Our OEM Client based in Gaydon, is searching for Demand & Portfolio Coordinator to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a 12-month maternity leave cover contract position.
Umbrella Pay Rate: £36.01 per hour.
The Opportunity:
Our client is seeking a motivated Demand & Portfolio Coordinator to support Customer Experience demand and prioritisation activities. This role is an important part of our digital transformation journey, helping us move towards a truly customer‑centric, digitally‑led business.
The Demand & Portfolio Coordinator contributes to shaping and managing the demand pipeline. Working closely with business stakeholders and delivery teams, the role helps ensure requests are captured, validated, prioritised, and aligned with strategic roadmaps. By assisting governance processes, maintaining portfolio visibility, and supporting continuous improvement, the coordinator enables the organisation to deliver change with clarity and control.
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:
Demand Management
Support the capture, validation, and assessment of digital demand submissions.
Ensure requests are processed promptly and directed to appropriate delivery channels.
Assist in maintaining traceability of demand items through to delivery.
Plan and coordinate key meetings, ensuring stakeholder and content coverage.
Governance & Reporting
Contribute to governance forums and demand syncs.
Help maintain dashboards, datasets and reporting tools, ensuring accuracy of demand and portfolio data.
Coordinate demand outputs and supporting documentation for meetings, tracking delivery and highlighting risks.
Portfolio Oversight
Support visibility of the digital portfolio
Assist in prioritisation discussions aligned to strategic roadmaps.
Monitor portfolio health and highlight risks & issues
Stakeholder Engagement
Build effective working relationships across Centres of Excellence, Regions, Brands, and Business & Digital colleagues.
Act as a reliable partner between demand requestors and delivery teams.
Support clear communication and coordination of digital demand activity.
Continuous Improvement
Contribute to refining demand and portfolio processes, driving efficiency and consistency.
Support continuous improvement initiatives by proposing new ideas and process enhancements.
Provide ad hoc support to the Demand & Portfolio team as required.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Good understanding of digital ecosystems and technical landscapes
Ability to recognise digital complexity and highlight potential delivery risks.
Experience supporting portfolio or PMO processes in large, complex organisations.
Familiarity with Agile delivery practices and ways of working.
Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
Skilled at building effective working relationships across cross‑functional teams and stakeholders.
Good communication and problem‑solving skills.
Essential Personal Profile:
Resilient and enthusiastic, responding constructively to new ideas and inputs.
Able to gather and interpret data from multiple sources to support recommendations
Clear communicator, able to explain technical concepts in simple, accessible ways.
Customer‑focused, approachable, and dependable
Collaborative team player who supports colleagues and external stakeholders.
Motivated and focused, with a drive to deliver quality results on time.
Demonstrates perseverance and adaptability in demanding environments.
Willing to challenge the status quo positively