Delivery Manager

As a Delivery Manager at Boots, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the successful delivery of a portfolio of IT projects. You will lead a multi-discipline delivery team, working closely with Project Managers and senior stakeholders to resolve delivery issues and drive project outcomes. Your expertise will help align projects with business priorities and ensure they are delivered on time and within budget.,

• Lead longer-term resource planning in collaboration with Business Relationship Managers.
• Drive the end-to-end delivery of projects within timescale, cost, and quality criteria.
• Manage day-to-day resources within the team to deliver approved work.
• Proactively manage portfolio-level Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies (RAID).
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders to understand their priorities.
• Ensure compliance with project delivery methodologies and processes.
• Validate and approve estimates for all projects to ensure value for money.
• Coach and develop project teams to improve ways of working.
  
  Proven experience in managing the successful delivery of multiple IT projects.
• Expertise in various IT project delivery methodologies, including Agile.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Project management qualification such as APMP, PRINCE2, or MSP.
• Commercial awareness and supplier management experience.
It would be great if you also have
• Understanding of retail environments and processes.
• Experience managing projects in outsourced environments.
• Knowledge of specific IT retail environments.
• Experience with mobile app project delivery.
  
  At Boots, we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer, creating a place where everyone feels welcome, supported and free to be themselves. We believe that when our people feel valued and included, they thrive, so we're committed to creating a brilliant Boots for our people so they can make a difference for our customers and colleagues every time.
  
  Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through Health Hero's, our Employee Assistance Programme.
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