Job Description
Project Manager - Retail Design - Leicestershire Area.
Do you have previous experience working for a retail design focused business? Are you an exceptionally organised mid-weight Project Manager who can deliver projects end-to-end in budget and on time? Are you well-versed in working with retail designers, production and fitting teams? Are you able to build positive client relationships that last?
If this sounds like you please get in touch!
A leading retail design agency are seeking 2 experienced project managers to join them on a full-time and permanent basis due to further business growth. This superb agency has a great reputation in the retail design space, working with some of the worlds biggest brands!
We are seeking 2 project managers who are:
* Confident at managing multiple fast-paced retail and brand activation projects on time and within budget, and always strives for the best quality and outcome!
* Prepared to travel to visit suppliers and project locations both regionally, nationally and occasionally overseas.
* An outstanding communicator valuing good working relationships with colleagues, clients and supply partners.
* A confident and assertive team player who leads by example and able to interact with people with various levels of experience.
* Able to foresee, identify and eradicate risks on a project ensuring that key priorities are dealt with in the most practical order.
* Committed to the hours that projects and the industry dictate – requiring a commitment to some out-of-hours activity when duty calls.
* A proactive thinker, an efficient doer, works well under pressure.
* Strong organisational skills to ensure accurate administration of projects and costs.
* Produce accurate production quotes for clients, using excel templates is a necessity.
* The experience to provide guide cost estimates on designs, is not critical, but is a strong advantage.
* Negotiating with suppliers to ensure best value, as well as having a good eye for detail to ensure supplier goods are fit for purpose and on time!
The other Important stuff…..
* A positive, can-do attitude towards the challenges of the industry and a great teamwork ethic.
* Previous project management experience, in the delivery of a wide variety of project types into retail spaces, such as pop-ups, promotional sites, in-store updates/ graphic refreshes, shop in shop builds and/or fixture rollouts in UK / EU and globally.
* Good technical and practical understanding of manufacturing drawings, processes, and materials.
* Experience with MS Office (particularly Excel) & Sage Job Cost or similar.
* A good command of current Health & Safety requirements for working in public spaces, CDM regulations, H&S codes of practice.
* Strong numeracy, and communication skills (excellent written & spoken English).
* Unfortunately due to the nature of this position we cannot consider those without a driving licence as there may be travel required due to the nature of this role.
For more information please reach out today!
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