Project Manager

The company provides a range of products and solutions to its customers which help them to increase profits through increasing basket size, customer loyalty and serving customers more efficiently and cost-effectively. It currently designs, builds, installs and supports systems in thousands of retail sites - processing billions of transactions each year

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing software company with strong ambitions and to bring your own skills and ideas to the team. We are looking for eager, self-motivated individuals who thrive on learning and problem solving, who are up for a challenge and want to make a difference.

Responsibilities: -

• Establish and communicate project objectives
• Develop clear project milestones and scheduling for project completion and secure/ gain commitment for required resources to be available to complete each project to agreed timelines
• Actively engage with the Programme Board, providing detailed reporting on project progress, risk and cost
• Develop a consistent and reliable way of producing documents, templates and analysis
• Work with the project stakeholders to resolve milestone slippage issues and liaise and provide the PMO with mitigation plans where necessary
• Evaluate prioritisation options and present recommendations to the Project Sponsor and other relevant working groups should the need arise
• Work with the Finance team to ensure project costs are initially assessed and subsequently monitored; monitor post-delivery benefits of projects alongside Executive Sponsor against business case
• Work with IT/Sales to ensure delivery to requirements are met on time and budget.

What we are looking for in you:-

• Project Management certification (PMP, PRINCE2 or similar)
• Experience of working in client-facing environment
• Strong communication skills to support frequent customer contact & internal comms, including to senior executives
• High level of self-organisation, problem solving ability, proactivity, and attention to detail
• Ability to lead through influence
• Comfortable working in an environment without a heavy structure. Adaptability and agility are preferred traits
• Excellent analytic skills
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise tasks with competing deadlines
• Exhibits strong teamwork and interpersonal skills
• Ability to quickly understand new SW solutions
• Willingness to travel
• Ability to work independently on a client site

Benefits
* Life Insurance
* 22 Days Holiday
* Employee Assistance Program
* Income Protection
* Hybrid Working - 3 Days a week in the Southampton Office

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