Senior Programme Manager (Delivery Manager I)

Role Summary We are seeking an Senior Programme Manager to lead a critical programme in a multi vendor setup. You will be responsible for Integrated schedule management, Cross-vendor management, Dependency tracking, and Milestone governance. You will also communicate with senior IT leadership including CXO level.

Mode of hiring: Fixed term employment contract for 12 months Working model: Hybrid (3 days onsite) Location: Lincolnshire, UK Key Responsibilities Develop, maintain, and govern the Integrated Master Schedule ensuring alignment across all project workstreams. Drive cross-vendor management, coordinating deliverables, resolving conflicts, and ensuring accountability among internal and external partners. Establish and monitor dependency tracking mechanisms to identify, assess, and mitigate risks impacting project timelines and deliverables.

Lead milestone governance, ensuring key project milestones are clearly defined, tracked, and achieved according to plan. Put a programme structure with strong governance in place as multiple vendors will be developing different components of the overall solution. Drive Vendor partners to achieve the programme objectives.

Experience in UK Pharmacy or Healthcare domain will be an added advantage. Experience in managing hardware and software rollouts in Retail/Pharmacy stores. Facilitate regular program reviews, status reporting, and stakeholder communications.

Identify risks, issues, and bottlenecks proactively and coordinate resolution plans with relevant teams. Ensure adherence to project governance processes, standards, and reporting requirements. Support executive decision-making through program dashboards, metrics, and progress updates.

Drive collaboration across business, technology, operations, and vendor teams to achieve program objectives. Required Skills & Experience Proven experience as a Programme Manager handling complex, multimillion large‑scale programs. Strong expertise in program planning, scheduling, and governance.

Experience managing multiple vendors and cross-functional teams. Demonstrated ability in dependency management, risk management, and issue resolution. Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.

Experience with project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, Azure DevOps, Smartsheet, or equivalent (nice to have). Knowledge of Waterfall, Agile or Hybrid delivery methodologies. Key Competencies Stakeholder Management Leadership and influence Multi‑Vendor Management for IT programmes Strategic planning and execution Problem‑solving and decision‑making Risk and dependency management Communication and collaboration Attention to detail and governance excellence #J-18808-Ljbffr