Senior Programme Manager Dartford Food Processing & Manufacturing £55,000 to £70,000 salary
Purpose
Define and deliver the business change agenda through the application of best practice project and programme management, to ultimately enhance business performance.
Individual responsibilities include:
• Owning and developing the current project management process.
• Ensuring project and programme governance is adequate for all projects.
• Leading others to accurately define project scopes and user requirements,
• Accountable for high quality and fair supplier selection tender processes.
• Writing/reviewing sophisticated business cases and financial models that are relied upon at board level.
• Provide oversight and control over complex budgets and reporting on project performance.
• Holding teams to project plans and reporting on project performance.
• Defining project risk management strategies and processes for all programmed projects.
• Working cross-functionally to solve project issues and implement changes.
• Taking responsibility for the successful planning and implementation of business change projects.
• Developing a in depth understanding of company culture, its operation, and the individuals.
• Leading and motivating a team and developing your direct reports.
• Taking personal accountability to deliver results that and value to the business.
In this role, first-rate stakeholder management is a fundamental to success of all workstreams. As an internal function you will work with, but are not limited to, the following stakeholders on a daily basis:
• Operational staff in all functions of the Business,
• Middle & Senior Management
• External consultants and suppliers
Candidate Skills and Experience
It is expected that a minimum of 4 years work experience in a Programme/ Change Management role is required to develop the skillset which is essential to success in this role. This skillset includes but is not limited to:
• Business case and financial modelling generation
• Project planning
• Stakeholder management and communication skills
• Budget management
• External supplier tenders
• Issue and risk management
Qualifications
A formal Project Management qualification would be preferred