General Responsibilities
Hertz started as a 12-car operation in Chicago in 1918 and has since grown into the world’s leading car rental company with over 11,000 locations in 140 countries. The secret of our success is no secret, really - it lies in providing rewarding career paths, fostering personal achievement, and celebrating our collective success. Being # 1 takes talent, a clear vision of the road ahead, a driving passion for excellence, but most of all, great people.
At Hertz you will be encouraged to use your imagination and initiative to drive growth, efficiency, and high-quality performance to produce outstanding results. In return for your hard work and dedication, you will be rewarded with excellent career opportunities, training & development, a competitive Incentive package, staff discount programme and many more.
JOB PURPOSE:
This role is known for supporting the UK GM to drive and manage change and strategic projects, as well as supporting on ad-hoc European projects if needed. This role will use standardised project management tools and leverage a strong network throughout the organisation, ensuring key business initiatives are delivered to plan. Projects and initiatives include driving transformation and business improvement.
If you believe you have the skills and experience required to succeed within this challenging role in an established organisation, please APPLY NOW
The Role - Taking the Wheel at Hertz
BUSINESS IMPACT:
This role has an impact on the current and future state, improving earnings through ensuring the effective implementation of strategy and change initiatives
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Ownership for management of UK change projects, from concept through to implementation. Defines scope of projects in collaboration with stakeholders. Creates and owns detailed workplans to identify and sequence activity. Manages the project schedule, working with key stakeholders to allocate resources. Determines the objectives and measures upon which projects will be evaluated at completion.
TRACKING & REPORTING
Accountable for consolidating all UK change project reporting, presenting project status, highlighting risks, assumptions, actions, successes and failures to senior management to improve decision making. Provides a point of contact and conduit between projects and leadership
RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
Builds a strong network of trust as a critical partner to project owners and reliable source of information for senior leadership. Fostering open, inclusive relationships across the business to understand readiness and resistance to make change happen.
COMMERCIAL & STRATEGIC AWARENESS
Understands the drivers of commercial performance. Appreciates the relationship between projects and future success to ensure effective commercial and strategic decision-making. Challenges the status quo as needed
ANALYSIS & FINANCIAL AWARENESS
Understands project financials and P&Ls and able to conduct analysis to understand key drivers to enhance the commercial and financial decision-making process.
Ability to analyse various sources of information and draw solid conclusions/recommendations
Your Benefits: Fuelling your Journey
• Bonus scheme
• Pension scheme - we contribute up to 8% of your salary so you save more
• Career development opportunities across Hertz UK and Europe
• 25 days Annual Leave
Various Flexible Benefits
Essential Requirements
• 3+ years’ experience in project management
• Project Management qualification desirable, preferably experience of the Canvas Model
• Advanced Excel, data handling & analytics desirable
Prosci Change Management desirable