Manufacturing Controller (Stevenage)
Posted 1 week ago by 1753443637
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Summary: The Programme/Portfolio Delivery Manager will lead the successful delivery of complex, cross-functional programmes or portfolios, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives. This role involves full ownership of planning, governance, stakeholder engagement, and benefits realization to deliver measurable value to the business. The position requires a confident leader with a proven track record in managing high-impact initiatives in a multi-stakeholder environment. The role is based in Windsor with remote work flexibility, requiring one day on-site each week.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of programmes or portfolios, ensuring alignment with business objectives, timelines, budgets, and quality expectations.
- Assume full accountability for the programme or portfolio plan, scope, budget, and delivery of business outcomes.
- Prioritise and manage competing objectives, dependencies, and risks to maintain delivery integrity.
- Collaborate across business units and supporting functions to shape and drive a compelling vision, business case, and implementation roadmap.
- Ensure alignment of the programme or portfolio to both DTS and wider business strategy.
- Contribute to strategic planning cycles, including quarterly, annual, and three-year plans, identifying key dependencies and resolving conflicts.
- Establish robust governance frameworks to facilitate decision-making, resolve stakeholder challenges, and maintain momentum.
- Drive benefit realisation through effective change management and senior stakeholder engagement.
- Oversee relationships with internal teams and third-party suppliers to ensure delivery excellence.
- Ensure delivery adheres to internal methodologies, quality standards, and portfolio governance.
- Lead resource planning and management, ensuring sufficient capacity and contingency to meet delivery goals.
- Inspire, coach, and motivate delivery teams across business and DTS functions to high performance.
- Conduct structured quality assurance and programme/project health checks where required.
Key Skills:
- Extensive experience delivering enterprise-wide programmes or portfolios with measurable business impact.
- Strong financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, and ROI evaluation.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, particularly at senior leadership level.
- Deep understanding of governance, risk management, and project/change methodologies.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing third-party relationships.
- Ability to align delivery initiatives with strategic business goals and manage interdependencies effectively.
- Skilled in change leadership and embedding transformational outcomes in operational teams.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Windsor
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Job Title: Programme/Portfolio Delivery Manager
Location: Windsor/Remote (1 day on site per week, Friday)
Inside IR35 (6 Months)
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Programme/Portfolio Delivery Manager to lead the successful delivery of complex, cross-functional programmes or portfolios. In this critical role, you will take full ownership of planning, governance, stakeholder engagement, and benefits realisation - ensuring that all initiatives deliver measurable value to the business in alignment with strategic objectives.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the end-to-end delivery of programmes or portfolios, ensuring alignment with business objectives, timelines, budgets, and quality expectations.
Assume full accountability for the programme or portfolio plan, scope, budget, and delivery of business outcomes.
Prioritise and manage competing objectives, dependencies, and risks to maintain delivery integrity.
Collaborate across business units and supporting functions to shape and drive a compelling vision, business case, and implementation roadmap.
Ensure alignment of the programme or portfolio to both DTS and wider business strategy.
Contribute to strategic planning cycles, including quarterly, annual, and three-year plans, identifying key dependencies and resolving conflicts.
Establish robust governance frameworks to facilitate decision-making, resolve stakeholder challenges, and maintain momentum.
Drive benefit realisation through effective change management and senior stakeholder engagement.
Oversee relationships with internal teams and third-party suppliers to ensure delivery excellence.
Ensure delivery adheres to internal methodologies, quality standards, and portfolio governance.
Lead resource planning and management, ensuring sufficient capacity and contingency to meet delivery goals.
Inspire, coach, and motivate delivery teams across business and DTS functions to high performance.
Conduct structured quality assurance and programme/project health checks where required.
About You
You will be a confident, forward-thinking delivery leader with a proven track record of successfully managing high-impact programmes or portfolios in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment. You'll be highly collaborative, strategic, and comfortable operating at a senior level, with the ability to influence and lead across organisational boundaries.
Essential Skills & Experience
Extensive experience delivering enterprise-wide programmes or portfolios with measurable business impact.
Strong financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, and ROI evaluation.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, particularly at senior leadership level.
Deep understanding of governance, risk management, and project/change methodologies.
Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing third-party relationships.
Ability to align delivery initiatives with strategic business goals and manage interdependencies effectively.
Skilled in change leadership and embedding transformational outcomes in operational teams.
Desirable Qualifications
Relevant certifications in Programme/Portfolio Management (e.g., MSP, MoP, PMP, PgMP).
Experience in digital transformation or large-scale technology change environments.