The Business
Our client is a friendly, welcoming, innovative agency based in High Wycombe. They create insight led, imaginative, technically advanced retail solutions from entire flagship stores to smaller bespoke executions and everything in between. They are thought leaders who offer an end-to-end design, production, installation, and fulfilment service - providing the entire solution, or any of the component parts individually or combined.
The Role
Working with their clients to deliver outstanding retail marketing campaigns, strengthening their market position and positively effect sales. Managing project workflow & resourcing and to oversee and co-ordinate all aspects of Shop fit, Shop in Shop, Retail Display & Pop Up Shop projects in their entirety from initial concepts, creative design through purchasing and build to final delivery & implementation. Focused on delivering multiple projects on time, within budget and to a high level of quality.
Key Competencies/Characteristics
- You will be friendly, approachable, dynamic, flexible and passionate.
- You will work well in a team but also have the confidence to drive the business forward on your own initiative.
- You will be confident to foster strong relationships with your peers in the agency.
- You will be positive, with a 'can-do' attitude and be committed to finding a solution to every challenge.
- You will be able to manage stress well, be participative and inquisitive - embracing the family feel of an agency that we are proud of.
Key Responsibilities
- Complete ownership of each of your projects - planning and implementation to the highest quality, to deadline and to brief
- Project status reporting and ongoing evaluation - proactively flagging challenges with urgency
- Driving the close liaison with internal departments and stakeholders Monitoring and improving service levels to internal and external stakeholders
- Drive best practice fabrication/construction methods & techniques and appropriate material selection
- Supplier liaison for costs, lead times, fabrication & construction methods and QC
- Focused on getting the best possible price from suppliers
- Identifying new & monitor current suppliers and support staff for price, quality and service levels.
- Ownership of individual project P&L; cost analysis; meeting project financial objectives by forecasting requirements; scheduling expenditures; cross checking supplier costs and initiating corrective actions if required.
- Client liaison on and off site for technical and production queries
- Checking technical drawings
- Preparing estimates and schedules for internal departments
- Production of O&M Manuals
- Completing and submitting all relevant Project H&S, Risk and Method Statements
- Raising purchase orders accurately and on time
Candidate Requirements
Essential skills
- Project management
- Stakeholder management & influence
- Budget management
- Proven negotiation skills
- Solution based thinker
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
Key Performance Indicators
- Accurate and timely PO entry onto system and all timesheets logged
- Estimated v actual project time/budget
- Client satisfaction (internal and external)
- Accurate and timely timesheets and PO's logged