Supply Chain Project Manager

Job Introduction

Selfridges has always been much more than a shop. We’re a social space where everyone is welcome and feels a sense of belonging, a creative playground where culture and commerce collide, and an experimental hub where you can discover the most innovative and sustainable ideas in retail. We’re here to help make the world brighter. And you can be an important part of this. We’ll talk more about the role below, but before we get to that, let’s share with you the good stuff…  

Rewards and benefits 

Life at Selfridges is dynamic, exciting, and always evolving. As well as working with some of the most cutting-edge, iconic and boundary-pushing brands, designers and creatives, we also offer our team members opportunities to help make a positive difference through our network of communities, both within and outside Selfridges. Here are just a few of our rewards and benefits that help make our team experience that bit more extraordinary. 

• Flexible working options to benefit you, your family and your wellbeing that can include part-time, flexi-time, job sharing or hybrid working

• Generous annual leave that increases with length of service 

• Up to five paid volunteering days – from beach cleans to co-ordinating food and clothing donations 

• Family leave that suits your set up including Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental leave policies 

• Defined pension contribution scheme  

• Generous bonus and/or commission scheme  

• Enviable team member discount including sale previews and double discount days 

• Exclusive local discounts on a range of restaurants, bars, beauticians and entertainment 

• Subsidised gym memberships  

• Annual travel pass and cycle-to-work schemes  

• A sustainable car salary sacrifice scheme 

• Several internal communities to get involved in from our Diversity Board and Green Warriors who are leading the charge on D,E&I and sustainability, to the Wellbeings who are always thinking of new ways to champion healthy minds, bodies and routines for our team members 

• Workplace Options, our confidential team member assistance programme for when life gets tricky or you need a little guidance 

• Access to a wide range of training programmes to help your career development 

Read on to find out how you can play your part in Reinventing Retail… 

Role Responsibility

This role will be focused on ensuring the Washington programme is effectively managed to meet all programme timelines, through co-ordination across all workstreams and robust delivery of all project documentation, reporting and audit requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the overall programme and workstream plans and ensure all workstreams are completing activities to schedule.
• Identify for each workstream a critical path milestone plan and report weekly against progress.
• Manage the programme risk maps and RAIDD log and keep updated and aligned with internal audit team.
• Ensure the sharepoint site is efficiently organised and all documentation is up to date.
• Manage the PMO co-ordinator to ensure high quality, accurate and on time programme documentation, meeting efficiency, action logs and notes.
• Support workstream leads with meeting management and activity co-ordination.
• Liaise with stakeholders to align on content provision. Specific focus on change activities and all Selfridges internal facing implications.
• Key stakeholders include: Supply Chain operations team, Property, Procurement, IT, DHL Operations, B&M, HR, Finance.

The Ideal Candidate

Experience

• A solid background in logistics project management, preferably retail or a fast paced commercial environment.
• Previous experience in significant strategic project control.
• Operational management experience.

Technical Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills.
• Detail orientated, with strong organisational skills.
• Excellent Microsoft powerpoint and project skills.

Personal Attributes/ Behavioural Skills

• Able to solve problems efficiently.
• The ability to build relationships across all business areas, and with external suppliers.
• Highly self-motivated.

Package Description

About the Company

Everyone is welcome 

Selfridges is a place where we want everyone to feel a sense of belonging. We embrace every self and are committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive working culture. We are leading with purpose to not only increase the visibility and recognition of under-represented talent within our organisation, but the wider industry too. Here at Selfridges, everyone is welcome – irrespective of race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, age or disability, we stand by equal opportunities for all.   

Our awards cabinet  

We’re not ones to brag, but since you asked...Selfridges has won the award for The World’s Best Department Store an unprecedented four times at the IGDS awards, with an additional award for the Best Sustainability Campaign. We were also recognised as a ‘Best 25 Big Company to Work For 2020’ as awarded by The Sunday Times. 

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