Project Manager Interim

Title: Project Manager

Contract: 3 to 6 months with potential extension
Location: London (Hybrid 3 days in the office)
Start: ASAP

Type: Outside IR35

Cedar are working with a Retail client who is looking to appoint an experienced Interim Project Manager to optimise and enhance their use of Quinyx

The focus will be on driving better scheduling, stronger adoption, and improved labour efficiency.

This role will suit someone who is comfortable working at the intersection of operations, systems, and people. It requires someone who can bring structure, insight, and practical improvements rather than leading a full system implementation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a review of current Quinyx usage across the business and identify areas for improvement
• Optimise scheduling practices, workflows, and labour planning approaches
• Drive consistency and best practice across sites and teams
• Improve adoption among managers and frontline staff
• Work closely with stakeholders across operations, HR, and finance
• Translate operational challenges into practical system and process improvements
• Track and deliver measurable outcomes such as labour cost, efficiency, and compliance

Key Requirements

• Proven experience working with Quinyx or similar workforce management platforms such as UKG, Kronos, or Deputy
• Strong understanding of workforce planning, scheduling, and labour optimisation
• Background in operational environments such as retail, hospitality, logistics, or healthcare
• Ability to identify inefficiencies and implement practical improvements quickly
• Confident stakeholder manager who can influence at both head office and site level
• Hands on and pragmatic with a clear focus on outcomes

Desirable

• Experience improving adoption of workforce management systems after implementation
• Exposure to workforce analytics, forecasting, or KPI improvement
• Experience working in change or transformation environments