Driven by experience, the candidate will be a highly capable Programme Management Office Manager, focused on delivering a large-scale warehouse automation capital investment project.  The Manager will lead business wide stakeholders, both nationally and internationally, to achieve key milestones in a complex, multi-phase programme, ensuring the solution meets the needs of the business. It will be demanding, challenging and fast-paced. But if candidates are ready to apply themselves and keep improving, it will be hugely rewarding, too.

Candidates must have demonstrable experience in executing large-scale capital investment projects through a Programme Management Office set up. Preferred relevant experience includes Food Retail, however, this is not mandatory.

Candidates will be located in Atherstone, however, flexibility to travel is required. 

This is a fantastic opportunity for you to develop within the business and play a key part in shaping the future of Aldi globally. Ready for more? apply to join #TeamAldi today!

Your New Role:

• Leads, manages, develops and trains their team
• Actively manages and where necessary escalates risks, issues, and other dependencies, constructing suitable action plans to rectify and deliver the project
• Undertakes cross-functional analysis of project and programme data to identify trends and inform business planning
• Identify and drive efficiency opportunities across programmes, ensuring resources are utilised in the most effective way
• Maintaining standards for all internal and external documents and output
• Develops and maintains constructive working relationships with external partners.  Manages Aldi’s partners within contract guidelines, ensuring performance is monitored and recorded to aid in continuous improvement
• Ensuring the Project meets or exceeds the required levels of availability, performance and are delivering against agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
• Management of Capex budget through to delivery
• Development and training of the team, conducting appraisals and providing support
• Managing resources to assess and support the feasibility of projects in conjunction with the Operations Team
• Development, critique and presentation of proposals and reports, with supporting business cases
• Performing administrative functions such as reviewing and writing reports, approving expenditures, managing policies, and making decisions about the purchase of materials or services
• Conducting personnel administration and support of hiring and induction processes
• Drives a culture of learning from developments in the projects, taking learnings to impart on the wider stakeholder group

About You:

• Business Management Degree / Equivalent Qualification and / or as per experience below;
• Articulate and numerate with clear communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Highly experience within a PMO Manager role. 
• Extended industry experience in a management roles.
• Leadership / Team Management experience.
• Experience of stakeholder management at all levels
• Strong project / programme management track record, in a retail or similar fast-paced environment, and a good understanding of managing moving deadlines, multiple project strands, and critical paths.
• Demonstrable experience in managing large-scale programmes and projects within a PMO Manager role.
• Computer literate including strong office skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Teams and Outlook.
• Previous experience of managing data and creating reporting templates. Utilising data to identify risks and opportunities and to develop new ideas and concepts.
• A forward thinker with excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• The ability to build relationships and engage with stakeholders at all levels of the business.
• Leadership, Team Management, Strong Communicator, Management of 3PL, Cost Savings, Budget Management.
• Experience using Programme Management software tools

What You'll Get In Return:

• Starting salary from £61,065 rising to £94,240
• Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm, with the opportunity of 2 days a week remote working.
• 5 weeks’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• In-Office flexi time
• Full training provided
• Pension Scheme
• Private employee medical insurance after 6 months
• Company sick pay scheme
• Company maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Long service rewards
• Access to MyBenefits, where you can find a wide range of benefits, including our bike to work scheme, shopping and cinema discounts, health cash plan, a FREE will, travel and discounted gym memberships, as well as a host of benefits to support your financial and wellbeing needs
• Access to a free, 24/7, confidential virtual GP service for all Aldi Colleagues and their children (under the age of 16)

You’ll need to live within 90 minutes of your main working location

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