Junior Project Manager

Allied Bakeries | part of Associated British Foods plc; Telford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Allied Bakeries, part of Associated British Foods, is seeking a Project Manager to lead cross-functional small projects across the full lifecycle. You will manage delivery within time, budget and scope, and ensure outputs meet customer expectations.

You will also provide assurance for larger projects and oversee IS portfolio governance with regular status reporting. You will track demand and projects daily, define deliverables and plans, and drive governance across the portfolio for continuous

Qualifications

• Experience delivering projects through the full lifecycle.
• Knowledge of testing techniques and processes.
• Experience dealing with software vendors and consultancies.
• Budgetary control within a programme/project environment.
• Proven ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional small projects/changes across the project life cycle.
• Manage delivery within agreed methodology, timescale, budget and scope.
• Provide project assurance for larger scale projects.
• Track and report new demand and projects daily.
• Define deliverables, resources, and work plans.
• Maintain governance standards across the portfolio.
• Prepare consolidated project reports for senior management.

Skills

MS Project

Testing techniques

Communication skills

Education

PRINCE2 or equivalent project management qualification

Tools

MS Project

Job description

Allied Bakeries are owned by Associated British Foods. ABF is a diversified international food, ingredients and retail group with sales of £20.1bn and 138,000 employees in 56 countries. It has significant businesses in Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia and Australia. Our sister companies in ABF UK Grocery produce products under many market-leading household brands, including Jordans, Ryvita, Pataks, Blue Dragon & Silver Spoon.

We are proud of our brands: we make top 10 UK grocery brand Kingsmill as well as Allinson’s and Sunblest. You’ll know us best through our white, wholemeal and seeded market-leading loaves, as well as Kingsmill 50/50, the nation’s favourite Healthier White, and our delicious pancakes, crumpets, hot cross buns and other bakery products.

The success of our business depends on us having the right people on the team. We are incredibly passionate about our business, but it isn’t for the faint-hearted – it’s pacey and demanding so our people need to have a positive attitude and to want to work inclusively. We take massive pride in what we do, not least in how colleagues based in our bakeries and depots have one of the best safety performance records in the industry.

Our Grocery Service Centre, based near Liverpool, is a hub for transactional activity across multiple ABF companies within the ABF Grocery division. Supporting some of our well-known brands such as Kingsmill, Pataks, Blue Dragon, Jordans, Ryvita and Silver Spoon, amongst others. We deliver Shared Service activities across a wide range of disciplines including Customer Services, Consumer Care, Finance, Payroll, HR and IS.

If you’re looking to join a business that is passionate, encourages you to be the best you can be, and values our people, we’d love to hear from you.

Overview Of Role

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Responsible for leading cross functional small projects/changes across the project life cycle; managing the delivery within the agreed methodology, to timescale, budget, and scope; ensuring the delivered product is fit for purpose and measures customer expectations.Responsible for providing project assurance for larger scale projects delivered by our Project Management Team and control for the IS Portfolio Pipeline as a whole.

This role will be actively involved in the day-to-day tracking and reporting of new demand and projects.

Key Accountabilities

• Small Project Delivery Working in partnership with customers within and outside of the GSC IS function to manage the delivery of small projects within the agreed methodology, to timescale, budget, and scope.
• Defines the deliverables, resource requirements and work plan for the project
• Ensures the project is delivered within the agreed budget
• Compiles and presents project status reports, ensuring an honest and objective view is presented
• Maintaining governance standards across the portfolio, including tracking, monitoring, and updating the status of programme deliverables.
• Carrying out assurance review processes as required by the PMO Manager.
• Providing project/programme assurance to stakeholders with regular project quality reviews.
• Providing guidance on project management software, procedures, processes, tools, and techniques.
• Carrying out data analysis for onward reporting to senior management/stakeholders.
• Ensuring project plans are created and maintained, deliverables tracked against time and cost, and resource utilisation is monitored.
• Organising workshops to identify areas of improvement for projects, documenting recommendations.
• Implementing project standards across all projects in the portfolio.
• Managing communications from the PMO mailbox including regular reporting cycle requests.
• Preparing consolidated material from project reports for ongoing review.
• Completion and distribution of monthly portfolio level reports.

The Right Person

• Experience of delivering projects through the whole project lifecycle; able to operate from the initial design stage through to release management and go-live.
• Good understanding of testing techniques and processes.
• Experience of dealing with software vendors & consultancies.
• Budgetary control within a programme/project environment.
• Working towards PRINCE2 or equivalent project management qualification.
• Thorough knowledge of MS Project and project planning.
• Has high quality oral communication and written skills.
• Proven capability to work independently.