Project Manager

Working for this fantastic company on a hybrid basis, this role is responsible for the planning and execution of events from conception through to completion.

Job Description:

• Lead reasonably complex projects ensuring the highest quality standards are upheld throughout the project’s life cycle
• Full comprehension of the scope and project objectives and establish clear roles and responsibilities for project team members.
• Set, communicate, and drive timelines and priorities within each project
• Lead regular project status meetings throughout project life cycle and ensure clear communication
• Build and maintain effective strategic supplier relationships, negotiating beneficial rates and terms, manage contracting and ongoing communications with all third-party suppliers
• Maximise revenue opportunities on all projects (Touch amplified services)
• Dynamic management of project team capacity and ensuring sufficient levels of support are allocated to your job.
• Conduct full staff briefing when arrive onsite (including walkthrough slides)
• Daily staff & client briefing (confirming in writing to the team any changes to the schedule)
• Effectively manage multiple inboxes, ensure accurate client updates
• Manage budgets and pull together multiple workstreams and country billing.

Person Specification:

• Previous experience of working with Pharma clients is essential
• Congress Management experience would be advantageous
• Must have experience of working in a corporate background
• Excellent attention to detail and organisation skills
• Passion for what you do, a desire to be all engaging, creative and keen to build a unique service offering in-house

Additional Information:

• Based in Leatherhead (hybrid, minimum of 3 days in the office)
• £34,000 - £38,000
• 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
• Discretional Annual Profit Related Bonus (not guaranteed) (Must have worked for the company for 6 months to be eligible)
• Health Insurance
• Pension 4% contribution
• Childcare Vouchers
• Commission for all New Client Business introduced (% paid for the first year of business)
• Flexible Working (Business needs will always prevail therefore all successful candidates need to be prepared to attend office up to 5 days if required however, and where appropriate, managers may assign work from home at their discretion).

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