Homebase Jobs Near Me – Portfolio Manager in Milton Keynes, England, UK

Overview

Position Title:Portfolio Manager

Company:Homebase

Location:Milton Keynes, England, UK

Job Description:

An exciting opportunity for someone with proven administration and preferably some buying admin experience, the Buying Assistant will play a key role in the support of a busy, fast-paced environment. Working closely with the Buyer within one of the brands key categories to provide support in all aspects of the buying process, including; gathering product information from suppliers, uploading this onto internal database, sample management, through to quality assurance. The ideal candidate will be a strong communicator, written & verbal, with the ability to liaise with a range of stakeholders, approaching task-oriented solutions with a logical and efficient attitude. Highly organised, a head for figures and sound MS Office skills, particularly MS Excel.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the Head of Change and Transformation functional owners and programme managers to create and manage one project plan for Homebase
• Facilitate and manage prioritisation for all projects
• Manage the overall dependencies view and facilitate the right conversations for a projects
• Manage the benefits realisation for all projects
• Facilitate stop start continue sessions as necessary
• Run a regular prioritisation governance group
• Communicate will all governance groups so priorities are clear

Requirements:

• Prompt and confident decision maker
• Convincing and trust building style of communication
• Analytical research and prediction
• Ability to interpret data and communicate it in an informative and calculated manner
• Able to calculate risk
• Create calm, positive environment and have patience
• Innovative, creative thinking
• Excellent facilitation skills
• Stakeholder management
• Good financial acumen