PMO Programme Support - Milton Keynes, United Kingdom - Sainsburys

Sainsburys

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Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

PMO Programme Support
WG)

Flexible hybrid working from home with a base at one of our offices in
:London, Milton Keynes, Coventry, or
Manchester

Sainsbury's is currently undergoing a multi-year logistics transformation programme, aiming to achieve integration across our Sainsbury's and Argos brands, improved operational efficiencies, and deliver a multi-million-pound cost saving to our logistics cost base which comprises one of the companies top 10 big bet 'save to invest' programmes; externally, we committed to saving £150m over 5 years.

Our Supply Chain & Logistics Strategy team is at the heart of delivering this change.

As Project Management Office (PMO) programme support, you will work within the Logistics Strategy team and work closely with our Programme Manager as well as Change, HR, Operations and Finance.

You will co-ordinate all programme administration activity across our end-to-end programme from Strategy through to Implementation to ensure we have a clear strategy and change plan with well understood risks and opportunities helping to form trade-offs or choices as we go.

You will assist with compilation of reports and programme governance documents including the collation of updates and distribution to key stakeholders providing a reference point for queries, maintaining the program plan, complete risk, opportunity, interdependency reviews and tracking lessons learnt for Continuous Improvement and feedback to leadership team for future considerations.

You will provide PMO process expertise as required and coaching project managers to adopt procedures, working to enhance them as required in line with wider group changes/compliance requirements.

If you have a desire to be at the heart of change in a high profile and demanding change programme, there can be no better place to be right now

What you need to Know & Show

Excellent written communication and presentation skills and ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint to a high degree of competence
Understanding and previous experience working on project governance with a working knowledge of basic project management tools. Desired but not necessarily required; Relevant Project Management qualification
Flexibility to meet business requirements
Takes time to really understand processes, engages with colleagues to check understanding, and then works to implement change to make things simpler
Takes every opportunity to engage with our customers to build their trust in what we are doing now and plan to do in the future
Communicates with colleagues in an engaging and inspiring way
Selfawareness and an understanding of your impact, so that all stakeholders know what we need to do and why it needs to be done.
Inspires those around them to be the best they can be, taking time to get to know, encourage and support them

Work-life balance is important to us, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role.

We trust them to decide how, where and when they work, combining remote and collaborative working with a flexible approach to hours, giving them plenty of time and space for life outside of work whilst delivering against our business goals.

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Primary Location:
GB-GB-Milton Keynes

Work Locations:
Argos - Avebury and Home Sainsbury's Argos Avebury BoulevardSaxon Gate West Milton Keynes MK9 2NW

Job:
Strategy

Schedule:
Full-time

Advertised Salary Competitive