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Project Manager

Location: Colchester, UK

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Project Manager to join our dynamic team. This position is responsible for the management, coordination and delivery of retail customer pilots and projects in the UK and globally. This will include providing management and oversight of the cross-functional processes, identifying and understanding project dependencies, risks, and resources, whilst tracking actions, managing stakeholders, and reporting project status internally and to customers. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project management methodologies and tools, with the ability to lead cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time and within scope.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate all key customer pilots and projects for UK and international projects; proactively engaging with customers, sales, implementation managers, customer services, purchasing, third party partners and other internal, and external stakeholders.
• Manage project intake process, setup of new projects and document management to enable the flow of projects through the pipeline and process and ensure we are set up to deliver and measure success.
• Ensure delivery methodology is adhered to throughout the project, to include project closure and lessons learned to drive continuous improvement.
• Building out Gantt charts to show delivery actions, schedule, owners, and risk; tracking action status and holding delivery stakeholders to account.
• Track and forecast cost-to-deliver, comparing forecast to actual and identifying cost saving opportunities.
• Act as the key point of contact internally and with customers on projects, capturing requirements, reporting and monitoring, coordinating and attending meetings reviewing progress to plan, challenges and risks, mitigation and remediation action where required.
• Ensure Project Management systems are accurate, up-to-date and used in accordance with correct practice.
• Produce Project Status and metric/KPI reporting monthly and as needed by COO.
• Design and maintain templates and documents used in the project lifecycle.
• Proactively work to develop and improve the project delivery processes in line with best practices.
• Educate and train stakeholders on best practices for project delivery to drive engagement, compliance, and successful project delivery.

The ideal candidate will have:

• 3+ years project management experience with a proven track record in the successful management and delivery of global projects or programs with large customers across multiple sites.
• Certification in project management, e.g. PMI / Prince2 or equivalent.
• Excellent organisational skills with emphasis on priorities and timebound deliverables.
• Experience in managing multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline driven environment.
• Excellent team working skills with experience working in a matrix environment, coordinating stakeholders and holding them to account on deliverables.
• Experience in working closely with customers on projects to coordinate and manage delivery, being key contact, and in regular dialogue, and managing risks.
• Experience in providing project and Board level reporting.
• Excellent Microsoft skills in MS Project, Smartsheet, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Teams.
• Experience in creating Gantt charts to display project tasks and timelines.
• Able to solve complex problems and propose solutions where appropriate to achieve objectives.
• Strong and professional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to travel internationally from time to time
• Authorisation to work indefinitely in the UK without restrictions or sponsorship.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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