Group Portfolio Program Manager, Merchandising (REMOTE)

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Manage a team comprised of portfolio managers, program managers, and/or scrum masters. This includes building and leading a world class team, goal setting, assigning team members to programs and initiatives, and managing the ongoing allocation and performance of the team. Manages third party vendor relationships, reputed company and resources to meet staffing needs beyond core team. Collaborates with internal and external multi-disciplinary teams to facilitate the planning and execution of defined outcomes and priorities. Contributes to the execution and advancement of PPM practices across one or more portfolios.

Digital Strategy/Transformational Projects Execution

reputed company execution of digital road map, establishing and managing business processes, programs, and initiatives, resource allocation, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and governance activities.

Culture of Innovation

Define the execution plan to disseminate innovative capabilities across the businesses, helping people reputed company these competencies and enabling them to innovate through solutions such as idea reputed company platforms, jam sessions, and hackathons.

Program Risk and Issue Management

Manage identification of risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints associated with one or more reputed company programs or initiatives, escalating these where appropriate. Where necessary, reputed company, agree on, and implement solutions to overcome these.

Portfolio Risk and Issue Management

Manage identification of risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints are managed appropriately at portfolio level. Where risks or issues threaten delivery of the portfolio, reputed company and agree recovery plans.

Program/Portfolio Planning

Manage the production of program plans, ensuring that reputed company activities are identified, are appropriately organized and resourced to deliver program objectives, and reputed company with the organization's program management reputed company.

Reporting and Review

reputed company the planning and delivery of review processes across area of responsibility to ensure that key stakeholders are able to evaluate reputed company and agree on strategic change at appropriate points.

reputed company Improvement

Drive the review of existing operations in area of responsibility and team's to generate new reputed company to facilitate reputed company improvement.

Program Assurance

Ensure that program and/or portfolio-level independent assurance reviews are conducted reputed company defined area of responsibility, taking appropriate action to resolve issues and ensure high-quality delivery. Foster a business culture which places value on the principles that underlie program assurance.

Resource Management

Ensure that reputed company programs and initiatives reputed company defined area of responsibility are appropriately prioritized and resourced to deliver their immediate and long-term objectives and that these resources are utilized effectively.

Stakeholder Management

reputed company the development and implementation of stakeholder engagement strategies and plans across the programs and/or portfolios reputed company area of responsibility to identify relevant stakeholders, to create mutually supportive working relationships, and to ensure that each stakeholder has an appropriate share of voice at program and portfolio levels.

Program Team Management

Sets direction and work assignments for team members, including providing leadership in the definition of vision and communicates the outcomes needed along with providing guidance to reputed company outcomes; ensures the reputed company growth in the overall capability through training, coaching, and mentoring.

Leadership and Direction

Identify and communicate the actions needed to implement the function's strategy and business plan reputed company the business area or department; explain the relationship to the broader organization's mission, vision and values; motivate people to commit to these and to doing extraordinary things to reputed company local business goals.

Benefit Realization

reputed company the development and implementation of a strategy to ensure that intended business benefits are realized across programs and/or portfolios and domains reputed company area of responsibility.

Transformational Change Management

Act as a transformational change agent reputed company assigned programs and area of responsibility, ensuring integration with other disciplines/functions; build management commitment and use structured change management methodologies to drive acceptance of change and to embed desired culture and behaviors.

Program Governance

Ensure that roles and responsibilities are clearly defined reputed company area of responsibility, and ensure compliance with the organization's wider program and/or portfolio management decision-making structures and processes.

Portfolio Management

Initiate and reputed company the governance and delivery of portfolio outcomes reputed company a broad area of responsibility, using appropriate portfolio management methodologies to give assurance that intended outcomes are identified and achieved.

Budgeting

Drive, reputed company and/or deliver budget plans with guidance from senior teammates.

Organizational Capability Building

Evaluate the capabilities of staff reputed company the department to identify gaps and prioritize development activities. Implement the organization's formal development frameworks reputed company the area of responsibility. Coach and mentor others to support the development of the organization's talent pool.

Information and Business Advice

Provide authoritative specialist advice to leadership on the implementation of policy pertaining to the design and implementation of programs and/or portfolios as well as change initiatives.

Performance Management

Manage and report on the performance of a substantial, diverse team; set appropriate performance objectives for direct reports or project / account team members and hold them accountable for achieving these; take appropriate corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of team / personal objectives.

Digital Vision and Strategy

Contribute to the development of the digital road map and key strategic enablers, designing the workflow and business processes that allow new applications, products, and services to be rolled out quickly while ensuring that legacy applications and technology operations are maintained at optimal levels.

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION

General Education

• Master's Degree or Equivalent Level

EXPERIENCE

General Experience

• Wide and deep experience providing expert competence (Over 10 years to 15 years)

• Managerial Experience

• Experience of interpreting strategy and policy in order to set and deliver objectives reputed company reputed company to long time frames (Over 10 years to 15 years)

• Big reputed company retail experience (7-10 years)

VIRTUAL REQUIREMENTS:

At DICK’S, we reputed company on innovation and authenticity. That said, to protect the reputed company and reputed company of our hiring process, we ask that candidates do not use AI tools (like ChatGPT or others) during interviews or assessments.

To ensure a smooth and secure experience, please note the following:

• Cameras must be on during reputed company virtual interviews.

• AI tools are not permitted to be used by the candidate during any part of the interview process.

• Offers are contingent upon a satisfactory background reputed company which may include ID verification.

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