Retail Project Manager

We’re looking for a driven Project Manager with a specialism in retail design to join the friendly team at a leading creative business in Corby. This is an excellent opportunity to deliver showstopping retail design projects within a dynamic, fast-paced agency environment.

If you are a motivated and experienced POS / POP Project Manager with a passion for delivering high-quality retail design projects, we’d love to hear from you.

Salary and benefits:

• £30,000 – £40,000
• Monday to Friday, core hours 9.00am – 5.00pm (flexi-time available 8.00am – 5.30pm)
• Evening and weekend work may sometimes be required dependent on project itineraries

Duties and responsibilities:

• Coordinating the rapid turnaround of projects to a high quality within time and budget
• Managing retail projects from Client brief through to design, manufacture and installation
• Raising quotes for projects, liaising with suppliers and internal departments
• Liaising with approved contractors to organise all aspects of on-site works
• Recording, costing and managing projects and variations of the project as they change
• Producing work programmes and schedules, working to a CPA
• Exercising effective supplier negotiations
• Attending client and retailer meetings, some of which may be abroad
• Helping to prepare H&S documentation as needed for specific jobs
• Supporting Account Managers and Account Directors with any other ad hoc projects

Skills and experience required:

• Extensive prior experience in an retail design project management role, ideally with experience of shop fitting and a sound knowledge of design and manufacture processes
• A full clean driving licence is necessary for the requirements of this opportunity
• IT proficient, with a good knowledge of MS Office
• Confidence reading drawings is essential; AutoCAD skills would also be beneficial
• Demonstrates a natural flair for maintaining strong client relationships with confidence and tact
• Highly organised, commercially astute and able to prioritise workload effectively
• Positive, pro-active and self-motivated approach to work
• Excellent time management and experience working to deadlines
• Ability to build rapport and develop long-lasting business relationships