Vacancy Specification

Driven by experience, the candidate will be a highly capable Programme Management Office Manager, focused on delivering a large-scale warehouse automation capital investment project.  The Manager will lead business wide stakeholders, both nationally and internationally, to achieve key milestones in a complex, multi-phase programme, ensuring the solution meets the needs of the business. It will be demanding, challenging and fast-paced. But if candidates are ready to apply themselves and keep improving, it will be hugely rewarding, too.

Candidates must have demonstrable experience in executing large-scale capital investment projects through a Programme Management Office set up. Preferred relevant experience includes Food Retail, however, this is not mandatory.

Candidates will be located in Atherstone, however, flexibility to travel is required. 

This is a fantastic opportunity for you to develop within the business and play a key part in shaping the future of Aldi globally. Ready for more? apply to join #TeamAldi today!
 
Your New Role:
  • Leads, manages, develops and trains their team
  • Actively manages and where necessary escalates risks, issues, and other dependencies, constructing suitable action plans to rectify and deliver the project
  • Undertakes cross-functional analysis of project and programme data to identify trends and inform business planning
  • Identify and drive efficiency opportunities across programmes, ensuring resources are utilised in the most effective way
  • Maintaining standards for all internal and external documents and output
  • Develops and maintains constructive working relationships with external partners.  Manages Aldi’s partners within contract guidelines, ensuring performance is monitored and recorded to aid in continuous improvement
  • Ensuring the Project meets or exceeds the required levels of availability, performance and are delivering against agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
  • Management of Capex budget through to delivery
  • Development and training of the team, conducting appraisals and providing support
  • Managing resources to assess and support the feasibility of projects in conjunction with the Operations Team
  • Development, critique and presentation of proposals and reports, with supporting business cases
  • Performing administrative functions such as reviewing and writing reports, approving expenditures, managing policies, and making decisions about the purchase of materials or services
  • Conducting personnel administration and support of hiring and induction processes
  • Drives a culture of learning from developments in the projects, taking learnings to impart on the wider stakeholder group
About You:
  • Business Management Degree / Equivalent Qualification and / or as per experience below;
  • Articulate and numerate with clear communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Highly experience within a PMO Manager role. 
  • Extended industry experience in a management roles.
  • Leadership / Team Management experience.
  • Experience of stakeholder management at all levels
  • Strong project / programme management track record, in a retail or similar fast-paced environment, and a good understanding of managing moving deadlines, multiple project strands, and critical paths.
  • Demonstrable experience in managing large-scale programmes and projects within a PMO Manager role.
  • Computer literate including strong office skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Teams and Outlook.
  • Previous experience of managing data and creating reporting templates. Utilising data to identify risks and opportunities and to develop new ideas and concepts.
  • A forward thinker with excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • The ability to build relationships and engage with stakeholders at all levels of the business.
  • Leadership, Team Management, Strong Communicator, Management of 3PL, Cost Savings, Budget Management.
  • Experience using Programme Management software tools
What You'll Get In Return:
  • Starting salary from £61,065 rising to £94,240
  • Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm, with the opportunity of 2 days a week remote working.
  • 5 weeks’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
  • In-Office flexi time
  • Full training provided
  • Pension Scheme
  • Private employee medical insurance after 6 months
  • Company sick pay scheme
  • Company maternity, paternity and adoption leave
  • Long service rewards
  • Access to MyBenefits, where you can find a wide range of benefits, including our bike to work scheme, shopping and cinema discounts, health cash plan, a FREE will, travel and discounted gym memberships, as well as a host of benefits to support your financial and wellbeing needs
  • Access to a free, 24/7, confidential virtual GP service for all Aldi Colleagues and their children (under the age of 16)

You’ll need to live within 90 minutes of your main working location

Aldi is an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce and are dedicated to promoting a culture of inclusion, providing an environment in which collaboration, respect and fairness are essential. We value diversity and are dedicated to treating all of our colleagues and prospective colleagues fairly and with respect.

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