IT Project Manager – 2 Year Fixed Term Contract

Asda are recruiting for talented IT Project Managers to work in our Technology department on a large systems transformation Programme within the George Clothing business unit. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team who can offer you a great working environment and flexible working.

You must have a strong Project Management background along with excellent stakeholder management skills and used to working on 3-5 concurrent projects at any one time. In this role, you'll be working on a large multi-year SAP programme to simplify the legacy systems estate as well as introducing new technology to optimise key business processes. It’s an exciting opportunity to work closely with strategic partners and Walmart International teams in the US.

This is a really exciting time for Asda and whilst this is a 2 year fixed term contract, our Technology team is expanding every year and you could be presented with a number of opportunities along the way.

What you’ll do:

Creating and delivering project plans and prioritisation of project activity to meet the overall business project objectives

Delivery of 3-5 concurrent projects

Managing the project stage gates in accordance with the Asda project management best practice and the Lifecycle methodology

Identifying and communicating project risks, concerns and issues and escalate to the Programme Manager

Understanding, prioritising and managing the changes to scope, timescales, costs, resourcing, and 3rd parties

Delivering products in a serviceable state including hand-over to service support teams

Negotiating and influencing across a number of different geographies and time zones to remove political, financial and resource constraints

Preparing and delivering regular project communications to all key stakeholders

Maintaining the project risk log, ensuring appropriate actions are in place to manage the risks in accordance to their priority

Assembling and leading teams of technologists from internal and external sources with diverse technology skill sets to analyse, design, build and implement technology and business process change

What you’ll need:

Strong Project Management background

Proven track record of project delivery using a project methodology and lifecycle (Waterfall and Agile ideally)

Proven track record of managing cross functional resource

Strong interpersonal and communication skills, managing risk and the appropriate escalation

Ability to engage and influence at all levels of the business and strategic partnerships - internal, external and globally - and to build trusted relationships across all stakeholders

Tenacity and resilience to thrive in a fast paced challenging environment and be able to switch direction in the face of changing priorities

What we’ll provide:

The support of a strong team, committed to joint success and a strong commitment to personal development and training

Benefits

Discretionary Bonus

Cash/Car Allowance

Family Healthcare (BUPA)

Sharesave Plan

Stakeholder Pension Plan

Colleague Discount

Voluntary Benefits

This position is open to flexible working / part time / job share

If you have any questions regarding the role, then please email clare.tempest@asda.co.uk