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Senior Project Management Office Lead, Spalding

London, United Kingdom 1 month ago

Job Description

Senior Project Management Office Lead - Project Vision We rise to challenges together Salary£90,000 to £100,000 depending on experience Benefits Car allowance £8,400, bonus up to 20% and family healthcare Location London Fitzroy Ways of Working Hybrid (2 - 3 days on site with travel to manufacturing sites as needed) Hours of work Monday to Friday 8.30 - 17.00Contract Type - Permanent Why join us? We're ready for anything. We thrive on challenge and change. The undeniable pressure and pace of our 24/7 operation keeps us on our toes and offers a variety of career pathways and options to explore and pursue. We encourage everyone to work hard, push further and show resilience. And it's exciting. Because only by mentoring and role modelling our success and innovation, will we continue to diversify, grow as individuals and succeed together. About the role Bakkavor has set the vision to build a world class SAP solution, through Project Vision, that delivers outstanding customer and colleague experience, technology innovation, integrated&comprehensive solutions to ensure our operations run without impact. We are seeking a skilled and passionate Senior PMO lead for the Project. The Senior PMO lead will be a highly experienced transformation professional, with a strong and demonstrable background delivering large, multi-year, business critical transformations. The Senior PMO lead, is responsible for overall planning and execution of Project Vision, by providing oversite of multiple workstreams activity, risk and issue management, change control, and stakeholder management. The role will lead long-term strategic project planning and preparation of status updates and presentations up to senior leadership. As a dynamic, self-starter, the individual will have the ability to communicate and influence senior workstream leaders, ensuring that the PMO function is positioned to 'add value' to the project team as a whole. As the project matures, the Senior PMO lead will also take responsibility for the orchestration of wider PMO capabilities that sit within technology. Defining best practice, building capability, and driving excellent execution across all focus areas - If you have the ability to use existing tools to identify innovative approaches, this could be the perfect role for you. Role Accountabilities Ensure the provision of an effective Project Management Office, including processes, standards, and governance frameworks Ensure the successful delivery of best practice project management methodologies, tools, and templates Lead the planning, execution, and monitoring of the transformation project, ensuring it is delivered on time, within scope, and within budget Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and integration of project activities Operate 'change control' process in relation to any updates to the plan in collaboration with delivery teams Receive and manage the quality assurance of status updates from key workstreams. Regularly chair project status updates, along with project plan update meetings, and risk meetings Present regular project status reports to senior management and other stakeholders Create the framework and approach for strategic roadmap planning in collaboration with the transformation lead Engage with key stakeholders to understand their needs and expectations and ensure effective communication throughout the project lifecycle Facilitate regular status meetings and provide updates to senior management and other stakeholders Support the development of a collaborative and high-performance work environment Provide guidance and support to project team members, ensuring they have the resources needed to succeed Take responsibility for ensuring an effective and involved risk management process in collaboration Ensure that risk management is part of the culture and ways of working across the project team Escalate critical issues to senior management when necessary. Define the approach to leading people resourcing throughout the programme, including capacity planning Input into the upskilling and capability building activities across the project team. About you Ideally, you will be proficient in project management processes and associated tools (e.g. Microsoft project, Jira). A deep understanding of how to run technology implementations, strong understanding of change management processes, specifically stakeholder management - will all be key, as will: - PMP, PRINCE2, or similar project management certification Comprehensive experience in complex project management 'Big four' consulting experience would be an advantage. S4 Hana / SAP programme experience Proven experience managing large-scale transformation projects Strong understanding of project management methodologies and best practices Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment What you'll receive As an equal opportunity employer, we're committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you. You'll enjoy: Life Assurance (2.5 x salary) Private medical insurance (employee&family cover) Car allowance Annual Bonus Scheme 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays as standard (may vary by role) Staff Shop Stakeholder Pension Scheme Discount&cashback platform Personal Accident Insurance Free health check Employee Assistance Programme A range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental&hospital cash plans) Salary sacrifice car lease scheme Free independent mortgage advice Discounted tutoring for children Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary Free car parking - Site dependant Plus, a commitment to your wellbeing that includes emotional, physical and financial support services delivered by our fantastic team of wellbeing champions. Proud to be Bakkavor We're proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We're proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. We're driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business - come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team! Find out more and apply. #CVL

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