Experience:

• Project management of 6+ years;
• Formal project management training - PRINCE2 or ITIL equivalent;
• Full project lifecycle experience within a 24/7 eCommerce, multi-site environment;
• Has managed at least two implementations with budget exceeding £500,000.00;
• Experience of third party supplier/vendor management, including contract negotiation and tendering processes;
• Detailed understanding of business applications and ecommerce software, together with modern development, testing and productivity software tools;
• Experience of retail / telecoms / travel / logistics is desirable.

Personal Characteristics:

• Commitment to a hard-working ethical and professional culture within a small, growing company;
• Excellent communication skills with high standards in both written and oral communication;
• Able to build strong relationships in multi-disciplined, cross-client / vendor teams involving internal and external resource;
• Strong yet flexible, with the ability to identify and control risk and scope during all project stages;
• Able to manage expectations whilst setting ambitious yet realistic targets and objectives.

Project Delivery:

• Manage delivery teams and monitor progress both from a commercial and technical perspective, identifying potential problems early, giving the necessary management support to put them back on track;
• Maintain regular contact with clients, keep them informed of progress, to ensure continued satisfaction particularly on a commercial front;
• Have ability to identify project risks from inception to financial completion and ensure arrangements are put in place to manage and minimise these;
• Through an in-depth understanding of contractual, commercial and legal processes, ensure Portaltech's position is protected;
• Manage, reduce and drive out unnecessary costs and inefficient activities.

Business Development:

• Assist targeting opportunities through regular contact with current and future clients;
• Promotes the Portaltech brand image to both current and future customers;
• Maintain regular contract with current, and where appropriate possible future clients, consistent with bringing increased value to Portaltech and maximising the life cycle of key client relation.

Finance:

• Have understanding of financial target setting and reporting structures to monitor performance against budget so identifying and rectifying problems early;
• Can quantify and demonstrate where and how an activity has 'added value'.

People Management:

• Gives clear direction, and obtains buy in to the key business objectives, ensuring delivery of these through the on-going motivating, supporting and monitoring of their team;
• Continually develop and improve the standard of project team;
• Develop a cohesive, performance driven, flexible, supportive, rewarding, challenging and celebratory team;
• Promote knowledge sharing and learning and develop a team who are able to 'think outside the box';
• Assist in resource management and team development.

Leadership:

 

Has the ability to inspire, generate and maintain dynamism, growing a clear sense of purpose in individuals, through directing their output towards the short, medium and long-term goals of the business.

 

Therefore will be able to:

• Illustrate how they inspire confidence and interest and drive in others during times of considerable pressure and adversity;
• Detail how they have set meaningful goals and objectives, delegated responsibility and provided the support and drive to ensure successful delivery. Demonstrating how they have contributed to the overall business;
• Highlight their most talented individuals and explain how they recognise, grow and actively promote these individuals, ensuring they are deployed to maximum effect within the business, be it in their team or someone else's;
• Provide regular and constructive feedback to the team;
• Listens to the views and concerns of others;
• Takes difficult decisions when necessary;
• Actively nurtures and develops positive team working, encourages a climate of co-operation and support where people help each other out to achieve common goals.

Benefits:

• Stimulating and technically challenging working environment;
• Salary commensurate with experience;
• Health Insurance;
• Contributory Pension.