Project Manager

What's in it for you

Benefits: Pension, 29 days Holiday, Healthcare Cash Plan, Personal Accident Scheme.

The additional Benefits of being part of the BEST team!

• 10% Tesco discount, which increases to 15% for 4 days every 4 weeks (all discounts apply to home delivery)
• 20% discount on F&F Clothing
• 10% discount at Tesco Café
• 10% Booker discount
• 25% discount at all Pizza Express & Pizza Hut Restaurants (exc. buffet & deals)
• 25% discount at selected Burger King restaurants
• Contributory Pension.
• 1 year life assurance for all colleagues; or 3 years if you join the pension scheme
• Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP for you and your family & the opportunity to join a healthcare cash plan.
• An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including cinema vouchers & a cycle to work scheme

About the role

We operate the UK's leading multi-temp, shared customer, food delivery logistics network. We buy, warehouse, pick and distribute the entire stock that goes into our customer's stores across the UK, priding ourselves on quality of service. We service many of the hospitality industry's leading brands.

We are currently seeking a Project Manager who will be responsible for the support and execution of projects and business change activity, working with the Business Change Manager and colleagues to deliver projects seamlessly to deadline and within budget.

This varied role will see you involved and ultimately managing change projects and activity across the business including system developments and integrations, customer implementations, legislative and compliance activity, process and efficiency improvements. As part of the Booker and Tesco Group companies you will have exposure not just within Best Food Logistics but be involved in projects that cut across all businesses. You will report to the Business Change Manager.

This role might suit an individual transitioning from another role into project management, or a junior project manager looking to develop their role.

You will be responsible for

• Execute, monitor and lead a project to a successful conclusion
• Manage diverse stakeholders with strong interpersonal skills, building effective relationships
• Work with the business to define project scope, objectives and deliverables
• Create and maintain project plans, identifying dependencies, critical activities and risks
• Work under pressure, to deadline, within budget, making decisions required
• Utilise analytical and problem-solving skills
• Tailor project updates to relevant stakeholders
• Working knowledge of project management software tools eg Excel, Word, Power-point
• Knowledge of Project Management principles and approaches
• May be some travelling to other depot locations/customers

You will need

Essential:

• Interpersonal and Communication skills
• Organised, disciplined approach with excellent attention to detail
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Needs to be tenacious with the ability to utilise their initiative
• Experience of Project Management software tools - excel, word and powerpoint

Desirable:

• Project Scoping, design, implementation and monitoring
• Project Management Certification or qualifications
• Knowledge of a variety of project management approaches e.g. Prince2, Lean etc

Working Hours:

40 hours per week from Monday - Friday, however flexibility is required.

About The Company

Booker is the UK's leading food & drink wholesaler. We are privileged to serve independent retailers, caterers and small businesses, from locations across the country. We operate over 190 cash and carry branches, eight distribution centres, five Best Food Logistics sites, as well as six support centre locations across the UK.

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) at Booker means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. In short, we're a place where Everyone's Welcome.

We know life looks a little different for each of us. That's why at Booker and Best, we always welcome conversations about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we may be able to support you.

We're proud that Booker is a Disability Confident Committed employer and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

Please note

We can only accept candidates over the age of 18 if the role requires working before 6:15 am or after 9:45 pm or involves working in areas such as the warehouse, beers, wines & spirits, and driving roles.

On the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately. We will only be able to offer individual feedback to those candidates who attend an interview.

Booker Group is part of Tesco plc, however, is operated separately from the core Tesco business and as such the benefits offered will be different from those offered at Tesco