Lead It Project Manager Job In Alconbury

Job Description

The British flower market is worth £1.2bn and MM Flowers supplies fresh cut flowers and bouquets to the U.K.’s and Europe’s leading flower retailers. We grow and source the highest quality and most beautiful blooms across the world, delivering colour, passion, and inspiration through breath-taking bouquets.

Established in 2007, MM Flowers has grown exponentially every year and is based in a purpose built, state-of-the-art facility in Alconbury, Huntingdon. MM Flowers employs over 1000 people who are dedicated to delivering exceptional quality and service to our customers.

MM Flowers’ values and behaviours form the basis of our culture and are a guide to the way we work as individuals, in teams and with our customers, They can be used as a guide and a reference to support processes such as team development, performance management, recruitment, identification of talent, and on-going coaching to support the delivery of our ambitious growth plans.

Creating Meaningful Moments that do good for people, and our planet.

We are currently looking for a Lead IT Project Manager

The Lead IT Project Manager is a key role for MM Flowers during an exciting time of change, transformation, and enablement of future business critical projects. The role will focus on the delivery of significant technology focused projects, and the continual development of the project delivery capabilities across the business.

Working closely with the IT Team and business stakeholders, the Lead IT Project Manager will manage the IT project portfolio to deliver business needs in alignment with the wider strategy. You will ensure the appropriate internal and 3rd party resources are available for critical projects and manage delivery to achieve project success.

This is a huge opportunity to utilise your previous experience to champion our project management capabilities and successfully deliver business transformation.

Primary Objectives of the role

• Responsible for managing a portfolio of business and IT driven projects including the delivery of business transformation, IT Infrastructure, business application enhancements and business critical technology platforms as we focus on the delivery of a 3-year business strategy.
• Own the Digital Transformation Steering Group
• Experience of building, and leading, a project management function in a fast-paced environment and a track record of delivering projects on-time and on-budget through effective portfolio management.
• Full life cycle ERP Implementation experience and a proven track record of delivery.
• Expertise and experience in manging the implementation cloud-based technology solutions and core infrastructure projects.
• A strong track record in the successful project management of significant business change projects.
• Exceptional technical project management skills and the ability to apply different methodologies as required,
• Experience in Manufacturing / FMCG with workstreams including core technology platform set-up, integration and execution (ERP / WMS)
• Expertise in managing business process transformation and change management workstreams.
• Strong track record of applying project management methodologies to deliver business critical technology projects.
• Lead technology project delivery within a fast-paced business, medium sized organisations.
• Vendor management and the ability to manage suppliers in the delivery of technology solutions.
• Ability to communicate project and programme status, scope changes, milestone achievement, misses and implications to Stakeholders (both internal and external) and management ensuring "no surprises" running and delivery of all projects.
• Project Management certifications
• Experience of both Waterfall and Agile Project Management methodologies

So, what’s the package? When you work at MM Flowers you get more than just a salary;

• Holiday allowances are calculated on your days worked and you can find your allowance in your offer letter.
• Pension Scheme - You will be auto enrolled onto the company pension scheme after 3 months. At present we operate an auto enrolment scheme where you will benefit from contributions from us.
• Onsite Parking – free parking is available onsite
• Recommend a Friend Scheme – £250 is payable to you when you recommend a friend who is successful through the application process and successfully completes their 3 month probationary period.
• Career Progression – we actively encourage employees from within the business to consider roles which become available and whether that be within their field or want to consider a cross functional move.
• Wonderful working environment– we are all working in a modern contemporary purpose built State of the Art facility.
• We are committed to an open ethical and fair working environment and have a Whistleblowing Policy in place to ensure complaints and concerns are handled appropriately
• We work with an Occupational Health provider to support our employees both mentally and physically.
• Four times a year we run amazing Peak promotions with daily prizes to win.
• We gather employee feedback annually to look at how we can continually improve the employee experience.
• We work with Grocery Aid who provide confidential 24/7 Helpline, 365 days a year for anyone who is working or has worked within the grocery trade, regardless of length of service providing emotional and practical support to help through a difficult time
• We celebrate diversity by running a calendar of events throughout the year.
• We have an active Employee Forum creating a safe space to encourage ongoing open dialogue about how we improve the employee experience.
• We are affiliated with Stronger Together who provide guidance, training, resources and a network for employers, labour providers, workers and their representatives to work together to reduce exploitation.

MM Flowers are a proud equal opportunity employer, and we understand the benefits of nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, genetic information. Applicants who require a reasonable accommodation to complete the job role advertised are encouraged to apply.

We believe we can only achieve our potential if we employ a diverse population of people, ideas, and perspectives. We are committed to grow our workplace culture, encouraging team members to feel unique valued and engaged, enabling them to achieve their full potential.