Senior Project Manager - Global Distribution Projects in Fareham

Department: Distribution

Location: United Kingdom | Belgium | Hungary | Madrid

This role is accepting candidates who can work and commute to our sites in either Fareham UK, Herstal Belgium, Ullo Hungary and Alcobendas Spain.

A brighter future awaits you. CooperVision is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of soft contact lenses with a presence in over 100 countries. Being part of CooperVision means helping improve the way people see each day. It’s more than making contact lenses, it’s about giving lens wearers freedom and confidence to move about their daily lives. We’re all about bright futures – for our people and those who wear our contact lenses.

Scope: The global distribution project management office (PMO) is the central function that standardises and supports project and program delivery across the function. The role encompasses distribution operations around the globe, adding value with external customers and internal partners.

Job Summary: The Senior Project Manager position will be responsible for delivering a range of projects from strategic activities to value-add initiatives for customers. In addition, they will provide support and knowledge to the project team and interface functions across the organisation.

Essential Functions & Accountabilities:

• Work closely with Key Account & internal function representatives to understand and fully document Customer needs in addition to ensuring these align with the Organisation’s and Distribution functions VMOST.
• Identify and ensure appropriate resources to deliver projects on time / cost. These are likely to be larger, more complex, higher value with more functions / sites / countries involved than those that would be expected of the Project Manager role.
• Responsible for objectives with (in some cases) a 2–3-year timeframe which impact the Distribution division and likely require integration with other functions.
• Use areas of expertise to influence strategic and operational plans.
• Contributes to the development of goals for the department and provides critical input to planning efforts.
• Facilitate and lead meetings with key stakeholders (including Steering Committees and functional leads), providing supporting documents (Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint etc) to review and update project information.
• Ensure adherence to the Global Distribution project lifecycle and respective PMO methodology, tools and governance (RACI, Risk logs etc).
• Work closely with other Project Managers on related projects on dependencies such as managing issues and risks, updating schedules and predecessors /successors, communication planning, and creating other plans / records.
• Act as delegate for the Director, assuming decision making authority and representing the function as required.
• Build capability within the team through effective leadership, mentoring, and ongoing development.

Travel Requirements:

This role is based full time in a Cooper distribution location. With travel as required dependent on project requirements and team meetings; expected to be up to 10% of time.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• You are a project professional with a proven record of delivering multiple high value, complex successful projects in operational functions such as logistics, warehouse management, packing, shipping & planning involving multiple functions, sites & countries.
• You will have a great mix of hard and soft skills to be successful in this role, including: Leadership and people skills.
• Communication skills evident with writing clear project documentation, be able to present to executives and stakeholders and be a natural in facilitating workshops and meetings. You are able to listen actively.
• Be able to manage sensitive information.
• Be able to work independently, collaborating with direct manager and other senior leadership on key deliverables.
• Planning and organisational skills which will fulfil the requirements of an active workstream.
• Be able to identify, escalate and mitigate risks.
• Have a thorough understanding of project management governance and methodologies.
• Be able to turn complex (or poorly defined) situations into clear actions.
• Understand how projects impact upon business goals and create value for our stakeholders both external and internal.
• Great reserves of emotional intelligence; be able to build trust and rapport with appropriate empathy and self-awareness.

Work Environment:

The role is based within an office environment and with occasional travel to other Cooper locations. There will be a need to work within a distribution/warehouse environment, liaising with a number of support functions. The role is global and therefore some flexibility will be required working with other time zones.

Experience and Education:

• A minimum 5 years of managing cross-functional projects in a distribution and customer environment with a focus on service delivery at both a strategic and a hands-on level.
• You will have experience of working in a multi-function/site/country/function environment.
• Closely with internal Commercial functions and direct with customers.
• In an IT for healthcare industry (ideally the contact lens industry).

You will have a working knowledge of related disciplines such as FDA and HIIPA, ERP and Logistics/Distribution systems.

To be successful in this role, you will likely have these qualifications and education:

• A project management professional certification.
• Evidence of training in Agile techniques.
• Worked, trained or qualified in Lean and Six Sigma.
• A university degree or relevant qualifications.

What we offer:

You’ll receive competitive compensation and a fantastic benefits package including bonus, private medical insurance, 25 days holiday, pension scheme, access to our Wellness Platform to support you in mental health and wellbeing, a discounted contact lens scheme and much more! We are committed to our employees’ personal and professional development and offer extensive training to support your career growth and help every individual to reach their full potential. To help us achieve our goals, we’ll give you everything you need to help you achieve yours. We also provide access to LinkedIn Learning to help you develop in your career and grow with CooperVision.

What you can expect:

As a CooperVision employee, you’ll be welcomed into a diverse and progressive global business. We appreciate how important fostering an inclusive culture is and how different perspectives add value and contribute to our success.

If you like what you see, take the first step towards your Brighter Future and apply today! All suitably qualified applicants will receive equal consideration and opportunities from CooperVision.