Transformation Programme Manager Oldbury

The Programme Manager is responsible for the strategic planning execution and overall governance of a portfolio of interdependent programmes projects and initiatives ensuring they align with the organisations overarching strategic objectives and deliver tangible business outcomes. The role focuses on delivering large-scale transformation across the business managing risks and dependencies across projects and ensuring successful benefits addition the Programme Manager is expected to drive the commitment to Developing people and delivering what matters for customers and colleagues.
 

Key Tasks/Areas of Responsibility

• Programme Strategy and Planning: Define and manage the overall programme structure ensuring alignment with organisational strategy and investment priorities. Develop and maintain the integrated programme roadmap key milestones and critical success factors. Create business cases in conjunction with Business Leads and Finance.

• Design: Oversee the design of end-to-end solutions ensuring that the proposed operating model approach is robust scalable and fully aligned with the future state vision of the business.

• Delivery: Drive the successful end-to-end execution of the programme portfolio ensuring all projects deliver defined scope quality and benefits realisation in line with the integrated programme roadmap and overarching strategic objectives.

• People and Customer Focus: Establish and embed the core principle of Developing people and delivering what matters for customers and colleagues across all programme activities using this focus to prioritise work and measure success.

• Governance and Reporting: Establish and operate effective programme governance mechanisms including steering committees and clear decision-making processes. Provide clear timely and accurate reporting on programme status risks and benefits realisation to the Head of Transformation and executive stakeholders.

• Financial and Resource Management: Manage the overall programme budget track expenditure and ensure financial forecasts are accurate. Direct 

• and manage the workload of Project Managers and other dedicated programme resources.

• Risk and Dependency Management: Proactively identify assess and manage inter-project dependencies risks and issues that could impact the programmes successful delivery. Implement mitigation strategies to maintain programme momentum.

• 3rd Party Management: Oversee and manage all external vendors contractors and third-party resources critical to the programmes successful delivery ensuring performance aligns with contractual agreements and project requirements.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Act as the primary point of contact for all executive sponsors and key business stakeholders. Partner with stakeholders manage expectations and communication to ensure alignment and adoption of programme outputs.

• Methodology and Best Practices: Champion best practices in programme and project management methodology across the organisation.

• Team Leadership and Mentorship: Mentor and coach direct reports including Project Managers fostering a high-performing collaborative team environment.

• Transformation Function Development: Contribute to the continuous improvement of the transformation functions processes tools and capability.

• Compliance and Policy Adherence: Ensure all programme activities comply with regulatory requirements and internal policy standards.

• Maintain training records for all employees

• Provide adequate and competent supervision to maintain a safe working environment

• Work in collaboration with all business units to meet Health & Safety objectives

• Record all work related accidents incidents ill health and hazards in accordance with company policies and procedures

• Assist in investigating accidents and incidents within the workplace

• Co-operate with periodic inspections and audits of the workplace and/or equipment in accordance with legislation and the H&S management system

Additional Information :

Remuneration and Benefits

Your package will include an excellent basic salary company car or cash alternative attractive bonus scheme based on individual and company targets and Private Medical Insurance 

As well as this we recognise that our people are at the heart of our business without them we wouldnt be able to deliver our award-winning service to millions of customers across the country each day. Its important to us that we demonstrate our recognition of you in providing you with more than just a salary and job stability. To name but a few

• Holiday trading
• Enhanced maternity and paternity package 
• Free life assurance of 4 x salary on joining the pension scheme
• Vitality at Work
• Free On Site Parking 
• Discounted shopping from 100s of retailers including up to 5% off supermarket shopping
• Milestone Days off to celebrate with your family and friends 
• For employees who regularly use a screen as part of their job we offer free eye tests and support with the cost of glasses

Joining DPD can lead to not just a stable job but also a career. DPD prides itself on recognising and developing talent alongside a desire to promote from within. As a continually growing and evolving organisation we are proud to offer a great number of development and promotion opportunities. 

If you identify with our aims and values and can help us deliver our customers promises then this is the job for you! Apply today

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time