PMO Analyst

Westfalia Fruit

Ware

Hybrid

GBP 40,000 - 55,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Hybrid working

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Modern office amenities

Company pension scheme

Employee Assistance Plan

Christmas hampers and party

Free on-site parking

Job summary

Westfalia Fruit is seeking a PMO Analyst for a 12-month fixed-term contract in Kings Hill, Kent. This role involves supporting transformation initiatives, tracking progress, and ensuring effective communication among stakeholders. Ideal candidates are organized, detail-oriented, and passionate about driving change in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

Previous experience in project management or as part of a project team.
Strong understanding of transformation project timelines.
Excellent report writing skills and administrative ability.

Responsibilities

Support Workstream Leads with meeting preparations and materials.
Track and minute discussions, collating action items.
Liaise with the Transformation Office and facilitate communication.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Job description

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Westfalia Fruit is a leading multinational supplier of fresh fruit and related value-added products to global markets. Through our vertically-integrated supply chain we grow, source, ripen, pack, process and market quality avocadoes & fresh produce - 365 days a year & across the globe.

With the largest avocado-growing footprint in the world, we are recognised as the leading #avoexperts and considered as the supplier of choice to both retail & wholesale customers whom we serve from sales offices in the UK, Europe, North America, Latin America & Southern Africa.

We're looking for a PMO Analyst to join our team in Kings Hill, Kent on a 12 month fixed term contract basis.

Are you passionate about driving change and ensuring large-scale initiatives stay on track? As PMO Analyst, you'll sit within our Group Transformation team and be at the heart of our transformation efforts, working closely with the Head of Transformation Office to maintain structure, momentum, and discipline in all initiatives.

From coordinating key milestones and tracking progress to ensuring processes are followed, your role will be pivotal in keeping transformation programmes moving forward. If you're highly organised, detail-oriented, and excited about working on high-impact business initiatives, this is the perfect opportunity to make a difference.

Responsibilities include:

Support the Workstream Leads with meeting preparations, including any materials for weekly TO meetings
Co-lead meetings with respective Workstream Leads in a delegated capacity, providing coaching and support where necessary.
Track and minute discussions, collating action items and reporting for the respective workstreams.
Supporting with the compilation of board documents.
Liaise with the Transformation Office on behalf of the respective Workstream, facilitating communication between Initiative Owners and engaging with key stakeholders.
Acting as the Wave ERP superuser, supporting teams to ensure full user access.
Manage the TO calendar and mailbox.
Track attendance and prepare for the weekly TO meetings, motivating attendance with Workstream Leads/Workstream sponsors.
Assign action point follow-ups for TO from TO daily check-ins.
Play an active role in promoting a positive organisational culture that values diversity and inclusion and supports employee engagement.

Come and join the leading #avoexperts

We're looking for a PMO Analyst to join our team in Kings Hill, Kent on a 12 month fixed term contract basis.

Responsibilities include:

Support the Workstream Leads with meeting preparations, including any materials for weekly TO meetings

Co-lead meetings with respective Workstream Leads in a delegated capacity, providing coaching and support where necessary.
Track and minute discussions, collating action items and reporting for the respective workstreams.
Supporting with the compilation of board documents.
Liaise with the Transformation Office on behalf of the respective Workstream, facilitating communication between Initiative Owners and engaging with key stakeholders.
Acting as the Wave ERP superuser, supporting teams to ensure full user access.
Manage the TO calendar and mailbox.
Track attendance and prepare for the weekly TO meetings, motivating attendance with Workstream Leads/Workstream sponsors.
Assign action point follow-ups for TO from TO daily check-ins.
Play an active role in promoting a positive organisational culture that values diversity and inclusion and supports employee engagement.

Requirements

Experience we look for:

Essential

Previous experience of project management/working as part of a project team that has delivered results and handled multiple projects at a time.

Strong understanding of transformation project timelines and key milestones.

Strong stakeholder management capability.

Ability to work in a fast paced, changing environment.

Effective communicator both in writing and verbally, with the ability to adjust your communication style to suit different audiences and levels of seniority.

Excellent report writing skills and administrative ability, including previous experience of minuting meetings.

A confident problem solver with the capacity to trouble shoot issues to find effective solutions.

Willingness to travel to any of the offices within the Westfalia Fruit group on an ad hoc basis.

Desirable

Fluency in additional European languages will be advantageous, but not essential.

Benefits

What can Westfalia Fruit offer you?

Competitive salary.

Hybrid working (2-3 days in the Kings Hill office per week, with occasional visits to a London hub)

25 days holiday, plus bank holidays.

A welcoming, modern office with fresh fruit, bean-to-cup coffee, freshly squeezed orange juice & avocado ice-cream.

Free on-site parking.

Company pension scheme with life insurance cover.

Employee Assistance Plan with Medicash.

Christmas hampers & a Christmas party.

Sausage roll Thursday & pizza lunch days.

Please note that this position does not have a specific closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis and the advert may be removed at any time.

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.

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