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We have a great opportunity for a Project Manager to join our great Business Change team here at Greggs House- Innovate, Newcastle on a permanent basis.
If you’re happiest in an IT environment, with complex projects to oversee, there’s a digital revolution underway at Greggs! An opportunity has arisen within IT & Business Change and we are looking for a Project Manager to help our Business Change Team deliver amazing outcomes to help us meet growing demand in the business for first class systems. You will become part of a fast-growing, progressive working environment as we continue to grow our business. As a member of the Business Change Team, you’ll be required to both support project delivery within your area and also contribute to and help drive the team’s own internal continuous improvement strategy.
We can offer you:
* 25 days (5 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service (in addition to bank holidays), plus 1 additional floating day
* Management Bonus Scheme which is worth up to 10% of your salary
* Profit share: We want everyone to share in the success of the business, so we distribute 10% of our profits to all our colleagues who have at least 6-month service, or more, each year
* Private Medical Insurance which is free for you and subsidised for your dependants
* Permanent Health Insurance which is a replacement income scheme
* You will automatically join our Greggs pension scheme which is a fantastic way to save for your retirement and allows you to benefit from employer contributions and tax advantages
* Defined contribution management pension scheme
* Death in service benefit which provides a lump-sum payment equal to 4 times your year’s salary
* Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products
* Share save schemes that let you buy discounted Greggs shares, by saving a set amount of money over a fixed time, to have an even bigger share of our profits
* Career progression and learning and development
* Employee Assistance Programme; A free, confidential helpline, offering advice and support with financial, relationship, work-related and wellbeing issues, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Including a mobile app providing a range of wellness content on physical, mental, social, and financial wellbeing
* Perks and savings, such as digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online coupons and lifestyle offers
* Cycle to Work scheme
* A company who cares about our communities; the environment and being a better business! Click here to read about The Greggs Pledge
* Colleague Networks – internal groups where colleagues and their allies can share their own experiences, offer feedback on the way we do things at Greggs, and provide support to one another
About the role
* This is a full-time role, however flexibility in this will be considered
* We know that having a work-life balance is important, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role
* The base location for this role isNewcastle Upon Tyne.Ideally, you’ll live within one hour travel of this area
What you'll do
Reporting to the Business Change Manager, the primary responsibility of this role will be planning and delivering agreed changes to the business safely and within agreed constraints. You will also:
* Develop and manage the execution of project and delivery plans to achieve defined objectives within agreed constraints
* Manage project and team resources (external and internal) and continually improving team dynamics and working practices to help ensure success
* Ensure all necessary controls (e.g. risks, issues, changes, dependencies and assumptions) are visible and effectively managed
* Ensure communication to key project stakeholders throughout the duration of the project or initiative ensuring a high level of confidence is earned and maintained
* Agree resource requirements and timescales with the business, manage the assignment and release of resources during the course of projects and deliveries and remove team obstacles
* Ensure that the delivery adheres to the established governance and quality standards (e.g. artefacts, team events and meetings, reporting, quality measures)
About you
The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate:
* Experience of successfully delivering business and technology change using practical examples to describe challenges and successes
* Experience of delivering IT projects using practical examples to describe challenges and successes
* Experience of working in agile, product backlog environments and traditional project delivery methodologies and ability to demonstrate an understanding of the differences and pros and cons of these approaches
* Experience of working in dynamic business environments, and managing delivery of multiple initiatives
* Excellent communication, presentational, written and organisational skills
* The ability to think logically, overcome problems and interpret and present key statistical data in a way that can be understood by different stakeholder groups
* The ability to self-starter with a proactive approach to daily tasks, overcoming problems and maintaining momentum
* Digital literacy, being proficient in standard office tools used in change management (e.g. Project, Excel, Word, Visio, PPT) and more creative use of other tools/technology to help communicate or facilitate
* Are a strong team player, able to build good working relationships at all levels
* Can multi-task and work with multiple priorities at pace, delivering results within tight timescales
* Able to engage and work collaboratively with other teams to make improvements to processes and influence stakeholders at all levels
* Enjoy being part of a hard-working team, sharing the same end goal, and celebrating results together
* Are supportive of an inclusive culture – recognising and valuing that difference is good
About Greggs
Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes Greggs so special is our culture – the way we are, the way we behave and the way we support each other. We're hard-working, but above all else we're family; and it doesn't matter who you are, where you're from or what your favourite bake is, we’d love you to join us! We want everyone to feel welcome at Greggs and our colleagues to be able to be themselves at work, whatever their background, preferences, or views.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Information Technology
* Industries
Food and Beverage Services
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