Manager (Delivery Management) in IT Solutions - Aarhus

Location: Viby J, DK

We are looking for two Managers who will act as two newly established team leads within Delivery Management in IT Solutions. As our new team lead, your role will focus on people management, having the delivery responsibility and take the lead on ongoing improvements.

The purpose of the new organizational set-up is to ensure that managers have a shared responsibility for the processes and initiatives within Delivery Management. This will lead to customer-focused and united ways of working, while also increasing focus on growth and development of the project managers in the team.

About the job
You will join the IT supply chain organization, responsible for leading, managing and developing a portfolio management function with a team of experienced and talented project managers, as well as supporting our cross-function related processes, projects and improvements and ways of working for our team.

The managers will cover and split the following areas of responsibilities:

• People management responsibility from A-Z of primarily internal project managers but also managing external consultants.
• Lead cooperation and communication between IT and business functions.
• Optimize portfolio management with overview of all running projects and projects in pipeline.
• Defining best practices and must-do’s for project managers. Improving templates and processes in collaboration with project managers.
• Monitor portfolio profitability and provide fact-based recommendations for project prioritization.
• Responsible for cross-functional coordination, stakeholder management (internal and external), participation in SteerCos and driving process improvement initiatives.
• Ownership of forecast and actuals process, incl. development of better overview of project financials in PowerBI or similar.

Who are you?

As we are looking for two different profiles, we imagine that you could see yourself ticking off several – but not necessarily all – of the following boxes.

• A relevant degree and 3+ years of experience in project management within IT and/or supply chain.
• People management experience or the desire to take on your first people management role.
• Business mindset including excellent problem-solving skills, a customer-centric mindset. If you have experience within financials (forecast, actuals, reporting and PowerBI), this is also an advantage
• Experience with vendor management and contract negotiations would be seen as an advantage but not a requirement.
• Experience with the agile framework and ways of working (Arla IT uses the SAFe framework)

This role requires excellent senior stakeholder management, cross-functional collaboration, and process ownership skills. The ideal candidate should have a strong interest in portfolio development and management, exceptional communication and presentation abilities, and the capacity to interact seamlessly across various functions and organizational levels. In addition, the candidate should be proactive, possess good interpersonal skills, and demonstrate a keenness to enhance and implement new processes and tools.

What do we offer?
Joining Arla, you will become part of a vibrant and dynamic work environment. We are committed to professional development and promoting from within. Our positive and collaborative culture will bring out the best in you. And you will join a market leader who produces nutritious household-favourite brands in a way that makes things better for our customers, the farmers who own us, and the whole world.

Application and contact
If you want to be a part of a delivery management team supporting the growth of project managers while being responsible for the delivery of larger IT projects then seize this exciting opportunity. We will take candidates into the recruitment process continuously, so do not hesitate to apply. For additional information, please reach out to IT Senior Manager, Michael Hjorth Hansen, on +45 9131 2616.

We have a purpose for Good
At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?

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