Project Manager

ProjectManager (GBS)
(Hybrid Cracow)

Who we are and what we create

WereKingfisher a team made up of over 78000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: Castorama B&Q Screwfix BricoDépôtandKoçtaş- to life.Thatsrightwerebig but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. Andthatswhere you come in.

At Kingfisher our customers come from allwalks of life and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues future colleagues and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age gender marital or civil partnership status colour ethnic or national origin culture religious belief philosophical belief political opinion disability gender identity gender expression or sexual orientation.

We are open to flexible and agile working. Therefore we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our officelocatedin Kraków. Talk to us about how we can best support you!

At Kingfisher we value the perspectives that any new team members bring and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements.

In return we offer an inclusive environment where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encouragenew ideas actively support experimentation and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self.

What can we offer you

• Private medical healthcare at LUXMED (including dentalcare) for you and your family

• Medicoversports card (Fit&Morepackage)

• Life insurance financed by the employer

• 30-minute lunch break included in the 8-hour working day

• Work in a highly professional and stimulating atmosphere

• Training & Buddy programme that will allow you to quickly adapt to your new role

• Wellbeing programme foremployees

• Co-financing of monthly tickets for the public transport in Krakow

• Comfortable working environment in the office and the possibility of home office

• Language courses accounting courses access to LinkedIn Learning and the possibility of co-financing studies and certification

• Employee referral programme

What about the role

TheProject Manager(GBS) role is a key member of the GBSTransition & ProcessExcellence which provides a strong project and programme capability to the organisation. TheProjectManager will play an active role in developing and maturing the functionin accordance withbestpractice butalso support project delivery activity across theCoEand the Group Finance Change function.

Responsibilities:

• Managedesignatedprojectsin finance and procurement particularly

• Together with the project teamensuring delivery of project objectives

• Proactively engaging stakeholders through clear communication managing their understandingand involvement

• Delivering results through others

• Manage project risks andmitigation actions

• Activelydemonstratingfocus on business requirements and understanding of theend-to-endprocess

• Ensuring project documentation is robust and in place

• Project delivery standardisation and best practice working withHead of Transition& Process Excellenceto further develop the function

• Developing and owning tools templates and systems to support successful project delivery

• Ensureapplication ofstandard project methodologiesandagility

• Support project and programme governance

• Assure project and programme quality

• Provide clear concise and insightful reporting across the portfolio

• Develop positive relationships with PMs and other stakeholders

• Travel to our Operating Companies in the UK France Poland will befrom time to time

Qualifications:

• Strong project and PMO experience and capability (5 years)

• Demonstrable experience of working in a complex matrix management environment where roles and responsibilities are changing both as a direct result of own programme but also other change programmes

• Experienced at working to and meeting challenging deadlines through own effort and through the buy in of the delivery teams

• Has experience at creativelyidentifyingand addressing blockers to delivery through listening to all parties perspectives and agreeing practical solutions

• Has experience inCI projectsand Six Sigmamethodology(green belt certificationis nice to have)

• Experience inprocurement orinfinance

• Excellent interpersonal and people management skills

• Understanding of the principles and frameworks of successful project management

• Comfortable working in a distributed remote-first environment

• Ability toidentifytrends in data and produce high-quality insightful reporting to drive decision making

• Effective communicator at all levels

• Strong attention to detail

• Can work flexibly and cope calmly with changing priorities

• Self-motivated and self-sufficient

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