Project Manager

About the company:

My client is a large‑scale regional value retailer with a strong track record of expanding rapidly across international markets. Despite its size, the business operates with a high‑ownership, start‑up mindset, giving teams real responsibility to build, execute, and scale. With its next phase focused on new country expansion, they offer ambitious professionals the chance to shape market entry strategies, build operations from the ground up, and gain hands‑on international exposure.

About the role:

You will lead end‑to‑end market entry projects across new countries under a new international brand. This is a high‑ownership role require someone with strong analytical thinking and hands‑on execution, and who thrive in fast‑paced, start‑up‑like environments.

You will play a critical role in defining where and how the business expands, owning market assessment, execution planning, and on‑the‑ground delivery while working closely with senior stakeholders and building the capabilities of a lean but growing team.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead market feasibility studies for new countries, including market sizing, segmentation, customer behaviour, regulatory considerations, and competitive landscape.
• Develop data‑backed recommendations on country prioritisation, entry strategy, and expansion roadmap.
• Partner with senior leadership to define go‑to‑market strategies and investment rationale.
• Own the full lifecycle of international expansion projects, from planning through launch and stabilisation.
• Coordinate cross‑functional execution across operations, hiring, supply chain, finance, and external vendors.
• Drive timelines, milestones, risks, and dependencies to ensure on‑time and on‑budget delivery.
• Personally step in to unblock execution when required—this is a hands‑on role, not purely coordination.
• Work closely with internal teams on site identification and store rollout, including location assessment and readiness.
• Support operational setup and ensure new markets are equipped to scale post‑launch.
• Prepare clear updates, analysis, and recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• Act as a trusted partner to leadership, balancing strategic insight with execution realities.

Requirements:

• Min 5 years of experience in project management, strategy, operations, consulting, or expansion roles.
• Strong exposure to market entry, business analysis, or multi‑country projects.
• Experience in retail, consumer, e‑commerce, or high‑growth environments is highly beneficial.
• Backgrounds combining analysis and execution (e.g. strategy, PMO, consulting with delivery exposure) are ideal.
• Strong analytical capability: market sizing, competitive analysis, structured problem‑solving.
• Able to bring structure to messy and fast‑moving environments.
• Confident working with senior stakeholders and influencing without authority.
• Leadership potential with the ability to guide and stabilise junior teams.
• Highly adaptable, self‑motivated, and comfortable in a start‑up‑like setup.

What's in it for you:

• High‑impact role shaping international growth strategy and execution.
• Significant ownership and visibility with senior leadership.
• Opportunity to build something from the ground up across multiple countries.
• Ideal for candidates who want broader exposure, faster responsibility, and real decision‑making authority.