Programme Manager

Job Introduction

A fantastic opportunity to join a market leading company has arisen. Sodexo UK are currently looking to recruit an experienced Programme Manager to provide strategic programme leadership and management to deliver the European P&G EFMT programme within established contractual timescales.

You will plan and design the programme and proactively monitor its overall progress, resolving issues and initiating corrective action as appropriate. Reporting to the Global Account Director of the Proctor & Gamble account, this role will take a pivotal role in the planning, implementation and execution of specific company and project goals or policies.

Role Responsibility

• Establish and lead the programme through to successful delivery; including establishing robust programme governance
• Implement and maintain process improvement across the programme and coordinate proposals into both the Client and Sodexo to improve the effectiveness of deployment
• Provide thought leadership on all aspects of project delivery and act as a subject matter expert.
• Actively work across the European region as part of the P&G senior leadership team
• Align activities and priorities with those flowing from the Transition and Deployment team
• Successful delivery of the overall deployment plan with all activities stabilised at the end of the mobilisation period (both at a site and portfolio level)
• Act as a mediator between executives and team members employed as part of the project; both internally and client facing
• Initiate extra activities and other management interventions wherever gaps in the programme are identified or issues arise
• Build open and effective relationships with all key programme stakeholders.

The Ideal Candidate

• Proven track record with experience of Programme management on major programmes with good knowledge of project management disciplines i.e. PRINCE2
• Credibility within the programme environment and ability to influence others
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with all key stakeholders
• Good knowledge of techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling programmes, including risk management, budget and resource allocation procedures
• Ability to find innovative ways of solving and/or pre-empting problems
• Understanding of the wider implications of the programme
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft office including MS Project  

Desirable

• Desirable, international exposure to other Sodexo business markets
• Working knowledge of Integrated Facilities Management
•  Blue chip/major consultancy trained

Package Description

Band C – access to a variety of Sodexo benefits and discounts, flexible benefit fund, bonus, car allowance and pension scheme

Regular travel and overnight stays will be required across Global Locations

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland.