Technical Program Manager - Distribution

Tesco Distribution Technology is at the forefront of innovation, driving efficiency and excellence in our world-class distribution centres. We have unparalleled opportunities to positively contribute fully to Tesco’s commitment to serve customers, communities and the planet a little better every day.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Technical Programme Manager to join our team. In this role, you will deliver complex, cross-functional technology program that support colleagues and help serve our customers better. You will work collaboratively, influence Product, Engineering and business colleagues and lead the programme to deliver value quickly and often.

This job requires to be based in/close to Prague. We currently work in a hybrid model and meet in our office 3 days a week.

Technical Programme Managers (TPMs) deliver complex, cross-functional technology programmes that support colleagues and help serve our customers better. You will work collaboratively, influence Product, Engineering and business colleagues and lead given programme to deliver value quickly and often. Your role includes delivering technology across all markets that Tesco operates in – UK, Ireland, Czech, Slovakia and Hungary.

Tesco is a diverse and exciting employer, dedicated to being #aplacetogeton, providing career-defining opportunities to all of our colleagues. If you choose to join our business, we will provide you with (for all):

• Up to 20% yearly salary bonus – based on both individual and business performance
• Sick leave Compensation
• 1 extra week of annual leave above your legal entitlement of 4 weeks of annual leave of paid leave to support your well-being and family life
• Pension insurance contribution
• Cafeteria benefit system & Multisport card
• Training and Development Plan, supported by certified training and learning platforms like Udemy, Pluralsight and O’Reilly
• Referral Bonus
• Flexible work time

Join our team and be a part of building one of the biggest brands in the retail industry!

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Whilst specific responsibilities will be dependent upon the changing needs of the Tesco business, the following provides an overview of the role’s key responsibilities and measures:

• Deliver programmes with business and/or technical risks
• Optimise or use a standard programme delivery methodology for delivering programme goals (e.g. agile, waterfall, iterative)
• Bring together, coordinate and energise virtual technology teams to deliver programme goals
• Create and track a plan to deliver the programme goals, including the technical implementation plan
• Understand trade-offs and resulting impacts; make impacts visible to Product, Infrastructure or Engineering for the right decision to be made
• Managing dependencies, delivery timelines and implementations plans, using my knowledge of technical architecture
•  Appreciating and responding to delivery challenges, using my knowledge of engineering best practices and/or infrastructure implementations
• Understand technology concepts, grasp new ones quickly and appreciate their implications on delivery
• Build positive relationships with suppliers & external stakeholders to deliver software or professional services
• Coach peers and other roles, teaching where required, on methodologies and programme management tools
• Effectively manage major incidents, ensuring stakeholders are updated with the right information to drive the correct decisions
• Engage appropriate teams and resources to drive effective decisions and delivery. This includes ensuring governance processes are followed to ratify decisions and plans.
• Financial management of the programme to enable ‘on budget’ delivery. This includes providing monthly forecasting of spend vs actuals to the programme lead.
• This role will best suit an individual who enjoys working as part of a team, is well organised, pragmatic and a lateral thinker with an inquisitive mind who is motivated to make change for the better and most importantly, puts our customers first.

• A proven accomplished record of delivering technology and/or infrastructure; having done so across multiple teams in multiple geographies, including 3rd party vendors
• Experience of building credible relationships and influencing management and leadership teams
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills – you must be able to articulate complex concepts to a diverse audience.
• The ability to influence without authority.

Personal

• Flexibility, ability to plan and organise, responsiveness, creativity, self-starter
• Demonstrate resilience during change and continue delivery
• Good reporting skills for programs and financial forecasting
• Adept communication & influencing skills and adoptability to changes
• Willingness to travel occasionally across Europe and the UK.

Unsure if you fit all the criteria? Apply and give us the chance to evaluate your potential – you could be the perfect fit!