Lead (Program Delivery)

Overview

In the role of Senior Project Manager at FairPrice Group, you will be responsible for driving strategic business initiatives that enhance workforce capability in retail supermarket operations. This involves collaborating with business leaders, HR, and operations teams to lead projects focused on job redesign, upskilling, and effective change management.

Primary Responsibilities

• Plan and manage comprehensive workforce transformation projects covering Job Redesign, Career Progression Pathways, and Digital Skilling frameworks.
• Oversee project timelines, resource allocation, and budgets employing structured project management approaches.
• Define key performance indicators and develop tracking dashboards to measure project impact, skill adoption, productivity growth, and return on investment.
• Work closely with operational leaders to anticipate future skill needs and execute job redesign analyses, modifying workflows to create more valuable and engaging roles.
• Partner with Learning & Development teams to create and implement robust upskilling and reskilling initiatives.
• Foster trustful partnerships across business units and departments, leading communication and change management strategies to facilitate acceptance of new tools and processes at the store level.
• Conduct regular feedback sessions such as focus groups and store visits to inform and improve project execution.

Candidate Requirements

• Possess 5 to 8 or more years of project management expertise in workforce transformation, job redesign, management consulting, or corporate transformation environments.
• Experience within retail, FMCG, or similarly large operational sectors is strongly favored.
• Demonstrated capability to influence a broad spectrum of stakeholders, including executive leadership and frontline personnel.
• Strong analytical aptitude and structured problem-solving abilities with proficiency in data analysis and preparing executive-level reports.