Senior Project Manager

The Warehouse Group; Auckland; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts across our brands

Birthday leave

Free parking at our Northshore support

Friday WFH

Onsite gym and café at our Northcote

Wellbeing support and development

Job summary

The Warehouse Group in Auckland is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead delivery planning for strategic initiatives within the Transformation and Delivery function.

You will partner with business and technology leaders to turn strategy into results, raising delivery capability across the organisation while guiding complex, high-value projects to successful outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering complex change in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Strong delivery discipline and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to bring people together to achieve outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery planning for complex or high-risk/high-value/high-visibility projects.
• Define scope, delivery approach, milestones and critical path.
• Manage end-to-end delivery aligned to outcomes, scope, timing, budget.
• Own RAID management for complex projects.
• Define resource requirements and mobilisation needs.
• Prepare governance materials, status reports and escalation packs.
• Partner with owners and senior stakeholders to align outcomes.

Skills

Complex projects

Retail experience

Project planning

Governance

Delivery assurance

Capability development

Ambiguity management

Decision making

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Job description

Company Description

We're building a Transformation and Delivery function that will help shape the future of The Warehouse Group, and we're looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to be part of that journey.

Company Description

We're building a Transformation and Delivery function that will help shape the future of The Warehouse Group, and we're looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to be part of that journey.

This is a rare opportunity to take on a career-defining role where you'll not only lead the delivery of strategic initiatives but also help lift delivery capability across the organisation and play a key role in shaping and growing the function as it evolves.

At The Warehouse Group, we proudly stand behind some of Aotearoa's most iconic retail brands, including The Warehouse, Warehouse Stationery, and Noel Leeming.

Job Description

Working closely with business and technology leaders, you'll provide the structure, leadership, and momentum needed to turn strategy into results.

Reporting Into Our Head Of Delivery, Your Role Involves

• Leading delivery planning for complex or high-risk / high-value/ high-visibility projects
• Defining and maintaining scope, delivery approach, milestones and critical path
• Managing end-to-end delivery execution aligned to agreed outcomes, scope, timing, budget
• Owning RAID management for complex projects
• Defining project resource requirements and mobilisation needs
• Preparing and maintaining project governance materials, status reports, decision papers and escalation packs where required
• Partnering with Business Owners, sponsors and senior stakeholders to align delivery outcomes

This role is about more than delivering projects. You'll help raise the bar for project delivery across the Group by sharing your expertise, coaching others, and promoting best practice. Working closely with teams across Technology and the business, you'll drive consistent delivery excellence and ensure projects achieve their intended outcomes and benefits.

Qualifications

You're a seasoned project leader with a track record of delivering complex change in large-scale environments. You combine strong delivery discipline with exceptional stakeholder management skills and know how to bring people together to achieve outcomes.

You'll Bring

• Significant experience delivering complex, high-risk or high-value projects in enterprise environments (retail experience would be a bonus)
• Strong expertise in: Project planning & critical path management, Governance, reporting and delivery assurance
• A passion for developing capability and improving how projects are delivered
• A knack for managing ambiguity, competing priorities and delivery risk
• Ability to translate complexity into clear guidance, decisions and actions
• Strong analytical judgement and problem-solving capability

Additional Information

When you join us, we offer a range of benefits that work for you, your lifestyle, and your career, which include:

• Discounts across our brands
• Birthday leave
• Free parking at our Northshore support office
• We value collaboration, connection & flexibility - with 1 day (Friday) WFH
• Onsite gym and café at our Northcote support office
• A range of wellbeing support and development opportunities

If this is sounding like your next move, we'd love to hear from you.