Project Manager at Kingfisher

Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

04 Sep, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

06 Jun, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Project Management, PMO, Matrix Management, Continuous Improvement, Six Sigma, Procurement, Finance, Stakeholder Management, Risk Mitigation, Data Analysis, Reporting, People Management, Agile Methodology, Project Governance, Process Excellence, Interpersonal Skills

Industry

Retail

Description

Overview Project Manager (GBS) (Hybrid | Cracow) Who we are and what we create? We’re Kingfisher, a team made up of over 78,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: Castorama, B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Dépôt and Koçtaş - to life. That’s right, we’re big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that’s where you come in. At Kingfisher, our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation. We are open to flexible and agile working. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our office, located in Kraków. Talk to us about how we can best support you! At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles, even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements. In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. What can we offer you? Private medical healthcare at LUXMED (including dentalcare) for you and your family Medicover sports card (Fit&More package) Life insurance financed by the employer 30-minute lunch break included in the 8-hour working day Work in a highly professional and stimulating atmosphere Training & Buddy programme that will allow you to quickly adapt to your new role Wellbeing programme for employees Co-financing of monthly tickets for the public transport in Krakow Comfortable working environment in the office and the possibility of home office Language courses, accounting courses, access to LinkedIn Learning and the possibility of co-financing studies and certification Employee referral programme What's the job? What about the role? The Project Manager (GBS) role is a key member of the GBS Transition & Process Excellence, which provides a strong project and programme capability to the organisation. The Project Manager will play an active role in developing and maturing the function in accordance with best practice, but also support project delivery activity across the CoE and the Group Finance Change function. Responsibilities: Manage designated projects in finance and procurement, particularly Together with the project team ensuring delivery of project objectives Proactively engaging stakeholders through clear communication, managing their understanding and involvement, Delivering results through others Manage project risks and mitigation actions Actively demonstrating focus on business requirements and understanding of the end-to-end process Ensuring project documentation is robust and in place Project delivery standardisation and best practice, working with Head of Transition & Process Excellence to further develop the function Developing and owning tools, templates, and systems to support successful project delivery Ensure application of standard project methodologies and agility Support project and programme governance Assure project and programme quality Provide clear, concise, and insightful reporting across the portfolio Develop positive relationships with PMs and other stakeholders Travel to our Operating Companies in the UK, France, Poland will be required from time to time What you'll bring Qualifications: Strong project and PMO experience and capability (5+ years) Demonstrable experience of working in a complex matrix management environment where roles and responsibilities are changing both as a direct result of own programme but also other change programmes Experienced at working to and meeting challenging deadlines through own effort and through the buy in of the delivery teams Has experience at creatively identifying and addressing blockers to delivery through listening to all parties’ perspectives and agreeing practical solutions Has experience in CI projects and Six Sigma methodology (green belt certification is nice to have) Experience in procurement or in finance Excellent interpersonal and people management skills Understanding of the principles and frameworks of successful project management Comfortable working in a distributed, remote-first environment Ability to identify trends in data and produce high-quality, insightful reporting to drive decision making Effective communicator at all levels Strong attention to detail Can work flexibly and cope calmly with changing priorities Self-motivated and self-sufficient To get to know us better visit: Careers website LinkedIn Kingfisher plc

Responsibilities

Manage finance and procurement projects while ensuring the delivery of objectives and robust documentation. Develop project delivery standards, tools, and templates to mature the GBS Transition & Process Excellence function.