Head of Projects - Retail

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Position: Head of Projects - Retail
Location: Remote with national travel
Contract Type: Secondment (Full-Time) - 24 Months
Closing Date: 20th March 2023

Are you a motivated, experienced and confident senior project manager looking to take the next step of your career into general management? Would you enjoy leading a team of energetic project experts, who work together to deliver the wide range of logistics solutions and internal initiatives on behalf of our Retail customers? If the answer is yes, you're a PM looking for challenge and you're ready to make changes … we're looking for you.

DHL Supply Chain UK & Ireland takes project management very seriously. We have an extensive growth agenda and are seeking a Head of Project - Retail to join a dynamic team of more than 100 project professionals. Reporting to a sector facing Project Delivery Director, this role will be responsible for leading a team of PMs, as well as governing and managing a range of operational and IT projects that deliver the promises we make to our customers and progress our strategic agenda. If this sounds like a team you'd like to join … keep reading.

The key responsibilities in this role include:

• Act as a senior business partner between Project Delivery and the DHL Supply Chain Retail business, building strong relationships with senior stakeholders to ensure their projects are delivered in accordance with their customers' requirements
• Provide project and programme management expertise across a portfolio of projects supporting both the UKI business and our customer operations and covering operational/business and IT projects
• Line manage a small team of operations/business and IT project managers and support them in the projects they are running on behalf of your business unit

• Control resources, revenue and capital costs against project budgets and the project delivery budget

• Provide governance for projects across Retail to ensure compliance against our project management framework and global expectations

You won't find another job like the one you'll find with DHL Supply Chain. Now, here's what we need from you:

• Previous experience in a senior project management role including line management of project professionals
• Previous experience in change management, process improvement and stakeholder management
• A recognised and up to date project management qualification eg Prince2 Practitioner/APM (desirable)
• Previous experience in logistics or supply chain management
• Personal resilience & humility

What will you get in return?

As a part of a growing DHL population you will receive access to a variety of our excellent benefits which could include; 25 days holiday, pension scheme, medical cover, retail discounts, flexible working, training, development and secondments opportunities and MANY MORE.

What you'll need to do next?

If you have a proven track record of achievement to match the requirements for this role and you are looking for your next career move, simply apply online ensuring that a full up to date CV is attached with your application.

We will ensure that all our resourcing activities are fair, transparent and consistent across the UK. We want to ensure that the candidate experience is of the highest professional standard.

The Company is committed to providing equality of opportunity for all employees. Furthermore we aim to ensure our workplaces are free from discrimination and that not only employees but also our potential future employees are treated fairly and with dignity and respect. We will ensure that equality of opportunity maintains a high profile in our organisation.