About the role
As a Partner in our business, your number one focus is to work collaboratively to create more value for our customers and our business.
As a leading Practitioner and advocate of Project Management, you will bring deep technical knowledge to the Partnership by designing, delivering and implementing business change to meet identified business needs within Technical delivery, People/Organisational Change and Supply Chain. You will deliver identified business value through acquiring and utilising the necessary resources and skills, within appropriate parameters of cost, scope, timescales, and quality.
We are looking for candidates who have experience in Technical delivery, People/Organisational Change and Supply Chain project management
Salary - £59,300 - £92,400
Contract type - This position is for 2 x 12 months secondments/fixed term contracts
Working pattern/flexible working - The Partnership has adopted a hybrid working approach, meaning you'll be able to work a mixture between the office and home based upon your personal needs whilst balancing the needs of the business.
Location -This is a hybrid working role, therefore your time will be split between working from home and Head Offices based in Pimlico London and Bracknell. Core working hours are Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm.
Key responsibilities
You will apply project management methodologies on large scale complex projects based on the context of the project and selecting appropriately from predictive (plan-driven) approaches or adaptive (iterative/agile) approaches.
You will undertake a combined Project and Change Management role, depending on the size and value of the change and/ or use your project management expertise to assure project management activity is carried out by a non specialist.
You will manage various stakeholders, internal and external, working for the project
You will have the opportunity to develop and stretch personally and professionally to achieve your potential.
Develop, track and report on budgets, forecasts and actuals, to ensure parity with expected costs and escalation should financial exceptions occur.
Essential skills/experience you’ll need
A recognised professional qualification in project management: Prince 2, Agile or equivalent
Experience of project managing multiple projects across Technical Delivery, People/Organisational Change and Supply Chain.
Practical experience of working with a range of delivery techniques including agile
Proven end-to-end project delivery, managing multiple workstreams for organisations with revenues between £5-12 billion. Experience in food grocery, retail, or manufacturing sectors preferred.
Experience of senior level stakeholder management to executive level
Experience of managing teams consisting of internal and external resources, including building and managing 3rd party supplier relationships.
Experience of working within a structured governance framework
Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
A clear passion for innovation and change with demonstrable evidence of innovative delivery
Innovative in solving problems and being confident to challenge
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About The Partnership
We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.
We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.
As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.
We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.
As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.
Important points to note:
It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.
We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants.
We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.
