Projects Analyst - Right Now Group : Job Details

Are you an experienced portfolio or planning professional looking to make a real impact in a fast-paced manufacturing and product development environment?

We are seeking a ProjectsAnalyst to lead strategic planning activities across a diverse portfolio of manufacturing and innovation projects. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring new product initiatives and business change programmes are clearly defined, accurately resourced, and aligned to long-term business strategy.

You'll work closely with project managers, business leaders, and engineering and operations teams to build high-quality plans, forecast resource needs, and deliver actionable insights through data.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Shape early-stage initiative planning for both product and business change projects, ensuring proposals are well scoped, resourced, and in line with strategic priorities for production and product innovation.

• Build and maintain dashboards and planning tools (e.g., Power BI) to deliver forward-looking analysis that supports governance boards in making informed, timely decisions across product development and manufacturing operations.

• Collaborate with engineering, production, and business teams to coordinate resource planning, ensuring capacity aligns with project and operational demands.

• Ensure all project and programme data is accurate, timely, and meets standards, driving continuous improvement in how projects are prioritised, estimated, and executed within a manufacturing setting.

Job Title: Project Analyst

Position: Full-Time - Permanent

Salary: £45k-£65k + Bonus

Location: Guildford Office - Hybrid Working - 2 days WFH

Key Responsibilities of a Projects Analyst:

• Lead the planning and definition of initiatives using structured lifecycle models tailored to manufacturing and product development.

• Provide guidance on estimation, scoping, and planning for cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment with product roadmaps and manufacturing timelines.

• Collaborate with product managers, engineering leaders, and functional heads to monitor and balance demand and capacity across portfolios.

• Oversee the maintenance of high-quality planning data and support the use of appropriate tools for schedule, cost, and resource tracking.

• Facilitate portfolio planning reviews and support strategic prioritisation processes in line with production capability and go-to-market objectives.

What We're Looking For in a Projects Analyst:

• Proven experience in a senior planning or portfolio analyst role within a manufacturing or product development environment.

• Deep understanding of project lifecycles, from concept and design to production and delivery.

• Strong skills in resource planning, capacity modelling, and portfolio governance.

• Ability to deliver insights and reporting using tools such as Power BI and Excel.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Strong attention to detail, analytical capability, and the ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels.

Why Join Us?

• Drive planning excellence across transformative projects in manufacturing and product innovation.

• Be at the heart of a dynamic business delivering tangible results through structured planning and strategic alignment.

• Work cross-functionally with operations, product, and commercial teams to improve how we plan and deliver change.