Job Description – Project Manager  

Department:      Service Delivery                                              
Reporting To:     Professional Services Manager
Salary Range :  £35-£50,000 plus bonus                    
Car Allowance:  £300/month  

Company Background:

K3 is a global leader providing next-generation enterprise software for businesses in Retail, Manufacturing and Distribution sectors. With more than 3,000 customer installations in over 30 countries, K3 is recognised as a safe, innovative and reliable provider of world-class solutions, backed by world-class service.  

K3's goal is to provide a scaleable range of Microsoft centric business solutions to the complementary markets of Retail, Distribution and Manufacturing. We are market leaders in each of these fields with innovative and proven business solutions that deliver a competitive edge to each customer installations.  

In Retail we are Microsoft’s leading MBS Partner selling more Microsoft solutions than anyone else in the UK . In Distribution our integrated business solution was recently voted the best product in its sector and in Manufacturing we are the market leaders with the largest installed customer base in the UK .  

K3 employs 160 staff in its retail division and its Head Offices are at Abingdon, Oxfordshire.  

Job Summary:

A Project Manager is appointed to all K3 projects at the start of the initiation phase and acts as the single point of contact between the customer organisation and K3. This includes K3 appointed sub-contractors where applicable.  

A key responsibility of the Project Manager is production of the Project Initiation Document. This determines, with the agreement of the customer, the organisation and governance methods to be used throughout the project.  

K3 make extensive use of the Microsoft Office suite of applications in the management and administration of projects including Microsoft Project for planning and control purposes.  

In addition to managing customer projects K3 Project Managers will also work on internal business improvement projects and support the Professional Services Manager in developing and improving business practices.  

Responsibilities:

Key responsibilities of the Project Manager include:  

·         Ensuring a timely and comprehensive handover from the sales team
        is completed
·         Day to day management of the K3 project team
·         Regular reviews and reporting of progress against plan and budget
·         Maintenance of the project plan and the management of changes to
        the plan where necessary
·         Obtaining the commitment of resources from management at each
        stage of the project
·         Managing the involvement of K3 and customer management and
        other stakeholders
·         Communication with all project stakeholders
·         The regular review of project risks and issues including escalation
        through the agreed channels where necessary
·         Management of a project change log and application of the agreed
        change control process
·         Scheduling of meetings at appropriate points in the project
·         Ensuring that quality checks are performed throughout the project
·         Ensuring that all authorisations are obtained before moving from
        one stage to the next
·         Maintenance of a project file.  

Skills and Experience:  

Essential:  

Education	·      Good education background, preferably to degree level or equivalent in a related discipline  ·     Formal training in Project Management
Experience	·         Previous experience of managing projects with ongoing development requirements (ie not just straightforward roll out). ·         Use of project management software

Desirable:  

Project Management	·         Use of structured project management methodologies ·         PRINCE2 certification or accreditation ·         Knowledge of cost to completion and earned value methods ·         Has managed multiple concurrent projects
Technical	·         Experienced user of Microsoft Project ·         Experienced user of Microsoft Office products ·         Knowledge and experience of MS Dynamics NAV Financials would be useful ·         Proven track record of application configuration and testing ·         Experience of SQL – ideally with MS Dynamics NAV
Business	·         Has worked in a retail environment ·         Has worked in a software supplier environment – Retail ERP ·         Understanding of Retail ERP systems ·         Management of budgets ·         Exposure at senior management levels ·         Responsibility for or involvement in, business improvement programmes
Personal	·         Ability to build and maintain customer relationships including responsibility for commercial activity ·         Presentation skills ·         Good written and verbal communication skills

 

Personal Skills:

Personal Attributes	·         Self-motivated and able to work with minimum of supervision ·         Ability to multi-task effectively ·         Good time management skills ·         Confident in their ability and able to contribute effectively to business development activities
Working Approach	·         Willing to travel to Customer sites anywhere in the UK (and potentially abroad)

 

Working Environment:

The role will be based at Milton Park, Didcot, Oxfordshire and will involve extensive travel to client sites throughout the UK and potentially abroad and will be required to spend periods of time working form client sites. Full driving license is required.

 

Supplementary Information:

Working Hours:

Normal Hours of work: 37.5 a week, Monday to Friday 9.00 – 5.30 with an hour lunch break.

 

Holidays:

Your annual holiday entitlement is 22 days in the complete holiday year, which runs from 1st January to 31^st December excluding bank and public holidays.

If you are employed on a part-time basis your annual holiday entitlement is pro-rata to the entitlement for full-time employees of 22 days. In addition, you are entitled to recognised bank/public holidays where they fall on one of your normal working days.

You will accrue annual holidays on the basis of 1/12th of the annual entitlement for each month of service in the holiday year.

Probationary Period:

6 months, followed by formal review

Expenses:

If employed, legitimate business expenses incurred will be reimbursed by the company in line with the company Expenses Policy. Expenses incurred travelling to and attending interviews will not normally be re-imbursed. If this is required then request should be made PRIOR to attending interview and will be considered by the directors .

 

Notice

The employment termination period will be confirmed in your contract of employment once an offer of employment has been accepted.  The standard notice period is :

After 1 month’s service you are required to give the Company 1 week’s notice to terminate your employment. After 3 months service you are required to give the Company one month’s notice to terminate your employment.

You are entitled to receive the following periods of notice from the Company:

Over 1 month but less than 3 months service - 1 weekOver 3 months service but under 5 years service – 1 month.

Over 5 years continuous service - 1 week for each complete year of service to a maximum of 12 weeks after 12 years.

By mutual agreement, these notice periods may be waived.

The Company has the right to terminate your employment without notice or payment in lieu of notice in the event that you commit a fundamental breach of contract.

The Company reserves the right to require you not to carry out your duties or attend your place of work during the period of notice.

At the absolute discretion of the Company, payment in lieu of working notice may be made.

Sick Pay:

The procedure you must follow in the event of periods of absence from work due to sickness is set out in the Employee Handbook.  At the discretion of the Company, the following sick pay entitlement may be paid in excess of any Statutory Sick Pay to which you may be entitled:

In the first 3 months of service there is no entitlement to Company sick pay

From 3 to 12 months service you are entitled to up 1 month’s pay during absences due to sickness

Over 12 months service you are entitled to a maximum of 3 months’ full pay followed by 3 months’ half pay in any twelve-month period.

The qualifying days for Statutory Sick Pay purposes are Monday to Friday inclusive.

Pension:

The Company does not operate a private Pension Scheme and there is no contracting out certificate in force in respect of your employment. You are therefore contracted into the current secondary State Pension Scheme unless you have made your own personal pension arrangements.

However, the Company will offer you access to a Stakeholder Pension provider to enable you to consider your own personal pension arrangements.

 

Eligibility to work in the UK :

Any offer of employment is subject to the employees eligibility to work in the UK and evidence will be required and copies retained by the company for its records. Assistance may be available by the company for candidates requiring work permits, should an offer of employment be made.

Equal Opportunity:

K3 is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment. Accordingly, management will ensure that recruitment, selection, training, development and promotion procedures result in no job applicant or employee receiving less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability, trade union membership or non-membership, sex, sexual orientation or marital status, or being a part-time worker.  The Company’s objective is to ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and otherwise treated solely on the basis of their relevant aptitudes, skills and abilities.

References:

 

Any offer of employment made will be subject to the receipt of 2 satisfactory references from previous employers.

References  

Any offer of employment made will be subject to the receipt of 2 satisfactory references from previous employers.

Contact

K3 Landsteinar is part of the K3 Business Technology Group plc. K3 is a global leader providing next-generation enterprise software for businesses in Retail, Manufacturing and Distribution sectors.
For more job details of any of the above roles please contact Karen Woods HR Manager, at Corinthian Court , 80 Milton Park etc or email : jobs@k3btg.com  
www.k3btg.com

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