Job Description Summary:
Aviagen® stands at the forefront of poultry genetics, pioneering research, and innovation on a global scale. Our broiler breeder brands are among the most recognized and respected in the industry, and each has a proven record of success in addition to a large and loyal global customer base. Supported by our distributor network, we supply customers in over 130 countries.We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager who will be responsible for leading a small project team from initiation through to go live of the phased global replacement of Microsoft Dynamics GP with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central across more than 70 Aviagen companies worldwide.
Sound interesting? Here’s more detail about the role:
Job Description:
Based at Newbridge, Edinburgh, UK or Huntsville, Alabama, USA, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside a number of key stakeholders from across the business, undertaking and delivering on the below:
- Track budgets, schedules, resource allocations, and scope changes to ensure project is delivered on time and on budget.
- Manage project planning, resourcing, budgets, risks, and timelines throughout the programme lifecycle.
- Report on the effectiveness of the change management and user adoption plan ensuring all users and locations are ready to transition.
- Maintain RAID logs and report status (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies)
- Primary Contact between Microsoft Partner, the clients and key stakeholders.
- Coordinate external consultants, solution architects, and third-party vendors.
- Oversee team responsible for data migration, user acceptance testing (UAT), go-live planning, and training frameworks.
- Drive governance, reporting and stakeholder communication at all levels as well as establishing any new additional controls to safeguard a successful implementation.
Who are we looking for?
- 5+ years of experience managing business application implementations.
- Proven track record delivering Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central implementations.
- Strong grasp of core business processes ideally within finance, supply chain, or manufacturing.
- Familiarity with the Microsoft ecosystem (Power Platform, Azure DevOps, or MS Project).
About You
You will be able to demonstrate excellent communication, leadership, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement capabilities, with the ability to interact with users from different countries and cultures. A positive can-do attitude, excellent problem solver and the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
Benefits
- Competitive salary (Range £60K - £80K)
- Competitive company pension
- Cash Health Plan including employee assistance programme
If this sounds like an exciting opportunity and you’d love to be part of our exciting, growing, global business, and are able to demonstrate your ability to work in the UK or US, please apply.
Closing date for applications – 30th September 2026
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience managing business application implementations
- Proven track record delivering Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central implementations
- Strong understanding of core business processes
- Experience with finance, supply chain, or manufacturing business processes
- Familiarity with the Microsoft ecosystem, including Power Platform, Azure DevOps, or Microsoft Project
- Excellent communication, leadership, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement skills
- Ability to work with users from different countries and cultures
- Strong problem-solving and competing-priorities management abilities
- Ability to work in the UK or US
What We Do
Aviagen is a global poultry breeding company headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama. It operates pedigree breeding programs in the United States and United Kingdom, supply bases across six continents, and operations across the UK, Europe, Turkey, Latin America, India, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. The company supplies high-quality breeding stock and serves customers in 100 countries through more than 8,000 professionals.
