IT Project Delivery & Business Process Manager

TVS are working as part of Team Leidos, which is a team of defence and logistics specialists supporting a major contract providing an end-to-end supply chain service delivering commodity and inventory savings to the UK Ministry of Defence.

Commodity Support Services (CSS) is composed of TVS SCS and Leidos Supply Ltd (LSL) and, work in partnership with Leidos Europe (LEL) and Kuehne + Nagel International AG (KN). CSS is composed of 4 main Pillars focusing on, Commodity Management, Inventory & Equipment Management, Supply Chain & Category Management as well as Acquisition and Contract Management.

This post is a role within a team that supports capability across the above Pillars as well as outside the CSS organisation. CSS is today looking for a strong Project Delivery capability to ensure that change project proposals, mainly but not exclusively focused on IT enabled projects, are efficiently and effectively developed and delivered to Defence.

Please note we work on a hybrid model of three days working from home and two days in our offices in Emersons Green, Bristol each week. Therefore, you must be located within reasonable commuting distance to Bristol. Travel to TVS Headquarters in Chorley will be required to build and maintain effective relationships and foster a one team approach.

Purpose:

The main focus of this role will be on IT related changes, delivering with key SMEs IT projects enabling improved business capabilities and introducing new capabilities. This role is centric and multi-faceted and, will play a critical part into the management and tracking of various projects/new capabilities delivery across CSS. Acting as a central point for TVS within the LCST programme for all IT change projects, owning the overall programme, and acting as the facilitator between the various stakeholders.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

· Accountable for the successful delivery assigned CSS commodity projects for TVS, integrating in with Leidos P3M community at Prime level and TVSs Programme Management Organisation PMO).

· Track and forward plan project resources to lessen impact of potential 'blockers' (across multiple stakeholders)

· Capture, track, mitigate and report project risks, assumptions, dependencies, and issues.

· Drive, capture and manage change project costs and efforts across resources and project teams.

· Work in collaboration with the TVS programme Director and/or TVS Heads of Projects to align practices where possible and ensure a clear communication line of project delivery status & follow-up.

· Capture potential impacts of change projects on CSS/TVS Business processes and, work with the CSS Quality team and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to document, align and update them accordingly and ensure compliance.

· Attend P3M review meetings to update on CSS project delivery progress end-to-end and provide active feedback and planning based on any change in Customer priorities.

· Attend and support LEL Integrated Master Scheduling (IMS) to share Level 2 plans are developing & resource demand profiles in CSS/TVS.

Do you have experience in Project management?, · Practical Project Management skills and experience, ideally in the IT Implementation field, or alternatively business change. Prince2 Practitioner and/or equivalent i.e. APM (PMQ/PPQ) qualifications would be preferred but not essential.

· Defence knowledge and experiences is desirable.

· Professional and ethical in approach.

· Ability to persuade and influence with wide-ranging internal and external stakeholders.

· A good communicator and facilitator who builds trust and, can confidently manage conflict and seek resolution or ways forward as a team.

· Willingness and aptitude to learn, specifically to develop knowledge over time of the functionality of Team Leidos systems and their integration in order to drive projects effectively.

· MS Office.

· Able to travel regularly between sites.

In return for your hard work, we offer excellent career progression opportunities and a professional environment where you can acquire, use, and continue developing your skills.

Your package will include:

· Competitive Salary

· Pension scheme with up to 6% employer matched contributions

· Life assurance

· 25 days holiday + 8 statutory bank holidays (of which 5 can be taken flexibly throughout the year)

· Holiday buy-back scheme (5 additional days available)

· Established hybrid working structure

· Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

· Employee Assistance Programme supporting wellness with immediate access for you and your family to:

1. Virtual GP consultations and second opinions

2. Mental health support and counselling

3. Online physiotherapy

4. Access to CONNECTPlus long-term health condition support

5. Wellbeing and healthy living support

· Cycle to work scheme

· Professional Membership and Study Sponsorship

· Pass scheme (£100 per year to undertake training of your choice)

· Quarterly employee recognition awards

· Employee referral scheme with financial reward

· Benefits hub with employee retail discounts

· Discounted eye test vouchers

· Early finish Fridays

At TVS SCS we encourage and support our employees to realise their potential. They are empowered to take initiative and achieve high impact results that really make a difference to our business and our customers.

Security Clearance Requirement

Candidates must be eligible to undergo Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance. This process includes verification of identity, right to work in the UK, employment history, and a basic criminal records check for unspent convictions. Please note that candidates must have resided in the UK for 3 years to meet BPSS eligibility requirements.

If you require any adjustments to allow you take a full and active part in the selection process, please notify us as part of your application. Please note TVS Supply Chain Solutions is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

TVS have signed the Armed Forces covenant and are a forces friendly employer.