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Project Manager - maternity cover
Job Reference tesco/TP/6617774/580925
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What’s in it for you
We offer excellent benefits that help make Tesco a great place to work. These include but aren’t limited to:
- Annual bonus scheme where you can earn up to 3.5% of base salary
- Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus 8 Bank holidays)
- On-site state of the art gym at our Welwyn Campus with discounted “Gympass” membership & free health checks via Nuffield Health
- Retirement savings plan - save between 4% and 7.5% and Tesco will match your contribution
- Life Assurance - 5 x contractual pay
- Share Schemes – Join our ‘Buy As You Earn’ & ‘Save As You Earn’ share schemes after 3 months service
- Colleague Clubcard (including a 2nd card for a family member) after 3 months service
- Colleague Discounts:
- 10% increasing to 15% after every pay day for a four day period, off most purchases at Tesco
- 10% off One Stop
- 10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile
- 20% off all F&F purchases
- 20% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. T&C’s apply
- 25% off Tesco Café
- 50% off complete glasses purchases & free eye tests (other offers available) at Vision Express
- 50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy
- An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for the home
- Cycle to work scheme
- Shuttle Bus Service to/from Hatfield & Welwyn Garden City Station to Welwyn Campus & Hatfield Offices
- Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and award-winning training, to help you achieve the job and career you want
- Our Employee Assistance Programme helps you deal with life’s challenges
- Financial wellness - Tesco has partnered with experts to help you make the most of your money
- Get involved in a range of fundraising activities with our long-term charity partners
About the role
This is a great opportunity for an experienced Project Manager to join our Business Support function, where you will drive the Transformation & Operations Development strategy, managing end to end projects and programmes to improve our store operations.
You will be involved in some exciting, innovative and future forward projects so an interest in technology is beneficial.
You will be responsible for
Independently managing complex projects and programmes end-to-end, from inception through to delivery, transition, benefit realisation and review, including:
- Spending time in store and engaging with end users to get feedback and generate ideas (engaging stakeholders of all levels as the owner of the project/programme)
- Assessing the financial impact of projects and building the business case
- Working collaboratively to develop full solutions and operating models, and trialling these as necessary
- Managing and influencing stakeholders cross-functionally, at all levels, at the right time
- Tracking project milestones and deliverables, identifying and managing risks, issues, and dependencies, in line with Tesco Project Management best practice and using the appropriate tools and templates
- Responding in a timely manner to changing priorities; adapting and adjusting plans as required
- Landing projects on the front-line, developing the right communication and training materials to support successful implementation
- Ensuring sustainability of the solutions developed, tracking KPIs and benefits, handing over to 'Business As Usual';
You will need
Project Management (especially APM) and Process Improvement experience (Kaizen, Lean, SixSigma), Analytical skills (Excel, SQL) with strong stakeholder management, communication and presentation skills.
With previous experience of delivering operational improvement using relevant methodologies, you will be a versatile individual with the ability to adapt and respond quickly to changing business priorities.
You will be comfortable working with big investments & large scale change with a background in the retail or grocery industry.
About us
NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date.