Portfolio Delivery Manager

Boots Opticians; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Job Description

Contract: Perm, Full Time

Location: Nottingham

Recruitment Partner: Jim Trussler

Who we are

No7 Beauty Company is made up of five iconic brands - No7, Liz Earle, Soap & Glory, Botanics and Sleek MakeUP. We believe in creating the best in beauty for everyone - we’re innovators with a passion for challenging perceptions with ground-breaking products, proven results and positive impact. We have built a reputation on scientific innovation, whilst being environmentally sustainable and socially responsible. We are an equal opportunity employer, empowering our team members to be their authentic selves as we share a culture where diversity, equity and inclusion are at the centre of everything we do.

About the role

The Portfolio Delivery Manager will lead the management, governance, prioritisation and delivery of No7 Beauty Company brand products and gifts to meet agreed growth plans. You will be accountable for managing brand product portfolios over their full lifecycle (Innovation, New Product Development (NPD), Maintenance). You will report into the Head of Portfolio Delivery and have 4 direct reports and cross functional teams to ensure product delivery and continuous improvement for delivery processes and reporting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supports the portfolio team to deliver the global product portfolio through coaching the application of portfolio/project management best practice including planning, governance, issue and risk management, change control, stakeholder management, escalation and portfolio reporting, utilising automated tools and reporting systems.

• Ensures all projects are delivered via the appropriate development route according to the business strategy.

• Engages cross functional teams and the supplier base to deliver all plans globally.

• Develops product delivery best practice and frameworks, utilising digital tools (e.g. task management) to support & enable portfolio teams to deliver products that achieve all KPIs within a clear governance framework and a ‘one team’ mindset.

• Ensures product delivery resources are available to support the portfolio and proposes project prioritisation/phasing to maximize efficient resource utilisation.

What you’ll need to have

• Portfolio and project management experience

• Excellent relationship management skills - able to influence senior stakeholders both internally and externally

• Agile, flexible, ‘one team’ mindset, excels working in an ambiguous, fast paced, frequently changing environment

• Coaching skills to develop the capability of direct reports and cross functional teams to ‘self-manage’ projects

It would be great if you also have

• Good knowledge and experience in product delivery and product portfolio management within a retail or FMCG environment

• Strong brand, commercial and end to end supply chain and process understanding

Our benefits

• Retirement Savings Plan

• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

• Discretionary annual bonus

• Generous discount on our own brands and partner businesses

• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - go to no7company.jobs/working-here to find out more. Exclusions may apply, eligible roles only. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by No7 Beauty Company and may not be accurate.

What's next

If your application is successful, a member of the recruitment team will be in contact to discuss next steps. Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

We are a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

Business Area

Support Office

Function

Product Development

Specialism

Programme Management

Keywords

product delivery; product; program delivery; project manager

Hours per week

37.5

Latitude, longitude

52.927182,-1.183948

Is this a Global Brands req?

No

Airport

No

Should this appear on the No7 Beauty Company website?

Yes

Company

Non Stores

Division

Non Stores

Should this vacancy be excluded from being posted onto the Boots.jobs career site?

No

Region

East Midlands

Area

East Midlands (non stores)

Store

Nottingham Support Office

Req Posted Date

20-Mar-2025

County

Nottinghamshire

Country

UK

Address 1

Recruitment Service Centre (D94)

Address 2

Thane Road

Address 3

Nottingham