Transformation Portfolio Office Manager

We are currently recruiting for a Transformation Portfolio Office Manager. The primary objective of the role is to establish robust reporting across all the key initiatives that make up the strategic portfolio.  Creation of Exec level reports, providing insights, analysis, and reporting on the Strategic Change Portfolio. Understanding the risk profile, synergies, dependencies, and accountability in delivering the business plan. The role requires collaboration with business areas to understand the performance of key initiatives and promote effective change management methodologies and governance across the business, creating a Centre of Excellence for change management and governance.

Responsibilities

• Produce insightful, accurate and well-structured Exec level reports

• Minimise duplication of effort, one version of the truth - ‘say it as it is’

• Oversee timely and accurate Portfolio Change reporting inputs

• Provide mentoring on PMO and Change methodologies and governance 

• Engage and build strong relationships with change stakeholders including Project Sponsors

• Structure portfolio governance to provide assurance and good risk management

• Ensure awareness and promote resolution of risks and issues 

• Co-ordination of a Group view of RAID across portfolio and key dependencies between projects to ensure change delivers aligned to the overall Group Strategy

• Change control at the centre to ensure transparency of decision making and impact 

• Ensure change initiatives delivers benefits within time & budget constraints

• Contribute to the annual financial and action planning process

• Create centre of excellence for change management and governance

Skills needed

• Project and PMO Management

• Stakeholder Management

• Business and Reporting Analytics

• Mentoring

• Communication skills working at all levels of the organisation

• PMO Tools, eg Monday, Jira, Spreadsheets

• Finance, Budgeting and Planning

• Strategic thinking

• Problem solving

Desired Experience

• PMO management of large group-wide transformation 

• Experience in working with PMO tools and systems and implementing into new Portfolio office

• PMO mentoring of business and change colleagues

• Change Portfolio oversight and governance 

• Delivering within various common change and lean methodologies

• C-Suite Stakeholder engagement and communication

Our modern Head Office on the edge of Bradford is home to our different support teams from tech, marketing and finance to HR, trading and supply chain.

Alive with activity, this is where decisions are made and our corporate teams make sure everything runs smoothly. Here, you’ll find comfy breakout areas, a coffee shop, newsagents and subsidised restaurant all within commuting distance of Leeds, Manchester and the Yorkshire Dales - always with free parking.

We host regular seasonal events and you’ll often find our suppliers on site sharing details of their latest product. We’re also committed to fundraising for our current charity partner.

Our business is fast paced and ever changing, as such we’ve lots of opportunities for you to play your part in our success. We’d love to meet you…

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