Project Manager

6 days ago

Manchester, New Hampshire, United Kingdom All About Food Ltd Full time

Job Opportunity: Project Manager

Location:
Manchester (M1)

Salary:
£39,468-£46,000 + Bonus

About All About Food:

This is a great time to join All About Food. We are a rapidly growing FMCG business with a £100M+ turnover with high growth ambitions. With 25 years' experience in licensing, we are the business that makes restaurant brands successful in retail. You may not have heard of us, but we are confident that you will know the brands we market in the UK & Ireland. Our portfolio of partnerships includes Nando's, Costa Coffee, PizzaExpress, Wagamama, Pret-a-Manger and others.

At the heart of our business is a set of core values that underpins everything we do. We believe we succeed as a team, and strive to get better, be better and achieve more together every day. Our team know we are in it together, and it always feels like it

Primary Role:

  • Manage innovation projects to budget and agreed timings
  • Deliver all projects from start to finish, on time, at budgeted cost, ensuring all stakeholders adhere to the stage gate process
  • Lead and co-ordinate cross function teams
  • Create detailed project timelines to include a critical path of activities that will be used to drive the multifunctional teams to key milestones
  • Manage and report complexity of projects for appropriate timeline setting
  • Manage, communicate and resolve issues, road blocks and risks to project delivery
  • Ensure all stakeholders comply with the gate process at all stages, and ensuring process is continuously optimised
  • Manage relationship with our Manufacturer Innovation Team's and the AAF Product Development Manager to ensure our products are:

the right quality

in the right packaging

at the right cost

  • Lead and manage regular external Brand Owner project meetings and communications to ensure alignment to the stage gate process, key milestones, project progress and potential issues

Requirements

Your key skills:

  • Project Management
  • Effective communication
  • Ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams
  • Adaptability and proactiveness
  • Time management
  • Highly organised and detail orientated
  • High levels of resilience and robustness

Experience:

  • Project management experience with a track record of proven delivery
  • Managing multiple projects/workstreams at once
  • Experience of using project management tools such as Microsoft Project
  • An understanding and experience of stage gate process
  • Experience in managing challenging situations
  • Experience in developing and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders ensuring collaboration and project delivery.
  • Experience in influencing key stakeholders

What We Offer

We recognise that great people make great businesses, and we are committed to rewarding our team with a competitive and meaningful benefits package which includes:

  • Bonus Scheme
  • 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
  • Extra Day Off for Your Birthday
  • Option to Buy 5 Extra Days' Holiday
  • Pension Scheme matched up to 8%
  • Death in Service (4x salary) & Critical Illness Cover (5x salary)
  • Private Bupa Healthcare (covering existing medical conditions)
  • VIP Access to Co-op Live Events
  • Product Sample Scheme
  • 'Surprise & Delight' VIP Days (including Royal Ascot & Wimbledon)
  • Paid Sabbatical
  • Company iPhone & Laptop

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