Property Business Case CO-Ordinator

This role will report directly into the Capital Cost Manager but will also interact with the wider Property teams including BSC, Store Environment, Store Development & Property Finance. This role is primarily a cost reporting role to support in the production of cost reports that will be issued to the Property and Property Finance teams. In addition, this role will support other ad hoc work.

Key accountabilities and measures

• Engaging with key stakeholders, primarily Finance, across the Property function to prepare business cases for investment in new and existing stores.
• Create Board approval papers based on Property Board agenda.
• Translate information into business format (PowerPoint & Excel).
• Work closely with Programme Management Office to agree key deliverable dates in line with the 3-year Property strategy.
• Cost administration to support Cost Leads to deliver the capital plan.
• Track project activity providing updates in relation to business case approvals.

Key measures & KPIs:

• Delivery of accurate business cases in a timely manner to meet Property Board timelines.
• Strong and constructive stakeholder relationships.
• Robust tracking of business case tracking activity.

Key Skills:

• Takes ownership & accountability, focused on delivering end results.
• Ability to work under pressure and to short timeframes.
• Confident in PowerPoint & Excel.
• Proactive, organised and methodical approach.
• Adaptable to change.
• Excellent attention to detail and high degree of accuracy.
• Ability to connect and communicate effectively across the Property group in a collaborative manner.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for reporting to stakeholders at different levels.
• Knowledge of SAP / Simple Compliance.
• Ability to work both in a team and independently to tight deadlines.
• Experience of building data reports, dashboards and outputs.
• Ability to improve processes to make them more efficient.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Key relationships and stakeholders

• Property Leadership Team.
• Property Finance team.
• Renewal team.

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