NPD Project Manager

The British flower market is worth £1.2bn and MM Flowers supplies fresh cut flowers and bouquets to the U.K.’s and Europe’s leading flower retailers. We grow and source the highest quality and most beautiful blooms across the world, delivering colour, passion, and inspiration through breath-taking blooms.

Established in 2007, MM Flowers has grown exponentially every year and is based in a purpose built, state-of-the-art facility in Alconbury, Huntingdon. MM Flowers employs over 900 people who are dedicated to delivering exceptional quality and service to our customers.

To continue our tremendous growth, we need the brilliant people to help us achieve our goals. We aim to deliver excellence at every point in the supply chain from distribution to processing, technical standards through to marketing, with consideration for our people and the planet at the heart of everything we do.

If this sounds like a company that you would like to be a part of, and you have the talent, energy and drive to be a part of shaping our journey, we would love to hear from you.

We are currently looking for a NPD Project Manager

Follow impressive and consistent organisational growth, the NPD department is seeking a Project Manager to lead the commercialisation of 100s of products into the business.

The purpose of the Project Manager role is to ensure the successful planning, execution, and completion of projects by maintaining detailed project timelines, coordinating resources, and facilitating effective communication among all stakeholders. This role is crucial for aligning project initiatives with organisational goals, managing risks, and overcoming challenges to deliver projects on time, within scope, and to the desired quality standards.

What you can already do

• Develop and maintain detailed critical paths for each innovation project, ensuring all key milestones and deadlines are clearly defined and tracked.
• Develop and maintain detailed critical paths for each commercial project, ensuring all key milestones and deadlines are clearly defined and tracked.
• Conduct top-level feasibility meetings to assess the viability of new projects and initiatives with production, technical, purchasing and commercial, ensuring conformance and alignment with company goals and resources.
• Track top-level usage of certain flowers to ensure materials have not been over-sold.
• Send out comprehensive weekly project status updates to both internal teams and external customers, providing clear insights into progress, upcoming tasks, and any roadblocks to success.
• Conduct regular capacity reviews to ensure that resources are appropriately allocated and that the team can meet project demands without overextending.
• Responsible for the coordination of production and logistics trials, ensuring a right first time execution and protocol adherence.
• Monitor and manage lead times for all project components to ensure timely delivery and mitigate any potential delays.
• Develop, implement, and enforce standard operating procedures for all project management processes to ensure consistency, adherence and efficiency.
• Strategically manage project timelines and resources to avoid peaks in workload and overlap between different customer projects where possible.
• Oversee the change management process, ensuring that any modifications to the project scope, timeline, or resources are effectively communicated and managed.
• Ensure strict adherence to established processes and protocols, maintaining high standards of project management and delivery.
• Continuously seek opportunities to improve project timings, reducing lead times, and enhancing overall efficiency.

What you can already do

• Proficiency with various project management tools and software.
• Bachelor's degree in project management, business, or a related field.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience with process improvement and change management.
• Proven experience in project management, preferably within a relevant industry.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment with constant project changes.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines effectively.

So, what’s the package? When you work at MM Flowers you get more than just a salary:

• Holiday allowances are calculated on your days worked and you can find your allowance in your offer letter.
• Pension Scheme - You will be auto enrolled onto the company pension scheme after 3 months. At present we operate an auto enrolment scheme where you will benefit from contributions from us.
• Onsite Parking – free parking is available onsite
• Recommend a Friend Scheme – £250 is payable to you when you recommend a friend who is successful through the application process and successfully completes their 3 month probationary period.
• Career Progression – we actively encourage employees from within the business to consider roles which become available and whether that be within their field or want to consider a cross functional move.
• Wonderful working environment– we are all working in a modern contemporary purpose built State of the Art facility.
• We are committed to an open ethical and fair working environment and have a Whistleblowing Policy in place to ensure complaints and concerns are handled appropriately
• We work with an Occupational Health provider to support our employees both mentally and physically.
• Four times a year we run amazing Peak promotions with daily prizes to win.
• We gather employee feedback annually to look at how we can continually improve the employee experience.
• We work with GroceryAid who provide confidential 24/7 Helpline, 365 days a year for anyone who is working or has worked within the grocery trade, regardless of length of service providing emotional and practical support to help through a difficult time
• We celebrate diversity by running a calendar of events throughout the year.
• We have an active Employee Forum creating a safe space to encourage ongoing open dialogue about how we improve the employee experience.
• We are affiliated with Stronger Together who provide guidance, training, resources and a network for employers, labour providers, workers and their representatives to work together to reduce exploitation.

MM Flowers are a proud equal opportunity employer, and we understand the benefits of nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, genetic information. Applicants who require a reasonable accommodation to complete the job role advertised are encouraged to apply.

We believe we can only achieve our potential if we employ a diverse population of people, ideas, and perspectives. We are committed to grow our workplace culture, encouraging team members to feel unique valued and engaged, enabling them to achieve their full potential.

All recruitment activities go through our internal Talent Acquisition Team and currently, this role doesn’t require agency input. Please do not forward resumes directly to MM Flowers employees/managers; we do not accept unsolicited resumes and are not responsible for any associated fees.