Project Manager - Blue Square : Job Details

ARE YOU THE ONE?

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for optimising retail operations? Do you thrive in dynamic environments where your project management skills can make a tangible impact? We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Retail Operations Project Manager to join our team and drive excellence in our retail operations. In this role, you will lead cross-functional projects, streamline processes, and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of our retail initiatives.

WHAT YOU’LL BE UP TO

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Responsible for the entire lifecycle - from briefing and execution. This means witnessing your creative ideas come to life across Retail Channels.

Remain informed of all change and project activity across the business to ensure control to protect against conflicting interests or double handling.

Tracking project management plans and managing and solving problems, risks, and issues.

STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT

Ensure project stakeholders do not deviate from scope and budget guidelines, keeping teams focused on agreed deliverables.

Manage the integration of project outputs into business-as-usual with all stakeholders, ensuring new furniture solidified into the BAU Go to Market process, addressing the readiness of users, compatibility of work systems and the realisation of benefits.

PROCESS COMPLIANCE

Ensure standard operating procedures are created and maintained to support any new or changing processes across Head Office functions. Manage and coordinate multiple complex activities simultaneously. Oversee all project related documentation, monitoring and reporting progress and all the administrative tasks that are required.

RELATIONSHIP BUILDING

Build effective relationships across departments to assist in effective delivery and agreed objectives.

Summarise business wide project progression, keeping Senior Leadership informed highlight any risks.

Meet with external suppliers / stakeholders when necessary.

BUDGET MANAGEMENT & ANALYSIS

Develop and forecast project timelines and budgets for all business proposals.

Analyse all completed and historic projects, obtaining detail on improvement areas for future projects.

ARE YOU OUR PERFECT PARTNER?

• You’re an excellent project manager with experience of delivering projects on time and on budget.
• You’re flexible, highly organised, action oriented, resilient, and forward thinking.
• You have a proven ability to work to deadlines and under pressure, in a fast-paced environment.
• You are self-motivated and able to demonstrate aptitude for proactive problem-solving.
• You have experience in managing multiple projects each with their own objectives and different stakeholders concurrently.
• You will have strong attention to detail and persistence to ensure that diverse project elements are complete and satisfactory.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US

• Competitive Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 Per Annum
• Performance Bonus: 10% of salary
• Company Sick Pay
• Samsung Discounts
• Life Assurance: 4 times your annual salary
• Perkbox (Rewards Portal)
• ETHIC Values - Employee of the month: a chance to win a £500 lifestyle voucher!
• Development Opportunities- our teams have historically moved into all manner of other jobs!

WHO ARE WE?

We’re Blue Square. An award-winning, retail marketing agency connecting and engaging audiences with some of the world’s most loved brands. We believe in the power of human touch across the buyer to customer journey to grow sales, increase loyalty and build brand love for our clients. People are at the centre of our success. We go above and beyond to support, develop, and nurture our talented employees to driver personal growth and love what they do.

At the heart of our agency are our ETHIC values - and we’re on a mission to work with individuals who share and believe in them.