Retail Programme Manager

Reatil Programme Manager – ROG Online

– Location: Cape Town CBD.

– Hybrid rotation: 4 days on-site

– Duration: 12-month extendable contract.

Purpose:

We are seeking an experienced Programme Manager to oversee and deliver a multi-year programme of strategic and operational online projects in the retail industry’s online fulfilment space. From the opportunity phase through to implementation and review, the Programme Manager will play a pivotal role in translating strategy into successful execution.

Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

• Shape, implement, and maintain the Online Fulfilment Programme to meet organizational objectives, ensuring alignment with senior stakeholders.
• Oversee multiple project teams, comprised of both internal and external resources, ensuring the achievement of programme goals.
• Manage the overall programme to ensure timely, budgeted, and high-quality delivery, producing the desired benefits.
• Effectively land all projects in the operational environment, identifying and addressing systemic risks.
• Develop and implement programme processes for assessing success and introducing improvements.

Daily & Monthly Responsibilities:

• Collaborate closely with the new business development team, project sponsor, cross-functional teams, and project managers to plan and deliver new initiatives.
• Align resource requirements, work plans, budgets, and timing for all new initiatives to form part of a coherent programme delivery.
• Identify key programme requirements from cross-functional teams and external vendors.
• Develop and manage the programme budget in collaboration with stakeholders to achieve business goals.
• Work with other programme and project managers to identify risks and opportunities across multiple projects within the business area.
• Understand, provide feedback, and report to manage key stakeholders’ expectations relative to programme execution.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or a related field, along with relevant industry qualifications.
• 5+ years in a management role (preference given to those with programme management experience), demonstrating a track record of delivering complex and interdependent initiatives through others.
• Exceptional leadership, time management, facilitation, and organizational skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to manage and influence key stakeholders.
• Preference for experience working in Retail and/or a Digital environment.
• Strong experience in landing complex change into a national operational environment.

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