Description:
Reporting to the RX Senior Account Director covering our primary clients direct retail channel, The RX Project Manager will independently manage selected experiential and retail delivery projects, or specific work-streams in larger such projects ensuring that the client needs are met and exceeded. The role will blend the requirements of being appropriately client facing with a need for strong end to end project management ideally with an experiential or events background . You will utilise the relevant agency and external partner resources to ensure all projects are delivered to the highest quality, on-time, within scope, and budget.
Depending on the specific projects the role will involve some travel to clients, partners and UK retail sites as required.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Senior Account Director in the management and delivery of key experiential/events and retail projects related to our clients diverse estate
- End to end responsibility for the planning, management and delivery of allocated projects
- Ensure projects are delivered on-time, on-budget and to agreed specification
- Ensure all project milestones and deadlines are met
- Manage project status reporting with stakeholders
- Create, deliver and manage briefs into the business for delivery
- Participate in the development of integrated solutions that leverage agency offerings and are mutually beneficial for the client and the agency
- Manage and coordinate project deliverables with various stakeholders, including Account, Production, external sub-contractors and the clients
- Identify appropriate project resource requirement, work with the Account Director, Production Director and HoD to recruit necessary contractors / specialists where required
- Assist reconciling costs against budget and full budget management
- Evaluate the success of the project against project planning
- Maintain and build key relationships with existing managers within the Agency and additionally with clients where possible
- Support senior account team members – provide essential support on major projects across the RX team when required
Skills
- Proven track record of managing full delivery of experiential/events and retail delivery projects
- Strong IT skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel and Word)
- Ability to manage workloads effectively and multi-task. Experience in a PM methodology advantageous
- Manage budgets, control costs and will recognise opportunities to maximise commercial potential
- Ability to meet tight deadlines
- Teamwork – able to work closely with team members across the Agency
- Well developed, positive interpersonal skills
- Able to take independent, proactive action to resolve challenges
- Solution driven (effective problem solving skills), ability to provide alternative plans when required
- Solid organisational skills and sharp attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills – both spoken and written in English
- Strong presentation skills – clear, concise, effective skills for briefing clients, team members and externals
- Experience in technology retail or Telco advantageous
Requirements
- Degree educated (desirable)
- 3-5 years of experience in Experiential/Event and/or Retail Delivery Project Management (client or agency)