Project Manager

at  Epson Europe

Your mission:
Do you thrive in an international environment?
Enjoy working with a broad range of stakeholders?
We are looking for a Project Manager to join us on a hybrid basis (6 days per month) from our Watford office, Clarendon Works.
You will initially focus on projects related the circular economy but your remit will also be broader in future covering other cross functional projects across our European business.
As the Project Manager you will provide services to the entire organisation and manage the initiation, planning, delivery and closure phase of the cross-functional and international PMO projects.
You will create high-performing project teams by designing and implementing change that embraces new ways of working, such as continuous improvement, lean and agile principles, and harnessing technology to achieve business value.
The enterprise PMO manages EPSON’s project portfolio, standardizes processes, improves project performance, optimizes resource management, provides governance and oversight, facilitates knowledge management, offers coaching and development, enhances stakeholder engagement, ensures strategic alignment, and drives continuous improvement within the organization.
What you will do:
Manage assigned projects and ensure that the agreed project objectives are realised on time, to high standards, and within the agreed budget.

Project Initiation:

• Set up the Project Organisation including the change management approach
• Facilitate value stream mapping (AS IS), and initial business requirements workshops aimed at creating detailed business requirements including financial impact and ROI, to be presented to the Project Board for approval

Project Planning:

• Prepare and allocate the costs associated with the project for the sponsor’s approval
• Manage the vendor selection process, including contract negotiations for the selected vendor
• Facilitate Design workshops, and finalize the scope
• Create a project plan in consultation with the relevant internal customers
• Ensure that the project team is engaged and allocated resources are available within the framework of the project plan to guarantee the realisation of the project objectives

Project Delivery:

• Realise the implementation of the project and the change management plans
• Ensure quality standards and the change management stream are realised and met
• Submit regular reports and communications within the framework of the project plan and according to the PMO standards so that the project objectives and benefits approved by the Project Board are laid down in the Project Charter can be met

Project Closure:

• Identify gaps and develop actions to sustain change management outcomes
• Guarantee the relevant knowledge and documentation (including Process Flows, SIPOC and Value Stream Mapping TO BE) transfer to the final internal or external stakeholders
• Ensure successful closure, celebrate success, and make sure the lessons learned are documented, archived, and shared with the stakeholders

What we ask for:

Please refer the Job description for details