This is a secondment/Fixed Term Contract opportunity until end April 2027.
Why join us
Joining Sainsbury's as a Projects & Mobilisation Manager offers the opportunity to lead strategic projects in Facilities Management (FM). With a focus on data-led decision-making and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future strategy of FM services. This role provides a dynamic environment where you can leverage your strategic thinking, project management skills, and industry insights to deliver impactful changes that enhance performance and drive business success.
What you'll do
You’ll be responsible for the management and successful implementation of strategic projects in FM, driving service improvements across the supply chain, and mobilisation of service or service improvement models. You will collaborate with stakeholders to shape the strategic view of the FM supply chain and service level standards, using a data-led approach and industry insights to enhance performance, identify opportunities for improvement, and drive efficiencies within the existing supply base while shaping the future strategy. Additionally, you will develop project implementation planning, contribute to business cases and benefits cases, track benefits delivery, identify service improvement opportunities, manage contract mobilisation and demobilisation effectively, and deliver project plans and mobilisations to key milestones, ensuring timelines are met and costs are controlled through the change period.
Who you are
You’re a strategic thinker with a proven track record in FM and project management, capable of driving change and delivering operational excellence through effective supplier management and service improvement initiatives. Your ability to develop compelling business cases supported by data-driven insights, coupled with your strong communication skills and stakeholder management expertise, enable you to lead cross-functional teams and engage with senior stakeholders to deliver successful project outcomes. With a focus on performance management, you excel in identifying efficiencies, driving innovation, and ensuring compliance within the FM supply chain.
Essential criteria
Demonstrable recent experience monitoring and improving supplier performance, including tracking against agreed service levels, identifying performance issues, and implementing corrective actions to ensure delivery against cost, quality and timeline requirements.
Proven ability to transform supplier management approaches, including redesigning processes & implementing performance frameworks.
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Demonstrable experience managing and delivering strategic projects, including planning, implementation, governance, tracking and achieving agreed milestones.
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Ability to collaborate with stakeholders and manage supplier relationships, driving innovations, improvements and enhancing performance.
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Evidence of using data to inform decision-making, including developing business cases and identifying service improvement opportunities.
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