Project Manager

Salary: £54,000 – £60,000 per year

Howdens Joinery are looking an experienced Project Manager to join our Strategic Projects and Development team based within our Raunds site in Northamptonshire. This is a new role with responsibility for driving and coordinating a wide range of initiatives and strategic projects within operations and specifically logistics and will play an integral part in delivering our project pipeline.

This is a great opportunity for a curious Project Manager with a strong desire to continuously learn and experiment, to join a fast paced, FTSE 100 organisation with an ambitious growth agenda. Reporting to the Senior Project Manager, you will support and lead various levels of projects, from day to day, to incremental change, to large scale step change.

What you will be doing:

Drive, lead and manage multiple simultaneous projects from concept through to delivery, using the department methodology, encouraging strong cross-functional teamwork and collaboration
Mange the ongoing delivery of all aspects of projects including risk mitigation and issue management; timescales and budgets and ensure the work is well programmed and on-track to deliver the desired benefits
Prioritise, lead and review projects with a strong commercial lens, ensuring the expected output meets the overall business objectives and aligned to our strong values
Balance conflicting demands and priorities to achieve objectives
Influence and engage with key stakeholders, ensuring the project team, the division and the wider organisation has a thorough understanding of the change through effective communication
Define and measure success metrics and monitor the change process
Manage the reporting at Steering Groups
What we need from you:

A track record of successfully managing E2E projects and initiatives with strong planning and change management experience
of working with multiple stakeholders in a dynamic, fast paced operational or logistics environment
Project Management qualification is preferable (Prince2 / Agile etc.)
Intellectual agility, with a high degree of analytical skills, to apply to problem solving and solution generation
Knowledge of change management principles, methodologies, and tools for both large and small-scale change efforts
Highly proficient IT skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, Visio
Exceptional communication skills – both written and verbal – including developing and delivering presentations to a variety of audiences
Enthusiastic, strong influencer with exceptional inter-personal skills – even under pressure
An understanding of budgeting, forecasting and operational costs
Highly organised and decisive with good prioritisation skills to balance key priorities
A real team player, who rolls up their sleeves and can take in ideas and views from all levels
Ability to understand complex concepts and translate into practical solutions
A keen eye for detail and maintains a clear focus and sees actions through to delivery
Flexibility and adaptability with the ability to work in and navigate through ambiguous situations
What we can offer you:

Competitive salaryand generous annual company bonus
Pension plan with a company contribution of up to 12%
25 days holiday + bank holidays with the option to buy additional days
Subsidised lunch at our onsite canteen and free onsite parking
Exceptional reward and recognition events across the business
About Howdens:

Joinery is a highly successfulFTSE 100business, with more than 780 depots nationwide, more than 11,000 staff andin 2021our sales reached circa £2.1 billion.Despite our scale, Howdens remains a local business with traditional values.

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