Project Manager
Posted 4 days ago by Meritus
£550 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Macclesfield, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Project Manager role focuses on asset management and e-procurement within a globally recognized institution. The position involves managing the full project lifecycle, leading cross-functional teams, and implementing finance-focused improvements in asset management systems and e-procurement platforms. The role is hybrid, requiring three days on-site per week in Macclesfield, and is contracted for six months with a strong potential for extension.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage full project lifecycle from start to finish
- Produce and maintain project plans, risk logs, communications, and test schedules
- Lead cross-functional and international teams, including vendors
- Monitor progress and ensure governance compliance
- Provide regular updates to senior stakeholders
- Deliver finance-focused improvements and align with ongoing maintenance programmes
- Coordinate between finance, operations, and systems teams
- Lead implementation of procurement platform and ERP integration
- Manage remote teams across UK, Australia, and South Africa
- Create and manage key project documents: test, training, communication, and rollout plans
Key Skills:
- Proven track record delivering complex ERP or business systems projects
- Hands-on experience implementing e-Procurement solutions (Proactis, Coupa, Jaggaer, Unit4, etc.)
- Background in asset management systems — especially finance or operations-related workstreams
- Strong stakeholder management skills across distributed or international teams
- Comfortable leading vendors, internal teams, and exec-level reporting
- Tools: Jira, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Zoom, Google Drive
Salary (Rate): £550 daily
City: Macclesfield
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Job Title: Project Manager – Asset Management & E-Procurement
Location: Macclesfield (Hybrid – 3 days on-site per week)
Contract: 6 months (strong potential for extension)
Day Rate: £450 to £550 (Inside IR35)
About the Organisation: Join a globally recognised institution leading innovation in technology, data systems, and international collaboration. The organisation delivers mission-critical programmes across the the world, focused on cutting-edge research and infrastructure. You’ll be working with a highly respected team driving transformation across procurement, finance, and asset management functions.
Projects:
- Asset Management: Deliver finance-focused improvements within a live asset management system
- E-Procurement: Lead implementation of a new platform (Proactis + Unit4), managing vendors and integration
Key Responsibilities
- Manage full project lifecycle from start to finish
- Produce and maintain project plans, risk logs, communications, and test schedules
- Lead cross-functional and international teams, including vendors
- Monitor progress and ensure governance compliance
- Provide regular updates to senior stakeholders
- Asset Management: Deliver finance-focused improvements and align with ongoing maintenance programmes
- Coordinate between finance, operations, and systems teams
- E-Procurement: Lead implementation of procurement platform and ERP integration
- Manage remote teams across UK, Australia, and South Africa
- Create and manage key project documents: test, training, communication, and rollout plans
Ideal Experience:
- Proven track record delivering complex ERP or business systems projects
- Hands-on experience implementing e-Procurement solutions (Proactis, Coupa, Jaggaer, Unit4, etc.)
- Background in asset management systems — especially finance or operations-related workstreams
- Strong stakeholder management skills across distributed or international teams
- Comfortable leading vendors, internal teams, and exec-level reporting
Tools: Jira, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Zoom, Google Drive