Ref: 653

Role:  Junior Project Manager

Salary: £25,000 - £28,000

Location: Wetherby

Our client is looking for a Junior Project Manager to join their busy team in Wetherby on a full-time basis.

This is a brilliant opportunity for the right candidate to support a small busy team in an ever-changing, fast-paced environment. It is a brand-new opportunity, and they are looking for a highly motivated individual who can hit the ground running and mould the role around the existing Project Managers within the team.

This role has a development opportunity to progress to a Project Manager, You will be responsible for providing comprehensive day-to-day support to ensure a high-quality experience for our client.

Benefits:

• 28 days annual leave, including bank holidays
• Day off for your birthday
• Christmas factory closure where you will not be expected to work, but still get paid. This does not have to be deducted from your annual leave allowance
• 1 additional day of annual leave for every 2 years of service (up to a maximum of 5 additional days)
• Vitality private medical insurance
• Corporate social events such as an annual day at the races
• Weekly fruit box
• Monthly breakfast sandwiches

The successful candidate:

• Assisting PM throughout life cycle of a job, in particular research & costing
• Material orders & managing external suppliers
• Dispatch admin (load lists, commercial invoices, centre bookings, delivery bookings)
• Liaising with factory, quality checking and keeping key stakeholders (Senior PM / PM) informed
• Installation support (store surveys, fitters packs, RAMS documents, Whatsapp reporting, wrap up decks)
• Accounts admin (raising POs, invoicing)
• Managing small projects alone with support from managing PM
• Problem solving
• Support the Project Managers

Essential:

• Experience of working in a similar, fast pace environment.
• Exceptional organisational skills
• Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple tasks and have proven experience with prioritising conflicting deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Good attention to detail with the ability to work accurately
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to ever changing requirements and deadlines.
• Proficient in the use of MS Office software including Word and Excel.
• Ability to follow procedures and processes accurately
• Experience of being pro-active, to work independently and able to use their own initiative.
• Have the confidence to suggest better ways of working and process improvement.
• Successful and building professional relationships

Glu Recruit LTD are an equal opportunities employer and are acting as a recruitment agent in the hiring of this role.

Glu Recruit LTD ensure that all qualified applicants are considered for employment in the role that they have applied for, and any other suitable opportunity that we advertise without regard to age, belief, colour, ethnic/national origin, gender identity, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or based on disability. If you require any additional support to apply for this role, or any other role that we advertise please contact us directly for assistance.