Purpose
This is a key in-house strategy position for an organized, passionate and goal-oriented future leader who understands what projects have in common, and their strategic role in how organizations succeed, learn and change.
* Shape Fulfilment Programs with focus on function / market area.
* Own a program, project portfolio and ensure delivery of major change initiatives across functions
* Support vision creation and roadmap for global implementation of solutions and tools and set strategic direction for roll-out of capabilities across brands
* Build and cultivate high performance team
* Represent the brand of Fulfilment Programs to Global Operations community and beyond
Key Accountabilities
* Support Fulfillment strategy development process and project portfolio prioritization
* Anticipate and capitalize on opportunities for transformation within Fulfillment and Global Operations
* Own and manage a program, project portfolio that drives change in the Fulfillment areas
* Lead multiple (senior) program, project managers to deliver projects in alignment with strategic direction
* Effectively deploy team and project resources to ensure high quality and consistency of deliverables
* Lead communication to sponsors and senior management through effective story telling
* Support Fulfillment people strategy definition and ensure growth and development of team members
* Perform line manager role on direct reports (e.g. recruiting, performance appraisal, team approvals, team budget control)
Knowledge, Capabilities and Experience
* Soft skills
o End-to-end mindset, big picture view of problems on hand
o Creative, energetic personality, able to influence the agenda
o Decisive, taking ownership and leadership appearance
o Track record on coaching, talent and team management
o Experience in multi-cultural and cross-divisional management
* Hard skills
o Advance leadership and management training
o Excellent presentation and story-telling skills
o Proven track records in managing large teams and/or external consultant
o Ability to launch large-scale projects and proven track records of strategic project management experience, advanced understanding of business process management, methodologies, and principles
o Business acumen and in-depth knowledge on Sourcing and/ or operation related processes
* People management skills
o Lead and direct team of (senior) project managers
o Handle all related line management responsibility
o Coach and mentor team members with people development plan
o Foster a highly motivational and encourage highly diverse working environment
o Instills a team culture in which all important issues are discussed openly and constructively
o Support definition and drive people strategy (e.g. recruitment)
o Empowers individual team members and generates a can-do culture
o Ambassadorship across network
Qualifications
1. Between 7-8 years of relevant work experience in MNC environment (e.g. top tier consulting, project management, apparel/fashion, supply chain management, background)
2. Within which 1-2 years proven track record of large scale project / program management experience; direct report / team management a plus
3. University degree, PMP and lean sigma certification preferred