Senior Project Manager

3 weeks ago


England, United Kingdom Bonnier Books UK Full time

Job title: Senior Project Manager, Distribution Migration Programme

Reports to: CFO/COO

Location: Remote / flexible location, with some travel to central London offices for workshops or specific project meetings.

Working pattern: Part-time, c. 2 days a week / 12-month term.

Department: Operations.

Salary range: Competitive.

General Summary:

Bonnier Books UK (“BBUK”) is one of the UK’s leading publishers.

BBUK is looking for a senior project manager to manage the migration of its third-party distribution services, from its existing partner (Grantham Books Services) to its new partner (Macmillan Distribution, target go-live: Spring 2025).

The successful candidate will have a distribution background and have led similar projects in the past. The project will encompass inventory logistics migration as well as data integrations, reporting and system readiness planning.

Key responsibilities:

  • Create and manage high-level and low-level project plan, aligned & in-sync with new distribution partner’s plan.

  • Ensure the plan is well understood by all stakeholders, including their part in delivering the project successfully.

  • Ensure we track against the plan and any delays/issues are flagged & actively managed to ensure target go-live date is achieved.

  • Clear reporting on progress via steering committee meetings, including deliverables, owners and tracked actions/activities.

  • Anticipate and manage risks & unblock problems as they arise.

  • Highlight key decisions & facilitate those discussions.

  • Establish direct & regular contact with new distribution partner’s project team.

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Distribution/ logistics background (publishing industry preferred).

  • Proven success in similar scale migrations.

  • Strong project management experience.

  • Excellent communication skills.



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