Portfolio Manager - Transformation & Change

Responsible for establishing and driving a robust portfolio management framework across the UK business, ensuring effective governance, prioritisation, resource planning, and delivery oversight for operational, automation, continuous improvement, and transformation initiatives.

Portfolio Management, Governance & Performance

• Maintain a single view of all UK projects, including warehousing, automation, client onboarding, continuous improvement, and transformation initiatives
• Drive portfolio prioritisation, balancing strategic goals, operational priorities, customer commitments, and resource capacity
• Manage portfolio risks, dependencies, and delivery conflicts
• Lead portfolio governance, reporting, and insights to support effective decision-making and strategic planning

Demand Management, Portfolio Planning & Resource Management

• Establish a consistent process for capturing, assessing, and prioritising new opportunities, projects, and change requests
• Create visibility of the UK project pipeline, ensuring demand aligns with business priorities, investment plans, and delivery capacity
• Partner with stakeholders to shape opportunities into well-defined initiatives with clear scope, outcomes, requirements, and ownership
• Support the development of business cases and investment decisions, ensuring initiatives are ready to enter delivery
• Facilitate the transition from portfolio planning into project delivery, working closely with Project Managers and key stakeholders
• Work with leaders and project teams to understand resource demand, identify capacity constraints, and support effective portfolio planning

Financial PMO & Investment Governance

• Partner with Finance to build and strengthen financial PMO capability across the UK portfolio
• Support consistent financial governance, budgeting, forecasting, and portfolio reporting
• Establish scalable portfolio standards, reporting frameworks, and data-driven ways of working

Portfolio Capability, Tooling & Community Development

• Lead the selection, implementation, and optimisation of portfolio management tools
• Establish portfolio management standards, processes, and reporting frameworks that support future business growth
• Drive adoption of portfolio management disciplines and best practices across the organisation
• Champion the UK Project Management, Continuous Improvement, Change, and Transformation community across sites and functions
• Foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, consistency, and continuous improvement
• Support the development of project, change, and transformation capability, creating a scalable foundation for growth and delivery excellence

Core Capabilities

• Problem Solving:

Analyses complex operational processes end-to-end, identifies root causes of inefficiencies, and develops pragmatic, value-driven solutions that balance standardisation with operational realities.

• Ownership & Accountability:

Takes responsibility for defining and progressing transformation initiatives from concept to implementation, ensuring clarity of deliverables, quality of outcomes, and alignment with agreed objectives.

• Collaboration:

Works effectively across functions and geographies to align stakeholders, build consensus, and ensure smooth execution of initiatives that require coordination between operations, technology and support functions.

• 7+ years' experience in Portfolio Management, PMO, Programme Management, Transformation, or Change Management roles
• Proven experience establishing, developing, or improving portfolio management and PMO capabilities
• Strong background within a 3PL, logistics, warehousing, supply chain, or operational environment
• Experience managing complex portfolios covering warehousing operations, automation projects, client onboarding, continuous improvement, and business transformation initiatives
• Knowledge of warehouse automation technologies, including WMS, robotics, ASRS, sortation, and conveyor systems
• Strong understanding of portfolio governance, prioritisation, demand management, resource planning, and financial management
• Experience developing business cases, supporting investment decisions, and managing portfolio financial performance
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence at all organisational levels
• Strong analytical capability with the ability to translate portfolio data into clear business insights, priorities, and recommendations
• Portfolio, Programme, or Project Management qualification such as MoP, P3O, MSP, PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, or equivalent
• Experience with portfolio management platforms such as Jira, Atlassian, Wrike, Monday.com, or similar tools
• Strong reporting and analytics capability using Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent solutions
• Experience implementing or optimising PMO and portfolio management tooling
• Change Management certification (e.g. Prosci) désirable
• Degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, IT, or a related field desirable
• Additional language skills beyond English are considered an advantage

Pulled from the full job description Annual leave Employee discount Life insurance Employee assistance programme Company pension On-site parking, This is a permanent, full-time, daytime role working Monday to Friday and offers a salary between £70,000.00 - £75,000.00 per annum, plus a car allowance. It follows a hybrid working model, with three days in the office and two days working from home each week., Our people are at the heart of what we do. They are critical to our clients' successes and without a doubt, to our success also. This is why we offer a range of benefits including:

• Competitive salary
• 33 days annual leave, inclusive of Bank Holidays
• Life insurance
• Competitive pension scheme
• Retail and Various Discounts via a Benefits Platform
• Health and Wellbeing initiatives (EAP, OH, Wellbeing hub via a benefits platform)
• Social Events
• Exclusive Client Discounts
• On site parking

At Bleckmann, we've been delivering on promises since 1862. As a market leader in supply chain management for fashion and lifestyle brands, we keep the show running behind the scenes - from moving boxes to moving data, from pack & ship to IT and HR. But we're not just logistics experts. We're The Backstage Crew - a tight-knit team of 6,500+ people who make fashion and lifestyle brands shine by doing the work that matters most, out of the spotlight but never out of impact. Whether you're on the warehouse floor or behind a screen, you'll find: * Strong connections with colleagues who support and celebrate you. * Fast growth in a company that's expanding across Europe, the US, and Asia. * High energy in a dynamic environment where no two days are the same. * Guided freedom to take initiative, solve problems your way, and grow your career. We believe in entrepreneurship, expertise, excellence, and engagement - and we live these values every day. From repairing returned goods to reducing waste, we help brands extend product lifecycles with sustainability in mind. So if you're ready to roll out the red carpet for our clients - and for each other - we've got a spot for you. Behind the scenes is where the real excitement begins. Ready to join us?