Oak Furnitureland
Project Manager
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About the Role
We’re looking for an experienced and motivated Project Manager to join our team at Oak Furnitureland’s head office in Swindon. This is a hybrid role, with two days a week in the office and three from home. You’ll be responsible for managing a variety of business-critical projects across multiple departments—such as Supply Chain, Marketing, Finance, and Customer Operations. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced Retail environment, enjoys cross-functional collaboration, and is confident in delivering projects from start to finish. If you're looking to play a key role in driving change and supporting our continued growth, we’d love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the planning and implementation of projects.
- Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
- Develop full-scale project plans, including detailed tasks, timelines, and resource allocation.
- Effectively manage project teams, providing leadership, guidance, and support.
- Monitor and track project progress, identifying and addressing potential risks and issues.
- Implement and manage changes to project scope, schedule, and costs, as needed.
- Communicate project status, risks, and issues to stakeholders in a timely and transparent manner.
- Ensure adherence to project management best practices and company standards.
- Conduct project reviews and create a recommendations report to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
- Oversee project closure activities, including documentation, reporting, and knowledge transfer.
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Skills And Experience
- Experienced Project Manager that has worked within retail, in a fast-paced environment
- Delivered on a variety of projects across various business functions
- Ability to challenge and suggest innovative solutions
- Knowledge of principles, methods, techniques & tools associated with the project lifecycle
- Demonstrated ability to motivate and lead multi-functional teams
- Comprehensive understanding of project budgeting and cost control
- A good understanding of software development and web technologies
- Working knowledge of project management software
- A project management qualification would be desirable
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Benefits
- Employee discount: amazing discounts available on all Oak Furnitureland products after successful completion of probation
- Life assurance: free cover of a minimum of two times your annual salary up to the age of 65
- 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
- Birthday: an additional day off for you to celebrate your birthday
- Hybrid working
- Pension: 4% employee contribution matched by the company
- Employee Assistance Programme: gives all employees access to both telephone and face-to-face counselling services
- My Rewards Programme: offers discounts on everything from restaurants and supermarkets, to entertainment and holidays
- Free on-site parking
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