Junior Project Manager

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Salary: £40-45k

Location: East Midlands Gateway

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Arvato based on the East Midlands Gateway, Derby are seeking a hungry and energetic individual to assist with designing, implementing, and project managing supply chain management solutions for our clients and managing site-wide projects.

You'll have an understanding of warehousing and logistics operations and work with all areas of the business to ensure the smooth implementation of solutions for new and existing clients. This role would suit a candidate in the early stages of their project management career.

Your Tasks

• Support and manage a variety of projects such as new client business wins, TUPE transitions.
• Update a variety of stakeholders on project progress and accountability for project timelines and spending.
• Manage project schedules using tracking charts, checklists, and project scheduling software.
• Document all data and analytics throughout the project life cycle.
• Managing Risks, Issues, and Project Scope & Deliverables
• Coordinating, motivating, and supporting Workstream leads and operational resources to achieve project deliverables through task progression and completion
• Budget control - creating a budget, sign-off process, monitoring cost structure, monthly budget control.

Your Profile

• Knowledge of pre and post-contract Project Management responsibilities and ability to deliver this service effectively to Clients.
• An understanding of warehouse solutions and operations from a commercial perspective.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to effectively communicate with global stakeholders, across all levels, as well as external client communications
• Operates as an independent, proactive, motivated self-starter who remains focused on tasks and delivers results in a timely manner.
• Excellent MS office + data analytics skills
• The ability to manage a project throughout its lifecycle.

We Offer

• 25 days annual leave with the option to purchase up to an additional 5 days
• Pension contribution
• A life assurance policy that pays out 4 x Salary
• Employee Assistance Programme that provides you with confidential support, information, and advice to help you
• Employee Discount Scheme through Benefit Hub
• Free Parking