BrightHouse and Arras
Working Quickly & Efficiently for Staffing Needs
BrightHouse is the leading UK rent-to-own company. They provide quality branded household goods to customers on affordable weekly payments through over 220 retail stores nationwide. The BrightHouse proposition allows customers access to the goods they need to furnish their homes - with no deposit, weekly payments and peace of mind, through complete servicing and right of return.
Sudden departure creates urgent project management need
Brighthouse were about to embark on a major programme of work which included largely implementing technology but also ensuring that any new ways of working were fully embedded within the business. In particular an initial driver was to ensure compliance with standards of financial data security.
A contractor had been used over the summer but was about to depart making the finding of a permanent replacement an urgent requirement.
Effectively combining the technical skills with background
The project management consultant from Arras People, determined that the key to a successful candidate was finding someone with the right technological background who had experience of the retail environment. Above all, the successful candidate needed to be an effective project manager given the wide geographic area to be covered.
Finding the right match
The perfect candidate for BrightHouse - a project manager who brought over 25 years of retail experience gained within some large high street retailers; managing projects from merchandising, supply chain through to complex IT projects. With a strong business focus, the candidate was Prince2 practitioner and certified Scrum Master, enabling e-commerce to develop and commence the deployment of PCI DSS (compliance with standards of financial data security), driving through the business.
The candidate was offered the role and commenced project delivery
Find the right project management talent, someone who will hit the ground running on business critical projects and who understands the nature of your industry sector and market can sometimes feel like a tall order to fill. Step one at Arras People is always about taking the time to evaluate the role, the project and your business and then translate your needs to the project management marketplace. They say recruitment is not rocket-science but sometimes it helps to partner with someone who understands the subject matter at hand.
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Over the years we have built a focused PMO database of registered candidates; many of the candidates we know personally through our work in the PMO field since 2002.
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