Project Manager

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
• 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 Welwyn Garden City Station to Welwyn Campus
• 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

Here at Tesco, we constantly innovate and seek new, emerging and future technologies to improve our shoppers experience.

As a Project Manager within out Distribution and Transformation team, this is an exciting opportunity to be involved in transforming our automation and robotic space, ensuring its future fit.

You will be able to bring new ideas to the table, analyse problems and develop solutions, whilst managing end to end projects from idea creation to benefits realisation which will ultimately improve the overall distribution process.

You will be responsible for

Working collaboratively with colleagues to deliver the Distribution & Fulfilment strategy, you will lead projects in a structured way, following project management best practices including; 

• Spending time in Distribution operations, engaging with end users to get feedback and generate ideas
• Assessing the financial impact of projects and building a 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';
• Contributing to make your team a great place to work (e.g. supporting activities like team days or team meetings)
• Being an expert within your area, having awareness of the wider market and sharing knowledge with the wider team
• Defining your objectives with your manager and managing your own development plan to meet this.

You will need

• Ideally have a background in distribution or logistics with experience of delivering operational improvement using relevant methodologies
• Experience working in a business change project management role in a dynamic and fast moving environment
• Versatility and ability to adapt and respond quickly to changing business priorities
• An interest and experience in Fulfilment and Distribution 

Operational skills; 

• Project Management (APM)
• Process Improvement skills (Kaizen, Lean, SixSigma)
• Stakeholder Management
• Communication and presentation skills
• Analytical skills (incl SQL, Excel etc.)
• Technology & Product Management skills
• MS Office (Powerpoint, Visio, Project etc)

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