Technology Project Manager

What You’ll Get

People are at the heart of what we do here, so it’s essential we provide you with the right environment to perform at your very best. Let’s talk lifestyle:Healthcare, pension, and potential bonus. 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more. Because Primark is all about tailoring to you, we offer Tax Saver Tickets, fitness centre, and a subsidised cafeteria.

What You’ll Do as a Technology Project Manager

We want you to feel challenged and inspired. Here, you’ll develop your skills across a range of responsibilities:

• To plan, control, manage and be accountable for the overall delivery of technology projects to meet the agreed business needs; acquiring and utilising the necessary resources and skills, within agreed parameters of time, cost and quality
• Ensure requirements and business change activities are included in the project plan as defined by the Business Analyst, Change Manager and business team
• Responsible for managing all project costs in line with the funding approved through the business case ensuring that any risk to or deviation from the budget is communicated, managed and approved through the Primark Project Governance framework
• Responsible for the maintaining an accurate and transparent view of project health via the company Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Tool Planview
• Maintain detailed timelines, project plans, and budget for all project deliverables/milestones
• Manage day-to-day operational aspects of projects, including communications to team, stakeholders and executives, developing and agreeing the communication’s plan
• Manage multiple work streams and projects simultaneously and understand project priorities in relation to the overall deliverables, including handover to service on successful project delivery
• Responsible for managing project resources internal and external to meet the demands and timeline of the project
• Ensure an effective and efficient change control process that ensures we do not go over budget whilst delivering to the agreed outcome.
• Responsible for the effective management of risks and issues, ensuring proactivity avoids delays and costs, yet ensures quality.
• Project manage the process from initiation through to sign off, adhering to all PMO requirements as well as ensuring adherence to defined methods and standards (including the IT Operating Model and Quality Assurance methodology)

What You’ll Bring

Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular:

• Educated to degree level with 5+ years of Project Management experience
• Experience of relevant supply chain platforms and technologies
• Experience in preparation of new and old warehouse sites for opening or change including technology change
• Experience and knowledge of Cloud based systems
• Strong experience in dealing with senior business users
• Proficient in basic business analysis
• Familiar with IT architecture, design, operational service and support organisations
• Familiar with Tech and having a commercial perspective and an understanding of how the project contributes to the overall business case
• Highly knowledgeable of Tech investment evaluation processes, including cost/benefit analysis, estimation of Tech costs/resources for defined and undefined initiatives

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