IT Project Manager 12 Month FTC

The Wonderfield Group has recently been purchased by Zensho Holdings, the leading food service company in Japan with a market cap of $5.5b and whose aim is to become the worlds largest food company, a position from which we can eradicate hunger and poverty from around the globe. We operate restaurants, factories, and thousands of sushi kiosks and have recently built a successful cut fruit business, Snowfruit. Combining this with the three businesses previously owned by Zensho, AFC, Sushi Circle and Sushi Take, results in annual sales of $2.5b and Ebitda in excess of $140m a year with an ambitious growth trajectory.

This role is perfect for someone who thrives on delivering projects from initiation through to full delivery. You'll lead the replacement of our digitals projects across 38 restaurants, manage major CRM and loyalty initiatives, and oversee projects across the EU. EPOS experience is essential - this is a critical, business-wide programme.

You'll work closely with senior stakeholders across Technology, Operations, and Supply Chain, managing budgets, governance, and reporting, ensuring projects are delivered on time and to plan using a mix of Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

If you've successfully delivered digital or technology projects in operational or manufacturing environments, enjoy stakeholder-heavy roles, and want to make a real impact, I'd love to hear from you.

Key responsibilities

• Manage complex projects across business and technology teams using Agile and Waterfall methodologies
• Create and maintain project plans, tracking tasks, milestones, risks, and dependencies
• Coordinate stakeholders across Technology, Operations, and the wider business
• Facilitate working groups and project forums
• Gather and analyse requirements, from initial concepts through to detailed delivery
• Lead process mapping and redesign, defining As-Is and To-Be processes
• Manage end-to-end project delivery, including implementation
• Ensure strong project reporting, governance, and budget control

We're proud to offer:

• Fantastic hybrid working environment working Mon- Thurs on site and generally Fridays from home.
• Opportunity to grow your career alongside with us with available apprentice program
• Brilliant support services designed to enhance your physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
• Annual discretionary bonus subject to business and overall performance
• Discretionary Life Assurance
• Discretionary Income Protection
• Group Personal Pension
• Private Medical Cash Plan
• Bespoke reward platform including access to retail, cinema & gym discounts.
• 50% off your food every time you dine with us for you and 3 friends.
• Contribute towards our award-winning sustainability initiatives that delivers progress against 9 UN sustainability goals. We're committed to responsibly sourcing and all our seafood, therefore we only use source sustainable fish. All our packaging is recyclable and 80% of our packaging is already made from recycled plastic.
• Annual Awards ceremony celebrating our success and offering winning Managers free trips to Japan.

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