Junior PMO Analyst

Halfords Group PLC; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the retail sector is seeking a Junior PMO Analyst to support their Tech function in delivering complex projects. This role involves managing financial artefacts, enhancing processes, and contributing to a dynamic team environment. Ideal candidates will have PMO experience and strong IT skills, with opportunities for professional growth and hybrid working.

Benefits

Annual discretionary bonus scheme

Pension and life assurance

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Employee discounts across products and services

Wellbeing and inclusion resources

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a Graduate / Junior PMO capacity.
• Expertise in being highly organised and collaborative.
• Ability to collate, analyse and present large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Manage and effectively process a high volume of invoices and purchase orders.
• Produce clear and concise minutes and actions from meetings.
• Support project governance processes and prepare key governance materials.

Skills

Organised

Inquisitive

Collaborative

Exceptional communication

Commercial awareness

IT literate

Ability to analyse datasets

Education

Project Management Certification (PRINCE2 / PMP / OPM3)

Tools

Monday.com

Teams

SharePoint

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Apply now Job no: 556936
Work type: Full time
Site: Redditch
Categories: IT
Location: West Midlands, Worcestershire
Salary: Up to £36,000
Business Area: Halfords Support Centre

Junior PMO Analyst

About us

At Halfords, our mission is to inspire and support a lifetime of motoring and cycling. As a specialist retailer, we lead the market through customer-driven innovation and a distinct product range. We are dedicated to providing our customers with an integrated, unique, and convenient service experience—from e-bike and electric vehicle servicing to on-demand solutions. Our commitment is to foster customer loyalty by offering compelling reasons to keep coming back to our stores, ensuring a lifetime of motoring and cycling enjoyment.

The teams at our Redditch Support Centre work with every other area of our business, putting them at the heart of the action and playing a key role in our success and growth. Everyone brings their individual knowledge and experience to work every day, working as one team to keep things moving smoothly.

If you’re willing to get stuck in, you’ll love it here too. So put yourself at the heart of a dynamic, fast-paced working environment where expertise and focus take people far.

The role

As a Junior PMO Analyst, you enjoy working within a fast-paced environment across a variety of projects and workflows. You’ll relish the opportunity to support the Tech function of Halfords in the delivery of multiple complex, high-value projects, while owning the processing of key financial artefacts including Invoices, Purchase Orders and Statements of Work.

You are organised, inquisitive and collaborative with a strong attention to detail, thriving on using your solutions-oriented mindset to solve problems and contribute to process improvements within the team.

To you, it’s the opportunity to join a business area undergoing an exciting phase of transformation, where you can learn and develop your skills within PMO in a function that will offer amazing opportunities for progression.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and effectively process a high volume of invoices, statements of work and purchase orders
• Develop and embed process improvements in administrative functions across the Tech PMO team
• Produce clear and concise minutes and actions from meetings
• Support project governance processes and the preparation of key governance materials
• Support Project Managers in the maintenance of Monday.com project data
• Log and report on project risks and issues

About you

• Previous experience in a Graduate / Junior PMO capacity in a mid-to large scale, complex organisation
• Expertise in being highly organised, inquisitive and collaborative
• Commercial awareness and understanding of what Projects and Portfolios are delivering in addition to the value they add
• IT literate - awareness of tools such as Monday.com, Teams, SharePoint, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to collate, analyse and present large datasets
• Exceptional communication skills (written and verbal)
• Project Management Certification (PRINCE2 / PMP / OPM3) would be desirable.
• A fair and competitive salary evaluated against market data, annual discretionary bonus scheme, pension, life assurance, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and enhanced family leave.
• Commitment and dedication to your ongoing personal and professional development. We help you to own and grow your potential so you can be at your best in your current role and to support your future career aspirations.
• We offer hybrid working with a blend of working in our Support Centre and from home.
• You will have access to a wealth of employee discounts across the Halfords suite of products and services.
• Wellbeing and inclusion are at the heart of our colleague experience. We offer resources and ongoing support to enhance your wellbeing at work and active Colleague Networks supporting inclusion initiatives across Halfords.

Not sure you meet all the criteria? We'd encourage you to take the wheel and apply anyway! At Halfords we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for our colleagues. We're an equal opportunities employer and proud to welcome applications from all backgrounds and embrace diversity within our one Halfords Family.

At Halfords, we operate a 3 days per week on-site hybrid working policy at our Support Centre in Redditch Worcestershire.

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