Retail & Experiential Senior Project Manager | Cheil

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About RX Team

The RX team, abbreviation of Retail and Experiential, is a function within Cheil UK that specialises in the Retail and Experiential activations. We provide an end-to-end service to our clients from strategic planning, design, production and operations of retail stores (permanent & temporary), pop-up activations, FF&E production to roadshows and events (new product launches, media events and more). We take pride on our ability to meticulously plan and execute projects to client's satisfaction whilst providing them with optimal results.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the RX Senior Account Director covering our primary clients direct retail channel, The RX Project Manager will independently manage selected experiential and retail delivery projects, or specific work-streams in larger such projects ensuring that the client needs are met and exceeded. The role will blend the requirements of being appropriately client facing with a need for strong end to end project management ideally with an experiential or events background . You will utilise the relevant agency and external partner resources to ensure all projects are delivered to the highest quality, on-time, within scope, and budget.

Depending on the specific projects the role will involve some travel to clients, partners and UK retail sites as required.

Key responsibilities:

• Support the Senior Account Director in the management and delivery of key experiential/events and retail projects related to our clients diverse estate
• End to end responsibility for the planning, management and delivery of allocated projects
• Ensure projects are delivered on-time, on-budget and to agreed specification
• Ensure all project milestones and deadlines are met
• Manage project status reporting with stakeholders
• Create, deliver and manage briefs into the business for delivery
• Participate in the development of integrated solutions that leverage agency offerings and are mutually beneficial for the client and the agency
• Manage and coordinate project deliverables with various stakeholders, including Account, Production, external sub-contractors and the clients
• Identify appropriate project resource requirement, work with the Account Director, Production Director and HoD to recruit necessary contractors / specialists where required
• Assist reconciling costs against budget and full budget management
• Evaluate the success of the project against project planning
• Maintain and build key relationships with existing managers within the Agency and additionally with clients where possible
• Support senior account team members - provide essential support on major projects across the RX team when required

Skills:

• Proven track record of managing full delivery of experiential/events and retail delivery projects
• Strong IT skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel and Word)
• Ability to manage workloads effectively and multi-task. Experience in a PM methodology advantageous
• Manage budgets, control costs and will recognise opportunities to maximise commercial potential
• Ability to meet tight deadlines
• Teamwork - able to work closely with team members across the Agency
• Well developed, positive interpersonal skills
• Able to take independent, proactive action to resolve challenges
• Solution driven (effective problem solving skills), ability to provide alternative plans when required
• Solid organisational skills and sharp attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills - both spoken and written in English
• Strong presentation skills - clear, concise, effective skills for briefing clients, team members and externals
• Experience in technology retail or Telco advantageous

Requirements:

• Degree educated (desirable)
• 3-5 years of experience in Experiential/Event and/or Retail Delivery Project Management (client or agency)

The responsibilities contained within this job description are not an exhaustive list. The job holder may be required to perform duties outside his/her normal day to day duties and the company retains the right to such requests.

About Cheil

Welcome to Cheil London. Based in the heart of the City of London, we're a 160-strong group of thinkers and tinkerers who make things that move.

We build campaigns. Shops. Robots. One-of-a-kind-experiences. Anything that will help transport people, brands and products. Agency always rooted in digital innovation. It's an approach that's seen us partnering with the likes of Absolut, Coca-Cola, PMI, Samsung and Jaguar Land Rover, creating enduring ideas for any marker - and within any medium.

As a full service agency we've got plenty of experience in digital, shopper marketing, experiential, traditional advertising, social, retail design and sponsorship - awards to show for it, too. In the past few years we've earned our share of Cannes Lions, Clios, POPAIs and Kinsale Sharks.

As part of Cheil Worldwide, Cheil London plays its part in one of the world's biggest agency networks - comprising 53 offices and eight affiliates in 42 countries globally.

Benefits

• 25 days' holiday (pro-rata)
• 1 extra day off for moving house
• 3 extra days off for wedding or Civil Partnership
• Discounted Samsung products
• Money off gym membership
• Stakeholder pension with Scottish Widows
• Group Income Protection
• Private medical insurance with BUPA
• Dental insurance with Simplyhealth
• Life Assurance
• Season ticket loan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• PLUS, Thursday drinks trolley, Monthly All Agency, Summer & Christmas parties...and much more

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