Title:  Project Manager

IT Project Manager

Function: Digital & Technology
Location: Edinburgh, a mix of office and home working (2-3 days required in our Edinburgh office per week)
Salary: C£55,000 base depending on experience, plus full benefits listed below.
Contract: Permanent

Hiring manager: Sarah Peal
Closing Date: 29th April 2024

Are you looking for your next chapter at HEINEKEN UK? You already know that we make great beers and ciders, well we also offer exciting and dynamic careers!

We’re looking for someone who’s as ready to evolve for the future as we are. If you’re ready to brew a new career, apply for our Project Manager in our Digital & Technology function! 

About the role
This role has responsibility for leading international project teams across multiple functional areas through the definition and delivery of digitally enabled business change projects. These projects are normally high risk, high profile and high impact – so high job satisfaction once complete!

As one of our Project Managers, you’ll be responsible for delivering these projects against business objectives, on time and within budget and be an active champion of HEINEKEN project management frameworks & methodologies and contribute to process improvement initiatives

So what will you be doing? Here’s some of the key accountabilities.

• Manage all aspects of projects to ensure they’re in line with business requirements.
• Deliver projects through the expert application of the HEINEKEN project framework and other industry best practices, establishing clear measures of success.
• Provide leadership and manage project team(s) consisting of both internal and external resources.
• Monitor and manage project performance, manage day-to-day project meetings and activities

Who we’re looking for
We’re looking for an ambitious and organised IT Project Manager with previous experience of leading several full project delivery cycles. You’ll need to be an excellent communicator and able to manage multiple stakeholders at all levels, both internal, external and globally. Most importantly, you need to be eager to learn! There are always new ways of doing things, we’d like you to be curious and passionate about bringing the outside in.

If you have;

• Experience in leading multi-disciplinary teams.
• An understanding of digital and technology and leading projects in a complex environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, oral and written communication skills and influencing skills to achieve win-win outcomes.
• A proven ability to deal with shifting priorities, demands and timelines in a structured and objective manner. Capable of managing multiple conflicting priorities and deadlines
• Fantastic stakeholder management – managing internal, 3rd party and global colleagues.
• Experience of working in a Manufacturing or wider Supply Chain environment will be beneficial
• Experience with both Agile and Waterfall methodology.

Then this could be the role for you!

Our Ways of Working
Heineken’s Global Purpose is to “brew the Joy of True Togetherness to inspire a better world” and to fulfil this we believe in working closely with each other and collaborating f2f when we can.  To enable this, we ask colleagues to be in the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays and one other day of the colleague’s choice.
 

Our Benefits
In addition to your base salary, you’ll also receive:

• Annual bonus
• Company funded Private Medical Healthcare
• Double-matched pension contributions (up to 10%)
• 35 days holiday (with the opportunity to buy/sell)
• A monthly case of our delicious ciders and beers!
• Exciting opportunities to develop your career.

You’ll also get the opportunity to get involved with one of our colleague networks where groups of colleagues from all over the business work together to ensure we’re always working towards being a diverse and inclusive company.

The Application
If you like what you’ve read and want to explore this opportunity further, please apply as soon as possible. We may close vacancies early where we receive significant numbers of applications, so don’t delay!

If you need any adjustments made to support your application, for example, if you require information in different formats, or if you have any accessibility issues, then we’re more than happy to review our processes – please feel free to get in touch with us as recruitment@heineken.co.uk.

In all likelihood the ideal candidate for this role won’t meet every single requirement in this advert, in fact, we all need the opportunity to grow and develop in role.  We understand some applicants are less likely to apply to jobs unless they feel they meet every single qualification. The team at HEINEKEN would encourage you to submit an application if the advert has piqued your interest rather than ruling yourself out based on any self-limiting beliefs. You never know, you may be exactly what we’re looking for!

Who We Are
We’ve 150 years of brewing history and are proud of this legacy. Yet we’re sure our best days are ahead of us. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play as we dream big, set bold ambitions and push the boundaries. We support colleagues on this journey with development opportunities and unique experiences to help them reach their full potential.

Apply today to discover Your Future, Untapped.