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Programme Manager - Operations, Northampton
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Northampton, United Kingdom
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Other
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Yes
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Job Reference:
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Posted:
02.06.2025
Expiry Date:
17.07.2025
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Job Description:
Are you looking for your next challenge and want to be part of a team that is hard working and driven to make a difference to our business!
What will you do as Programme Manager
The Programme Manager is responsible for helping to shape, roadmap and the delivery of business initiatives in the area of branch operations. Supporting business case development and managing stakeholder requirements, the programme manager will coordinate across multiple business units, efficiently implementing change and bringing the expected benefits to the business.
Technology will be a key enabler for many of the changes that will deliver business improvements and the role will act as a key interface between the business teams and the Tech and Data team.
Some accountabilities of the role:
Ensuring that all initiatives in the sub portfolio are aligned to the group and business unit strategies and defining initiative scopes and deliverables that are capable of delivering those strategies and business outcomes
Working with senior stakeholders to plan and design the initiative sub portfolio and proactively monitoring its overall progress with appropriate MI reporting; identifying and initiating and owning corrective action as appropriate and actively managing and maintaining ongoing stakeholder relationships
Establishing the Programme and Project teams and appropriate resource models to deliver the initiatives within the sub portfolio and coordinating activity with any business based teams (e.g. Branch Operations, Business change, Marketing)
Lead and coach direct reports as well as making an active contribution to the Tech and Data function extended leadership team
Working with senior stakeholders to define operational measures and targets to ensure that initiative outputs are capable of delivering the defined benefits and influencing appropriately
Defining decision-making governance and planning frameworks, stakeholder engagement, change control and test strategies within governance guardrails
Collating and resolving any sub portfolio level risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies that may arise, escalating appropriately as necessary
Active participation in establishing practices, templates, policies, tools and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the organisation
Key Skills
Project and Portfolio Management
Strategic Alignment and Planning
Governance and Decision-Making
Risk and Issue Management
Operational Metrics and Performance Management
Communication and Reporting
Stakeholder Management
Cross-Functional Coordination
Team Leadership and Coaching
Merchanting Operations
Branch processes
What’s in it for you?
Not Sure you Qualify? We’re driving to become a truly inclusive employer, where everyone in our Group feels safe, welcome and confident to be their authentic selves - you be you, it makes us, us, as we say. If you’re interested in this opportunity but your past experience
doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be just the right candidate for this or other roles with us.
You’ll be supported by some fantastic training and development and have the opportunity to learn, grow and develop across the Travis Perkins Group.
We’ll also equip you with a benefits package that grows as you grow with the company:
Competitive bonus
Contributory pension scheme
Colleague discount across a variety of Group businesses
A bit about us
As the largest distributor of building materials in the UK, Travis Perkins has been helping to build Britain for over 200 years.
With over 5 businesses, 16,000 colleagues and more than 1,200 branches, stores and sites around the UK we believe we have the best people and the best place to work. Everyone works hard together to deliver results, but most importantly, have some fun along the way!
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