Project Manager (6 Month Ftc)

Sainsbury’s Zest is our in-house creative agency and is poised for a great future! While we’ve been thriving in the production and creative studio space, we have ambitions to evolve our creative capabilities to become a strategic and creative partner to the Sainsbury’s business – encompassing the Sainsbury’s, Argos, Nectar, Habitat and Tu brands. The momentum is strong, and we’re gaining traction. But to truly realise our shared ambitions and goals, we need the right team, processes, and tech systems in place.

As a Project Manager you will be responsible for the delivery of two major projects; In-housing creative activity from 3 rd party agencies and setting up a new Tech platform to support workflow, capacity, and content management, which will support Zest’s Optimisation programme. You'll also embed best-practise for Project Management, into the wider Creative Operations and Production team.

You’ll work collaboratively with other Marketing & Loyalty and Technology colleagues, project stakeholders including those in the wider Sainsbury’s Group, and third-party suppliers to effectively shape, mobilise and deliver project outcomes to agreed budgets and timelines in order to drive the successful delivery of the Zest Optimisation programme.

More about the role:

• Lead and inspire high performing cross-functional multi skilled change delivery teams to successfully deliver customer value
Be responsible for management of project budgets ensuring risks and opportunities are communicated to Project Sponsor and Steering Groups

In-housing creative activity from 3 rd party agencies

• Facilitate the outlining of clear scopes of work, between Zest team and Marketing & Loyalty channel owner
• Liaise with 3 rd party agency Business Partner and respective Account teams, on all aspects of the handover of work from 3 rd party agency into Zest, including:
  • Maintain a clear progress tracker and critical path for the management of the in-housing programme
  • Hold Zest and Marketing & Loyalty Channel teams to account on actions and deliverables associated with the project plan
  Establish contingency plans, should they be required

New Tech Platform Implementation

• Workwith solution provider to identify key milestones needed for implementation and build this into a plan
• Co-ordinate Super Users to support with System configuration as well as co-ordinating a testing plan alongside solution provider (testing completed by super users)
• Plan training sessions with Super Users, ensure training materials are in place and ensure super users have a wider training roll out plan for the rest of Zest team and stakeholders
Manage co-ordination of initial system issues/ feedback for the first couple of months and handover to Zest business owners once the solution is working in a stable way

More about you:

You must be able to challenge colleagues in a collaborative and constructive manner, have the courage to pose questions to ensure the right, fact-based decisions are always made, and be able to represent/understand the perspective of internal and external stakeholders.

• Experience leading the end-to-end delivery of change projects combining both IT and Creative Services
• Excellent relationship management skills including a proven ability to influence at a Senior Management level
• Experience within Marketing Agencies is advantageous
• Experience in Agile methods (SCRUM, SAFe etc.) and waterfall hybrid environments is advantageous
• Leadership style should be enabling, empowering and authentic
• Demonstrate analytical rigour, aspiration, initiative, self-awareness and environmental radar.

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• Contract Type

  : Fixed-Term Assignment

• Contract Duration

  : 6 Months

• Advertised Salary

  : Competitive Plus Benefits