Project Manager

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL WORK ON THE ASCI.  THIS IS AN ARMY SPONSORED PIECE OF WORK TO DELIVER A NEW SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATING MODEL ACROSS THE UK TRAINING SUPPORT CENTRES. THERE IS A KEY STRATEGIC BUSINESS WITHIN LCS TO COMPLETE A PILOT OF THE NEW PROJECT

YOU MUST HAVE:

- MoD BACKGROUND
- LOGISTICS SUPPLY CHAIN BACKGROUND
- SC SECURITY CHECK WITH A C1 GRADE 

THIS POST WILL SUPPORT THE PRE-CONCEPT PHASE OF THE ARMY SUPPORT CHAIN INITIATIVE WHICH IS A 2* LED BUSINESS CHANGE PROJECT WHICH SEEKS TO FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE THE WAY THAT LOGISTIC SUPPORT IS PROVIDED TO MILITARY TRAINING EXERCISES BY DELIVERING TRAINING EQUIPMENT PACKS DIRECTLY TO TRAINING AREAS RATHER THAN TO UNIT STORES.

WORKING TO THE LCS PROJECT LEAD, THIS POST WILL WORK WITHIN THE ARMY HQ ENVIRONMENT BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE KEY STAKEHOLDER VIA BRIEFINGS TO THE UNIT QUARTERMASTER'S, PLAN AND DELIVER A TRIAL OF THE NEW SUPPORT MODEL BEFORE ASSESSING AND DEVELOP LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE OBSERVATION OF CURRENT TRAINING SUPPLY CHAIN.

THE POST HOLDER WILL BECOME A KEY PLAYER IN THE DELIVERY OF THE ARMY SUPPLY CHAIN INITIATIVE PROJECT.

THE POST HOLDER'S SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE WILL BE USED TO: - - IDENTIFY AND MAP KEY STAKEHOLDERS
- DEVELOP AND DELIVER THE COMMUNICATIONS PLAN
- PLAN AND DELIVER CAPABILITY TRIALS
- ASSESS AND DEVELOP LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE OBSERVATION OF CURRENT TRAINING SUPPLY CHAIN
- ENSURE THAT PROJECT DOCUMENTATION AND ASSUMPTIONS REFLECT CURRENT MILITARY TRAINING DOCTRINE
- ASSIST THE PROJECT MANAGER IN THE PRODUCTION OF ALL PROJECT DOCUMENTATION AND DELIVERABLES.

THE POST HOLDER'S PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS WILL BE USED TO: - - ENSURE DELIVERY OF PROJECT/INITIATIVES TO TIME, COST, PERFORMANCE, SCOPE AND QUALITY.
- ESTABLISH COHERENCE WITHIN THE OVERALL LCS PROGRAMME PLAN
- ENSURE VISIBILITY OF STATUS TO LCS PMO, STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT GROUP, PROJECT BOARD AND SRO
- MAINTAIN MANAGEMENT CONTROL OF PROJECT
- MAINTAIN STAKEHOLDER MAPS AND RELEVANT COMMUNICATION WITH CUSTOMERS (INC FLCS AND OGDS)
- PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AGAINST AGREED BUDGETS AND TIMELINES
- DEVELOP ROBUST RISK MITIGATION PLANS
- ESTABLISH INTER-DEPENDENCIES ACROSS PROJECTS
- MAINTAIN ALL DATABASES/TOOLS WITH UP TO DATE AND RELEVANT INFORMATION