Program Manager
20 hours ago
Nottingham
IT Program Manager – EPOS Transformation 📍 Nottingham (3 days onsite minimum) 📄 6-month initial contract (high likelihood of extension) 💼 Inside IR35 Overview We are delivering a major EPOS replacement and retail systems transformation within a large, complex retail organisation. This is not a standard POS upgrade — it is a multi-year, £20m+ transformation programme spanning core retail systems, integrations, and supply chain improvements. Currently in the planning and design phase, the programme will run for approximately 18–24 months. We are seeking a delivery-focused IT Project Manager to take ownership of the IT workstream and drive execution through to delivery. Key Responsibilities • Own end-to-end IT project delivery for the EPOS transformation workstream, • Define and manage delivery plans, roadmap, sequencing, and dependencies, • Track and control budgets, costs, and financial governance, • Coordinate delivery across multiple IT domains, including:, • EPOS replacement, • Stock management / inventory systems, • Integration with new and existing core platforms, • Work closely with architecture and engineering teams (exposure to HLD, not hands-on design), • Manage third-party vendors and internal stakeholders, • Ensure alignment with programme milestones and business objectives, • Operate effectively within a large-scale, enterprise IT environment Key Requirements • Proven track record delivering large-scale (£20m+) IT programmes, • Strong background as a core IT Project Manager (delivery-focused, not change/comms-led), • Experience in retail systems and/or supply chain environments, • Excellent planning, governance, and cost control capability, • Experience managing multiple workstreams, vendors, and complex dependencies, • Comfortable working onsite and embedded within delivery teams Nice to Have • EPOS / POS transformation experience, • Experience working within large retail organisations, • Exposure to end-to-end retail operations or supply chain systems Not in Scope • Change communications, • Training delivery, • Organisational change management Why Join • Business-critical transformation with high visibility, • Long-term programme with strong extension potential, • Opportunity to lead a core IT workstream within a £20m+ initiative, • Stable, structured delivery environment