLY Job Description

Gleeson is proud to partner with a premier global enterprise currently seeking a Interim Senior Project Manager to spearhead strategic growth initiatives.

This pivotal role offers the opportunity to oversee complex, high-value projects spanning transport, warehousing, supply chain, and advanced automation, ensuring the business continues to scale with agility and precision.

Job Title: Interim Senior Project Manager

Work type : Midlands ( Hybrid )

Day Rate : £250 - 400

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of mission-critical supply chain initiatives, ensuring alignment to strategic business priorities while maintaining rigorous control over timelines, budgets, and risk exposure.
• Develop and own comprehensive programme roadmaps, defining key milestones and delivering concise, executive-level reporting to senior stakeholders to enable informed decision-making.
• Drive cross-functional alignment across Procurement, Logistics, Production, and Finance, ensuring all initiatives are commercially focused, operationally viable, and fully integrated into wider business objectives.
• Champion continuous improvement by identifying, shaping, and embedding best-in-class processes that enhance operational efficiency, resilience, and value creation.
• Leverage advanced KPI analysis and complex data insights to proactively mitigate risk, optimise performance, and minimise supply chain disruption.
• Own and develop strategic supplier and partner relationships, including performance management, commercial evaluation, and leading negotiations to secure optimal contractual and financial outcomes.

Ideal Candidate

• Proven track record delivering multiple, concurrent projects within complex supply chain or operational environments.
• Demonstrable experience managing tenders, budgets, and full financial accountability across large-scale initiatives.
• Strong capability navigating complex organisational structures and driving progress across multifaceted programmes.
• Highly developed stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and engage at senior levels both internally and externally.

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