Job Introduction

cardfactory are excited to announce a new opportunity for an IT Project Manager to join our growing IT team with a focus on Supply Chain and Business Development.

As a Project Manager, your role will focus on managing and delivering change and business-as-usual (BAU) IT projects within cardfactory. You will report directly to the Product Owner (or Department Head) and collaborate with the Functional & Platform squads as well as the Transformation Office to standardize and mature project delivery methods. Success in this position looks like owning and delivering all change and BAU IT projects while effectively managing project teams. 

Based at Junction 41 in Wakefield, with free parking and a flexible, hybrid way of working, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact in our team. Colleagues are required to work in the office for a minimum of 1-2 days per week, with the expectation of additional attendance when needed.

Role Responsibility

As a Project Manager, your accountabilities will include the following: 

• Owning and delivering all change and BAU IT projects within the functional squad(s), ensuring accountability for project delivery. 
• Collaborating with the Transformation Office to standardize and mature project delivery methods. 
• Managing projects using agile Scrum, Kanban, and waterfall methodologies. 
• Providing leadership for project teams, motivating, coaching, and developing staff. 
• Delivering projects of varying size and complexity across the full project lifecycle, including creating and operating governance with appropriate monitoring and controls. 
• Owning IT resource demand, capacity, and utilization reporting, while supporting resource planning and allocation. 

The Ideal Candidate

To be successful in this role, you should possess the following qualifications, skills, experience, and attributes: 

• Prior experience in Project/Programme related roles, focusing on IT Delivery, ideally in a Retail or FMCG. 
• Excellent knowledge of Supply chain/and or Business Development processes, ideally with experience on logistics, warehousing,  wholesale & EDI  
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. 
• Knowledge of methodologies that will work effectively in a transformation and technology delivery program. 
• Ability to work autonomously and be self-driven, with a strong ownership mindset. 
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field (preferred). 

About the Company

cardfactory is the UK’s leading specialist retailer of greeting cards, dressings, and gifts with over one thousand stores across the UK and Ireland.  In 2020 we launched our exciting 5-year business strategy including our vision of becoming a true Omni-channel retailer.  This strategy sees significant investment into our colleagues across the business creating multiple opportunities to join a fast-paced environment and be part of our exciting journey.  

In return, we offer a wide range of benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial well-being.

Benefits

• 25% cardfactory colleague discount in-store and online
• Save As You Earn scheme
• Financial Wellbeing Support       
  • Financial Education Tools
  • Salary Advance
• Seasonal incentive schemes
• Retail Management Apprenticeship Programmes with local providers with access to a virtual internal network for learning together
• Discounted mobile phone contracts
• Discounts across 100’s of UK retailers
• Employee Assistance Programme – access to tools to support mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
• Enhanced Family leave

This is an exciting role with genuine prospects for the right candidate. If this role describes you and your career aspirations, click apply now.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once sufficient suitable applications have been received. We advise applying early to avoid disappointment as applications will be reviewed regularly. 

No agencies, please.

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