Job Introduction
To project manage NPD activities generated by the QSI Commercial Teams from inception to final delivery. To act as the interface between QSI Commercial and NPD whilst injecting pace & clarity into all new developments
Main Responsibility
- Provide monthly progress status reporting to agreed timelines to QSI NPD Leadership on all Projects, identifying risks, implementing appropriate remedial action plans, and highlighting future opportunities.
- Develop strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment of all Projects to business objectives and customer expectations.
- Oversee the delivery of agreed QSI NPD Projects and ensure that targets are achieved in accordance with agreed scope and timeframe and within budgetary and business constraints.
- Work with QSI NPD team, Commercial Team, and designers to ensure operational technical constraints & issues are highlighted and concepts presented with best manufacturing options considered.
- Act as the QSI interface with NPD to project manage new activities and ensure completeness of all information prior to handover to NPD.
- Support and deliver research activity as defined by Senior Project Manager
- Follow and comply with all WGW processes, standards, and guidelines in the performance of your role, reporting any non-conformances in a timely manner.
- Work collaboratively with peers and colleagues and apply learnings from identified training and development activities required to perform in role.
Our Ideal Candidate
- Good administrative aptitude as demonstrated via effective delivery of stakeholder requirements within a change environment.
- Moderate level of technical print knowledge.
- Demonstrable Project Management skills
- Time Management and ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritise accordingly.
- Experience of WordPress or similar website maintenance/development software desirable
- Ability to clearly communicate project updates to relevant stakeholders in a timely manner.
- Experience of working with online portal / spec systems and liaising with customers.
- Self-reliant and with the interpersonal skills to interact effectively at all levels in the business
- Excellent attention to detail
What we can offer you
- We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
- Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.
- Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
- Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
- Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.
- Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
- Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
- Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
- Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
- Learning resources to help you be your best self.
About William Grant & Sons
A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS
William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.
We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.
At William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work.
OUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY
Our agile working philosophy is to “Have your best work day everyday”.
Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams.
We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.
INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive.
William Grant & Sons
