Technical Programme Manager -- Stores Fulfilment

Tesco; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus up to 20%

Holiday 25 days + personal day

Private medical insurance

Maternity & adoption leave

24/7 virtual GP service

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Tesco Stores Fulfilment Programme is recruiting a Technical Programme Manager to drive Project Titan, Tesco’s new automated grocery depot at London Gateway. You’ll lead delivery across multiple teams, aligning software, hardware and infrastructure to enable the site to operate from day one.

You will gain exposure to automation solutions from Witron, and work with distributed teams while managing budgets and governance.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of Technical Programme Management disciplines.
• Experience with geographically diverse teams.
• Ability to articulate complex concepts to a diverse audience.
• Experience managing annual programme budgets.

Responsibilities

• Drive delivery of Project Titan, Tesco's automated grocery depot in London Gateway.
• Lead multiple teams delivering wider tech infrastructure for the site.
• Support ongoing fulfilment solutions across existing distribution centres.

Job description

The Stores Fulfilment Programme is responsible for the delivery of a diverse portfolio of projects and programmes that impact colleagues through out our distribution centres.

We are accountable for supporting the development and maintenance of tech solutions within our distribution centres. This includes a wide catalogue of existing manual solutions and hardware such as : Traka/AGH/Kaba/Denver/ Paperless /Zebra AMTs & Printer s as well as automated solutions such as: Dematic ’s Highbay Automation / Swisslog ’s A-Movers and Geek +’s AMR.

As well as supporting these solutions within our existing distribution centres our team is also accountable for ensuring all technology infrastructure is in place for new distribution centres being built (most recently Aylesford and the currently in progress Hinckley and London Gateway sites ).

About the role

The Stores Fulfilment Programme is responsible for the delivery of a diverse portfolio of projects and programmes that impact colleagues through out our distribution centres.

We are accountable for supporting the development and maintenance of tech solutions within our distribution centres. This includes a wide catalogue of existing manual solutions and hardware such as : Traka/AGH/Kaba/Denver/ Paperless /Zebra AMTs & Printer s as well as automated solutions such as: Dematic ’s Highbay Automation / Swisslog ’s A-Movers and Geek +’s AMR.

As well as supporting these solutions within our existing distribution centres our team is also accountable for ensuring all technology infrastructure is in place for new distribution centres being built (most recently Aylesford and the currently in progress Hinckley and London Gateway sites ).

You will be responsible for

Role purpose:

You will be the primary TPM driving the delivery of Project Titan , our new automated grocery depot being built in London Gatewa y. This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in the first site at Tesco to be rolling out Witron’s automation solution which will be a great learning experience . You will also be accountable to manage the various teams in delivering the wider tech infrastructure to the site which means gaining exposure and knowledge of other tech nology infrastructure teams processes and the solutions which enable a distribution centre to function .

In parallel to this you’ll al so be involved in delivery of wider fulfilment solutions supporting existing platforms to enable smooth operation of our existing distribution centres. There is numerous hardware and software platforms which as part of the team you’ll help support, maintain and improve!

You will need

Strong understanding of Technical Programme Management disciplines and managing within multiple frameworks.

Experience working with geographically diverse teams; programme, product, engineering, data & design.

You must be able to articulate complex concepts to a diverse audience.

Management of annual Programme budgets. (Forecasting & Control).

The ability to work autonomously.

Good understanding of Technology Infrastructure.

Whats in it for you?

We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work.Click Hereto find out more!

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary.
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays).
• Private medical insurance.
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (12 months service required at the qualifying date) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave.
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing.

About Us

You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we’re all of those things, and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.

At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

We're proud to be an accredited Disability Confident Leader, where everyone’s welcome. That’s why we commit to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need support with your application,

And if you're interested in joining our team but don't tick every box, don't let that hold you back from applying.