project manager Job Listing at Flex in Warrington, England (Job ID WD190746)

Description

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. 

We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion and cultivate a workplace culture of belonging that views uniqueness as a competitive edge and builds a community that enables our people to push the limits of innovation to make great products that create value and improve people's lives. 

A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

We are looking for a new Project Manager employee to be based in Warrington, UK.

Overview of the Role

Based in Warrington, this exciting role will enable you to draw upon your experience and capabilities in Project Management and make a difference to our business, helping it to achieve its strategic objectives. In this role you will be implementing best practice and driving supply chain excellence within the business across a diverse range of industry sectors – consumer electronic goods, energy, computing and enterprise,  medical and retail.

Flex UK specialises in outsourced supply chain services to a range of business sectors and the Project Manager will be the primary lead in the engagement with our clients. They will oversee the development of the solution, managing and coordinating the resources in the delivery of the project, lead the set-up of its business systems and IT infrastructure, its staffing, and the governance of the project within budget and time-plan. The Project Manager will also manage the program during its launch and initial phase of stabilisation, handling the profitability, the service quality, safety and client relationship, before handover to an account manager.

This business Project Manager role will lead multi-functional project teams across a range of disciplines within the company's supply chain and logistics organisation. Areas would include finance; warehousing; freight and distribution; sales and e-commerce; customer service and contact centre; electronic product returns and repair operations; spare parts planning, purchasing and distribution; and B2C/B2B sales.

Since Flex is a global supplier and manages many of its accounts from the UK as a control tower with multiple European sites for its operational activity, some international travel may be required.

Experience/qualification we are looking to add to the team:

• Minimum 3 years' experience in project management
• Project Management qualification e.g. PMI, Prince, MSP, Agile, APM Project, PFQ.
• Proven experience of the whole project life-cycle management, incorporating significant IT implementation.
• Demonstrate rigorous application of best practice governance tools combined with their application to complex projects.
• Proven influencing and networking skills at a senior management level
• Advanced capabilities in the use of MS Office tools and MS Project
• Organised and able to work autonomously.
• Experience in multicultural and large matrix organisation.
• Proven analytical skills; ability to produce, interpret and work comfortably with management information in a KPI driven environment. Possessing a keen eye for detail.
• Demonstrable experience in leading service, process and system improvements applying LEAN or equivalent methodology
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal (comfortable presenting to senior stakeholders and/or customers)
• Good commercial acumen with an understanding of delivering client satisfaction whilst maximizing business value.
• Degree qualified in an appropriate discipline
• Eligibility to work in the UK

Nice to have:

• Experience in forward and reverse logistics and a service repair environment.
• Experience in aftermarket and service parts logistics business
• Experience is working with global consumer technology companies

What a typical day looks like:

• Ensure full project life cycle delivery throughout all the key stages of Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring, Controlling and Closing.
• Acting as key client liaison, lead the capture of Business Requirements and solution specifications, coordinate the development of the solution and drive the project team to deliver this to budget and within agreed time-plan.
• Oversee the delivery of the IT systems and infrastructure by working with the company IT project team.
• Act as the interim Key Account Manager/Program Manager throughout the project lifecycle stages and stabilisation phase: effectively as the main customer interface during the project phases, particularly at early requirements gathering stage where contractual and commercial negotiations may be necessary.
• Provide senior steering committee reporting and Vice President stakeholder management, both within the Company and the client organisation.
• Ensure adherence to Flex project management best practice and effective management of project critical path using appropriate resource planning methodologies.
• Ensure project delivery within budgetary requirements, in accordance with financial compliance rules and in line with industry leading quality standards.
• Maximise on the delivery of Lean-Six Sigma & Quality best practices to establish best-in-class status for the project.
• Deliver detailed project plans to deadline and to the satisfaction of Flex management and client using tools such as MS Project, MS Teams, written reports and best-class PPT.

Here are a few examples of what you'll get for the great work you provide:

• Continuous training tailored to your role and skill set
• 33 days holidays inclusive of bank holidays per annum
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Pension and life assurance scheme
• Funding, Education, Study and Training scheme – employees can apply for £250/year which aids their development such as gym membership, language classes
• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid working
• Great team and work environment, a truly international workplace
• Supportive and flexible culture
• Challenging assignments
• Charity of the year and volunteering opportunities in the local community
• Employee Assistance Program

Place of work: Warrington

Please note that our recruitment team is based in Hungary and therefore you may be called by an international number. (+36...)

Please also be aware that there are currently no direct public transport links to site so possessing your own transport is required.

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Flex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status, or any other status protected by law. We're happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the application process. Please email accessibility@flex.com and we'll discuss your specific situation and next steps (NOTE: this email does not accept or consider resumes or applications. This is only for disability assistance. To be considered for a position at Flex, you must complete the application process first).