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Project Manager (GBS)

 

Who we are and what we create?

We’re Kingfisher, a team made up of over 78,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: Castorama, B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Dépôt and Koçtaş - to life. That’s right, we’re big, 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. And that’s where you come in.

At Kingfisher, our customers come from all walks 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 office, located in 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 encourage new 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 familyMedicover sports card (Fit&More package)Life insurance financed by the employer30-minute lunch break included in the 8-hour working dayWork in a highly professional and stimulating atmosphereTraining & Buddy programme that will allow you to quickly adapt to your new roleWellbeing programme for employeesCo-financing of monthly tickets for the public transport in KrakowComfortable working environment in the office and the possibility of home officeLanguage courses, accounting courses, access to LinkedIn Learning and the possibility of co-financing studies and certificationEmployee referral programme

What about the role?

The Project Manager (GBS) role is a key member of the GBS Transition & Process Excellence, which provides a strong project and programme capability to the organisation. The Project Manager will play an active role in developing and maturing the function in accordance with best practice, but also support project delivery activity across the CoE and the Group Finance Change function.

What's the job?

What will you be responsible for?

Manage designated projects, particularly:

- Together with the project team ensuring delivery of project objectives

- Proactively engaging stakeholders through clear communication, managing their understanding and involvement,

- Delivering results through others

- Manage project risks and mitigation actions

- Actively demonstrating focus on business requirements and understanding of the end-to-end process

- Ensuring project documentation is robust and in place

Project delivery standardisation and best practice, working with Head of Transition & Process Excellence to further develop the function Developing and owning tools, templates, and systems to support successful project deliveryEnsure application of standard project methodologies and agility Support project and programme governanceAssure project and programme qualityProvide clear, concise, and insightful reporting across the portfolioDevelop positive relationships with PMs and other stakeholders Travel to our Operating Companies in the UK, France, Poland, Romania will be required from time to time

 

What you'll bring

What do we expect from you?

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 programmesExperienced at working to and meeting challenging deadlines through own effort and through the buy in of the delivery teamsHas experience at creatively identifying and addressing blockers to delivery through listening to all parties’ perspectives and agreeing practical solutionsExcellent interpersonal and people management skillsUnderstanding of the principles and frameworks of successful project managementComfortable working in a distributed, remote-first environmentAbility to identify trends in data and produce high-quality, insightful reporting to drive decision makingEffective communicator at all levelsStrong attention to detailCan work flexibly and cope calmly with changing prioritiesSelf-motivated and self-sufficient

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At Kingfisher we value having a diverse workforce and representing the communities that we serve, and want to ensure that all employees, future employees, and applicants to all Kingfisher companies are treated equally.

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