You should have 3+ years in project management, omnichannel retail experience, strong organizational and facilitation skills, and confidence in problem-solving with stakeholders.

You will lead projects to meet targets, develop proposals and documentation, manage scope changes, and maintain plans, risks, and budgets aligned with the overall strategy.

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JD Sports is a prominent UK-based retail company specialising in sportswear, athletic footwear, and related accessories. Their ultimate mission is to provide customers with a comprehensive range of top-quality sportswear brands, sneakers, and sports-related fashion items. JD Sports' purpose revolves around enabling individuals to pursue an active and healthy lifestyle by offering them the latest and most stylish sportswear options, catering to their athletic and fashion needs.


Retail & Consumer Goods

JD Sports Fashion

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 <ul>
 <li>Job Title – Project Manager</li>
 <li>Location – BL9 8RR</li>
 <li>Working rota – Monday-Friday</li>
 <li>Working hours – 40 Hours</li>
 </ul>
 As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for managing the end-to-end delivery of one or more complex projects aligned to JD's Transformation portfolio. This portfolio consists of a number of complex projects and programmes designed to deliver substantive change and business benefit across the JD Group in an exciting, fast-paced, global, multi-fascia environment.
 You will work closely with business stakeholders, Programme Managers, Project Managers, Business Analysts, operational teams, technology teams and suppliers to help the business implement our strategy and further enhance our market-leading customer offering.
 What You'll Be Doing:
 As a Project Manager, you'll be doing the following:
 <ul>
 <li>Lead and manage your project(s) to agreed time / cost / deliverable targets</li>
 <li>If new pieces of work emerge, work with the business to create project proposals, project initiation documents, business cases, enhancement and change requests</li>
 <li>Ensure outcomes, objectives and scope are clearly understood, defined, documented and aligned to the overall JD strategy</li>
 <li>Manage scope and ensure that changes are logged, impact assessed and managed</li>
 <li>Create and maintain project plans, risks and issues logs, and manage dependencies and budgets</li>
 </ul>
 What We're Looking For:
 <ul>
 <li>3+ years Project Management experience</li>
 <li>Previous experience in an omnichannel retail environment is highly advantageous</li>
 <li>Highly organised, able to work in a fast paced environment, prioiritise and manage multiple demands simultaneously</li>
 <li>Strong facilitation and influencing skills</li>
 <li>Confidence, experience and knowledge to problem solve and challenge stakeholders and delivery teams</li>
 </ul>
 The Company:
 The JD Group is a leading omnichannel retailer of Sports Fashion, Street &amp; Premium Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with over 60,000 colleagues over 3,400 stores across several retail fascia's in over 30 markets around the world.
 We are an equal opportunities employer who embraces and values differences. We recognise the importance of an inclusive workplace culture in which everyone can thrive irrespective of their background or identity.
 To be a part of this successful and continuously growing company, you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people first, a digital leader and customer focused organisation which provides operational excellence and is continuous with identifying new areas of growth into our day-to-day.
 We know our employees work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits:
 <ul>
 <li>Incremental Holiday Allowance</li>
 <li>Staff Discount on qualifying purchases across Group retail stores and online</li>
 <li>Exclusive Colleague Bike Discount scheme</li>
 <li>Discounted Gym membership</li>
 <li>Personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work</li>
 <li>Access to Apprenticeships and accredited qualifications</li>
 </ul>
 Interested? 
 If you are interested in this position, then press the Apply Now button.
 Due to the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it takes time to review them all. If you don't hear back within two weeks of your application, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful on this occasion
 Applications that meet the skills criteria will be contacted for a 1st stage meeting with the talent team. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to interview with the hiring manager.
 Thank you again for your time.
 #LI-AA1
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  Job Title – Project Manager
  Location – BL9 8RR
  Working rota – Monday-Friday
  Working hours – 40 Hours
 
 As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for managing the end-to-end delivery of one or more complex projects aligned to JD's Transformation portfolio. This portfolio consists of a number of complex projects and programmes designed to deliver substantive change and business benefit across the JD Group in an exciting, fast-paced, global, multi-fascia environment.
 You will work closely with business stakeholders, Programme Managers, Project Managers, Business Analysts, operational teams, technology teams and suppliers to help the business implement our strategy and further enhance our market-leading customer offering.
  What You'll Be Doing:
 As a Project Manager, you'll be doing the following:
 
  Lead and manage your project(s) to agreed time / cost / deliverable targets
  If new pieces of work emerge, work with the business to create project proposals, project initiation documents, business cases, enhancement and change requests
  Ensure outcomes, objectives and scope are clearly understood, defined, documented and aligned to the overall JD strategy
  Manage scope and ensure that changes are logged, impact assessed and managed
  Create and maintain project plans, risks and issues logs, and manage dependencies and budgets
 
 What We're Looking For:
 
  3+ years Project Management experience
  Previous experience in an omnichannel retail environment is highly advantageous
  Highly organised, able to work in a fast paced environment, prioiritise and manage multiple demands simultaneously
  Strong facilitation and influencing skills
  Confidence, experience and knowledge to problem solve and challenge stakeholders and delivery teams
 
 The Company:
 The JD Group is a leading omnichannel retailer of Sports Fashion, Street & Premium Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with over 60,000 colleagues over 3,400 stores across several retail fascia's in over 30 markets around the world.
 We are an equal opportunities employer who embraces and values differences. We recognise the importance of an inclusive workplace culture in which everyone can thrive irrespective of their background or identity.
 To be a part of this successful and continuously growing company, you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people first, a digital leader and customer focused organisation which provides operational excellence and is continuous with identifying new areas of growth into our day-to-day.
 We know our employees work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits:
 
  Incremental Holiday Allowance
  Staff Discount on qualifying purchases across Group retail stores and online
  Exclusive Colleague Bike Discount scheme
  Discounted Gym membership
  Personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work
  Access to Apprenticeships and accredited qualifications
 
 Interested? 
 If you are interested in this position, then press the Apply Now button.
 Due to the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it takes time to review them all. If you don't hear back within two weeks of your application, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful on this occasion
 Applications that meet the skills criteria will be contacted for a 1st stage meeting with the talent team. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to interview with the hiring manager.
 Thank you again for your time.
 #LI-AA1



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