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About the Role

Zodiac Maritime is implementing a modern SaaS procurement platform to replace legacy systems and support future growth. This role requires an experienced Project Manager to lead this critical transformation programme, ensuring structure, pace, and clarity through its crucial phase. The ideal candidate will manage executive stakeholders, challenge delivery partners, coordinate cross-functional teams, and maintain a focus on business outcomes.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end delivery of the Procurement project.
Maintain the integrated delivery plan and overall programme governance.
Ensure delivery aligns with agreed business objectives, scope, timescales and quality expectations.
Drive decision-making and issue resolution across business and technology teams.
Manage project scope, schedule, budget, risks, issues and dependencies.
Coordinate internal teams and external software vendors.
Track delivery against agreed milestones and implementation plans.
Ensure appropriate project controls and governance are maintained throughout delivery.
Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across Procurement, Finance and Digital.
Act as the primary delivery interface with the software vendor.
Provide constructive challenge where delivery quality, timelines or scope require improvement.
Ensure vendor commitments are translated into measurable delivery outcomes.
Coordinate System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Operational Readiness activities.
Ensure business users are appropriately engaged throughout testing.
Oversee business readiness, training and communications in partnership with the Business Change Lead.
Lead cutover planning and go-live activities.
Manage Hypercare activities.
Ensure operational stability before project closure.
Complete structured handover into Business-as-Usual support.
Establish a clear, realistic delivery roadmap.
Drive closure of agreed functional gaps.
Coordinate delivery across Zodiac and the software vendor.
Lead governance and executive reporting.
Support the business through testing, readiness and adoption.
Ensure the programme for successful go-live and transition into Business-as-Usual.

Requirements

Minimum five years' experience delivering complex technology-enabled transformation programmes.
Proven experience delivering Procurement or SaaS implementations.
Strong project governance, planning and delivery management capability.
Experience managing third-party software vendors.
Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
Strong understanding of business process change and operational transformation.
Experience coordinating testing, business readiness and go-live activities.
Comfortable operating in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
Delivery-focused with excellent organisational, problem-solving and leadership skills.
Experience in Maritime, shipping, logistics or other asset-intensive industries is desirable.
Experience delivering Procurement transformation programmes is desirable.
Experience with SaaS procurement platforms is desirable.
Experience working alongside Business Change and Continuous Improvement teams is desirable.

Skills

Project Management
Procurement Transformation
SaaS Implementation
Programme Governance
Delivery Management
Stakeholder Management
Executive Communication
Business Process Change
Operational Transformation
Testing Coordination
Business Readiness
Go-Live Activities
Vendor Management
Risk Management
Issue Resolution
Budget Management
Schedule Management
Problem-Solving
Leadership

Location

London

Work Type

Contract to June 2027

Experience Level

Minimum five years' experience

Education Level

PRINCE2, PMP or APM qualification is desirable.

About the Company

Zodiac Maritime is delivering a strategic transformation of its Procurement capability through the implementation of a modern SaaS procurement platform.
This programme will replace legacy procurement processes and establish a scalable, user-friendly solution that supports purchasing, supplier management and future operational growth.