Job title: Retail Expansion Project Manager – UK
Company: JD Sports
Job description: The Company:
The JD Group is a leading omnichannel retailer of Sports Fashion, Street & Premium Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with over 60,000 colleagues over 3,400 stores across several retail fascia’s in over 30 markets around the world.
We are an equal opportunities employer who embraces and values differences. We recognise the importance of an inclusive workplace culture in which everyone can thrive irrespective of their background or identity.
To be a part of this successful and continuously growing company, you will have the desire to engrain our strategic goals of being a people first, a digital leader and customer focused organisation which provides operational excellence and is continuous with identifying new areas of growth into our day to day.
Role Overview:
Managing delivery of New Stores, Refurbishment and Acquisition Projects to strict deadlines to aid the JD Sports Fashion PLC Group Expansion Programme.
The role focuses on new openings, extensions and re fits within the UK and Ireland as required across all group fascia’s. It supports our existing remit to act as a centre of excellence to drive store standards to a market leading level.
Key Duties/Responsibilities:
- Reporting to the Senior Project Manager UK & Ireland & liaising with the Property department, you will manage the end to end project cycle of new stores, re-fits and extensions to programme and to high standards. This includes coordinating the efforts of JD Group Designers, Project teams and third-party contractors or consultants, in order to deliver projects according to plan.
- Develop, monitor and control the approved capital budget for each project.
- Liaise with Group health and safety specialists to ensure best practice is adhered to.
- Work closely and support the wider Project Team delivering progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations where appropriate.
- Strive for excellence in all processes within the project & design team, continually reviewing and developing improvements
- Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential risks and devise contingency plans as required.
- Motivate and liaise with project team members and contractors encouraging them to take positive action and assume accountability for their assigned work.
Skills / Experience / Knowledge needed:
- Construction / Retail Fit Out experience: You will have a sound knowledge and experience of the shop fit industry including processes, managing projects and managing projects with strict budgets.
- Project Management experience: You will be able to manage multiple, simultaneous projects across a number of group fascia’s keeping them on budget and delivering them on time & to a high standard.
- Excellent communication & influencing skills: You will have the ability to communicate effectively with multiple stakeholders and across departments.
- Numerate and strong attention to detail.
- Qualifications: You will be educated to University degree level or possess a college diploma in Project Management or equivalent experience.
- This role is field based, and you will need to be geographically mobile to support our store portfolio.
- Self-motivated, but team player.
- Technically competent with various software programmes.
- Can conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- React to project adjustments and alterations promptly and efficiently.
- Flexible during times of change.
- Flexible working hours may be required to meet project deadlines.
- Extensive travel and periods of time away from home may be required.
- Based in and working throughout the UK and Ireland.
- Full Driving Licence essential.
We know our employees work tirelessly to make JD sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits:
- Incremental Holiday Allowance
- Staff Discount on qualifying purchases across Group retail stores and online
- Exclusive Colleague Bike Discount scheme
- Discounted Gym membership
- Personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work
- Access to Apprenticeships and accredited qualifications
Interested?
If you interested in this position, then press the Apply Now button.
Due to the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it takes time to review them all. If you don’t hear back within two weeks of you applying, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful on this occasion
Applications that meet the skills criteria will be contacted for a 1st stage meeting with the talent team. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to interview with the hiring manager.
Thank you again for your time.
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Expected salary:
Location: Bury, Greater Manchester
Job date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 00:55:07 GMT
