Job Title : Lead Portfolio Manager Location: Hybrid/ London or York – 3 days a week on site Contract Duration : 6 Months initially Daily Rate : £600/day (Umbrella – Maximum) IR35 Status: Inside IR35 Minimum requirement: NEC 4 Contract Management experience Complex development experience Key Essential Skills and Top 3 Evaluation Criteria Large Manufacturing experience The Role: Lead a matrix team to deliver the market application readiness requirements, taking all suppliers through a development and technical assurance process to deliver products that are fully compliant with the organisations identified requirements (or agreeing any deviations), and achieving product acceptance. Document and maintain the approach to the delivery of market application readiness. Manage and deliver on the organisations obligations under contract(s), holding suppliers to account on their obligations to time, cost and quality. Work with suppliers and the team to develop a schedule for activities, including product development and assurance activities, and maintain and monitor progress against it Develop KPIs with suppliers to understand development, testing and assurance progress Hold regular progress reviews with suppliers and teams. Implement and administer a technical / commercial query process with suppliers and teams as relevant. Maintain a risk and issues register associated with requirements and deliver action plans to address them. Undertake periodic and other cyclical or ad-hoc reporting on progress, risks and issues Arrange supplier site visits, and access to test facilities as required to assure delivery progress. Manage the budget for market application readiness activities in line with standards, corporate governance and Managing Public Money guidelines. Implement and manage the change control process, to cater for scope, requirement, schedule and cost change. Deliver continuous improvement on the approach, based on supplier and team feedback. Desirable Commercially astute with experience of managing NEC4 contracts Experience of managing complex development and delivery programmes in close collaboration with internal and external engineers. Experience of collaboratively working with large Original Equipment Manufacturers to jointly resolve issues. Disability Confident As a member of the disability confident scheme, CLIENT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. Armed Forces Covenant CLIENT is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. If you qualify for the above, please notify us on 0121 794 8181. We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview. Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know. To apply for this role please submit your latest CV or contact Aspect Resources on 0121 794 8181