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This temporary assignment will be working at Diageo, and may involve working at a Diageo site, you will however be contracted through Magnit Global, a UK registered employment business with the company registration number 05537535.

Temporary work opportunities align well with people who are looking for career flexibility and less traditional ways of working, but at the same time are people driven to deliver amazing work in high-profile situations. Magnit Direct Sourcing is a service offered by Magnit Global that provides top talent directly to industry leading clients who have flexible temporary assignments that work on a variety of projects and unlock opportunities for exciting work.

This temporary assignment will be working with Diageo. Diageo is the world’s leading premium drinks company with an outstanding collection of brands, such as Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray, and Guinness. With over 200 brands in 180 countries and a global network of entrepreneurial individuals, our teams blend a diverse range of experience, knowledge, and skills. We connect customers and consumers to our iconic products and create innovative experiences that bring people together to celebrate life. Visit Diageo’s global responsible drinking resource, Drink IQ (https://www.drinkiq.com/quiz/en-us/) , for information, initiatives, and ways to share best practices. Celebrating life, every day, everywhere.

About the Role

Responsibilities

Key Outcomes

• Deliver our retail transformation plan in Global Travel to ensure Diageo brands are the most visible and engaging in the channel.

• Manage a variety of permanent retail projects across production and installation.

• Report on progress, quality, and costs to the wider business.

Functional Capabilities

• Excellent project and stakeholder management skills

• High resilience & positive attitude – able to build powerful relationships and work collaboratively within a cross-functional remote team

• Problem solver & solution-based team player who can deal with ambiguity & adapt quickly

• High attention to detail

• Proven track record of delivering complex technical projects

About You:

• The ideal candidate will have experience in retail implementation in luxury branded environments.

• Evidence management of complex end-to-end projects including agreeing timescales, costs, and resources, negotiating with contractors and suppliers, and drawing up plans for each project stage.

• Proven ability to build relationships and work collaboratively internally and externally with good negotiation skills.

• Evidence of working comfortably in a highly ambiguous environment at pace, balancing multiple projects and stakeholders.

• Experience delivering projects within airport retail environments across multiple countries is a major plus.

• Experience reading and checking technical drawings preferable

• Fluency in Spanish preferable but not mandatory.

• Ability to start as soon as possible 4-5 days a week for an initial 6-month period.

1. What is the maximum number of projects you have managed at once and how many years of project management experience do you have?

2. Do you have prior experience working on high-end retail projects in multiple countries, such as airports, cruise ships, or other retail spaces?

3. Do you have prior experience managing day-to-day communication while managing the full project life cycle process with suppliers and stakeholders?

Requirements

• Brief Summary : Looking for a Functional Project Manager to support delivery of retail fixture projects in duty free locations. Will be looking after multiple live projects about 60 numbers or more. Need someone eager to build relationship and skilled negotiator in successfully delivering projects across the Americas.

• This PM will work with our suppliers and stake holders, handling day to day communication following end to end project life cycle process.

• Top Required skills: Relationship building, and Excellent communication skills, Production knowledge (retail fixture) and project management, Microsoft office suite office

• Preferred/ Good to have Skills - Spanish is highly desired/preferred, good to have Production

• Travel needed for this role? - No

• Years of experience: 4+ years of experience

• Education: Bachelor's degree however HM prefers experience in lieu of Bachelor’s Degree

• Shift timings: Regular Day shift with flexible timings, Monday to Friday

• Role Type: Hybrid 2 days onsite and 3 days remote

• Interview: 2 rounds zoom interview

• Duration: Start Date: Feb 04/2024 End Date Aug 11/2024

• Possibility of extension: Yes

• Work Location: 1HQ, London, LND, W1F 7HS, UK, ENB6

• Start ASAP

Magnit Global is a leading, global professional services and technology company. We have been a leader in contingent workforce management since 1991 and work with leading Fortune 500 companies and other large organizations across numerous verticals including consumer electronics, research and development, pharmaceuticals, health services, and many more. To do our best work we need different viewpoints. Therefore, we celebrate diversity and embrace inclusion. As an equal opportunity employer, we are dedicated to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We strive to ensure that we maintain a positive and enriching work environment for all.