- Basic Salary up to £40,000
- Monday to Friday Only
- Family-Run Automotive Recycling Business
- Business Improvement & Continuous Improvement Projects
Due to continued growth and an ambitious programme of business improvement, they are now seeking a Project & Portfolio Manager to help drive change and continuous improvement across every area of the business.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys solving problems, improving processes and working with people across multiple departments to deliver meaningful operational change.
No two days will be the same, with around 14 live improvement projects covering everything from vehicle purchasing and dismantling processes through to customer experience, warehouse operations and business systems.
If you're someone who enjoys making businesses operate more efficiently and seeing projects through from concept to completion, we'd love to hear from you.
What's in it for you as a Project & Portfolio Manager?
- Basic Salary up to £40,000, dependent on experience.
- Monday to Friday working hours.
- Join one of the UK's largest Automotive Recycling businesses.
- Work directly alongside Senior Management and Directors.
- Take ownership of a wide variety of operational improvement projects.
- Genuine opportunity to make a lasting impact across the business.
- Company Pension.
- Employee benefits package.
- Long-term career development within a growing organisation.
- Support the planning, coordination and delivery of the company's Business Improvement Programme.
- Work closely with Directors and Department Managers to identify opportunities for operational improvement.
- Coordinate multiple improvement projects simultaneously across various departments.
- Help implement changes that improve efficiency, productivity and customer service.
- Monitor project progress, key performance indicators and project outcomes.
- Balance resources across projects to ensure departments can continue their day-to-day operations whilst delivering change.
- Produce project updates and reports for Senior Management.
- Identify risks, issues and opportunities throughout the lifecycle of each project.
- Support managers with the successful implementation of new processes and ways of working.
- Ensure improvements are embedded into the business and deliver measurable long-term benefits.
- Vehicle purchasing processes.
- Vehicle dismantling operations.
- Warehouse and stock control.
- Parts sales processes.
- Customer service.
- Internal systems and reporting.
- Cross-department communication.
- Operational efficiency and productivity.
- Previous experience delivering business improvement, operational improvement or project-based work.
- Experience managing multiple projects or initiatives simultaneously.
- A highly organised individual with excellent planning and prioritisation skills.
- Confident communicating with stakeholders at all levels of a business.
- Someone who enjoys solving problems and driving continuous improvement.
- A proactive individual who takes ownership and gets things done.
- Able to influence others and build strong working relationships.
- Experience within automotive, manufacturing, logistics, distribution, warehousing or similar operational environments would be highly advantageous.
- Knowledge of Continuous Improvement, Lean, Change Management, PRINCE2, Agile or similar methodologies would be beneficial but is not essential.
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