Company Summary
Our client, a global leader in the retail design and in-store solutions industry, is looking for a Programme Manager to support the project management team with monitoring, organising and scheduling activities to ensure the smooth running of the company's projects and programmes. If you are an experienced Project Manager or Programme Manager, with a working knowledge of the retail display industry, and wish to work with a progressive and visionary company, we'd love to hear from you!
The Role
Working within the Project team, you will be responsible for the execution of brand display projects from creative brief through to delivery in store. Working with all internal stakeholders to deliver projects on time, in budget and to the right quality and service standard. A strong understanding of manufacturing processes and a good grasp of design is essential. You will be the glue between the departments to make sure everything happens!
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01 Responsibilities
- Working directly with external agencies and internal team associates as a key contact to ensure all relevant project data is organised and delivered on time.
- Reviewing project briefs with the Account Manager and/or development Project Managers to fully understand the client requirements, to ensure all correct details are included and all information is complete.
- Monitoring budget compliance through the life of a project and driving for improvements.
- Working in close liaison with the Buyer/Estimators, escalating cost increases, to ensure all changes are tracked & cost control is maintained.
- Recommending continuous improvement ideas to the design and supply teams
- Facilitating handover meetings with supply and development teams, agreeing timelines and milestones.
- Creating, managing, and monitoring the overall project time plan with the individual stakeholders to ensure delivery on plan.
- Reviewing and establishing team priorities and communicating change to Account Managers / Senior Project Manager/ Directors.
- Acting as the facilitator working with the team to break through issues.
- Up-issue project briefs and orders via admin / sales and buyers
- Managing the installation briefing, with all supporting scoping documentation and coordinating the access, tracking and sign off with the client.
- Installation – working with the Buyer and Senior Project Manager to scope out the installation brief, coordinating with the installation company once the work order has been placed, tracking progress and communicating with the team and client all the way through.
- Quality Management – understanding quality control processes required. Working in conjunction with the buying team to ensure quality checks and production sign off is built into the schedule, communicated with the client and fully documented.
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- Reviewing project briefs with the Account Manager and/or development Project Managers to fully understand the client requirements, to ensure all correct details are included and all information is complete.
- Monitoring budget compliance through the life of a project and driving for improvements.
- Working in close liaison with the Buyer/Estimators, escalating cost increases, to ensure all changes are tracked & cost control is maintained.
- Recommending continuous improvement ideas to the design and supply teams
- Facilitating handover meetings with supply and development teams, agreeing timelines and milestones.
- Creating, managing, and monitoring the overall project time plan with the individual stakeholders to ensure delivery on plan.
- Reviewing and establishing team priorities and communicating change to Account Managers / Senior Project Manager/ Directors.
- Acting as the facilitator working with the team to break through issues.
- Up-issue project briefs and orders via admin / sales and buyers
- Managing the installation briefing, with all supporting scoping documentation and coordinating the access, tracking and sign off with the client.
- Installation – working with the Buyer and Senior Project Manager to scope out the installation brief, coordinating with the installation company once the work order has been placed, tracking progress and communicating with the team and client all the way through.
- Quality Management – understanding quality control processes required. Working in conjunction with the buying team to ensure quality checks and production sign off is built into the schedule, communicated with the client and fully documented.
02 Knowledge
- Experience of Microsoft Office, including strong excel skills.
- Experience of inventory management, logistics and distribution coordination.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Good interpersonal and motivational skills.
- Highly numerate and able to analyse and add value to information.
- Attention to detail and well-developed organisational skills, able to multi-task on simultaneous projects.
- Able to ‘think out of the box’.
- Ability to work flexible hours, available to travel
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- Experience of inventory management, logistics and distribution coordination.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Good interpersonal and motivational skills.
- Highly numerate and able to analyse and add value to information.
- Attention to detail and well-developed organisational skills, able to multi-task on simultaneous projects.
- Able to ‘think out of the box’.
- Ability to work flexible hours, available to travel
03 Experience
- Ideally, PRINCE2 certified or equivalent.
- 2+ years’ experience of working in Project Management/Coordination role preferably in Point of Purchase Design or Retail Display sector
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- 2+ years’ experience of working in Project Management/Coordination role preferably in Point of Purchase Design or Retail Display sector
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