METRO/MAKRO

Wholesale food for HoReCa and traders

Assistant Manager - Transitions

Program ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timePune, Maharashtra, IndiaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

At least 7 years of experience in transition and project management.
A graduate degree in any stream.
Experience in project management and people leadership, including leading a team in the candidate's last role.
Stakeholder management, crisis management, adaptability, and agility.
Executive presence, storytelling, and communication skills.
At least one year in the current role.
Coordination and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Transitions experience across domains including procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, supply chain, procurement, and record-to-report.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office and other project management tools.
PMP or PRINCE2 certification.

Responsibilities

Lead multiple transitions and projects across MGSC, including planning, tracking, periodic review, monitoring, and risk management.
Support team members and colleagues in driving projects and ensuring project milestones are met.
Plan and schedule project deliverables, goals, and milestones.
Define requirements and plan project lifecycle deployment by coordinating project kickoff.
Define resource requirements and schedule project or program implementation.
Create strategies for proactive risk mitigation and contingency planning.
Estimate project resources and staff projects accordingly.
Ensure projects remain within budget, escalate issues promptly, and resolve them.
Ensure adherence to project management and governance requirements.
Work on global projects as a program manager.
Provide daily, weekly, and monthly project updates and report progress according to the agreed schedule.
Allocate projects, support and develop the team, and manage performance and development.
Identify automation and transformation opportunities to drive efficiencies.
Work with the steering committee to select transition methods or approaches, staff teams, ensure project benefits, and identify cross-functional process improvements.
Identify automation and transformation opportunities with quantifiable benefits and scale solutions across projects.
Bring an external perspective to improve the transition approach and methodology in line with industry standards.

Job Description

As per the role of the transition requirements and policy
Transitions / Projects - Along with the steering committee, which method
or approach to be adopted, staffing of the team, ensuring project
benefits, identify opportunities for process improvement across
functions. Identifying Automation & transformation opportunities with
quantifiable benefits, Scaling up the solutions across all projects. Bring
outside in view on improving transition approach / methodology as per
industry standard.

Leading multiple transitions and projects across MGSC (planning, tracing, periodic review, monitoring, risk management)
Supporting team and colleagues in driving projects, ensuring that Project milestones are met.
Plan and schedule project deliverables, goals, and milestones.
Define requirements and plan project lifecycle deployment through coordination of project kickoff.
Define resource requirement and schedule for project/program implementation.
Create strategies for proactive risk mitigation and contingency planning.
Estimate project resources and staff them accordingly
Ensure that Projects are within the budgeted cost, timely escalation of issues and their resolutions.
Ensure adherence to the project management and governance.
Working on Global projects as a Program Manager
Project Transparency – daily/weekly/monthly updates and project progress reported as per agreed schedule
People leadership - allocating projects, supporting and grooming the team along with Performance Management and development.
Identifying Automation and Transformation opportunities (if any) to drive efficiencies.

Qualifications

Experience : 7+ years in Transition and Project Management
• Graduate – Any Stream
• Project Management
• People Leadership, lead team in last role
• Stakeholder management
• Crisis Management, Adaptability & agility
• Executive Presence, Story Telling & Communication skills
• Should be in the current role for a minimum period of one year.
• Coordination & Collaboration with cross functional teams
• Transitions experience across domains – P2P, O2C, Supply Chain,
Procurement, RTR
• Knowledge of MS Office and other Project Management tools
• PMP or Prince 2 certified

Additional Information

About the Company

METRO/MAKRO

Wholesale food for HoReCa and traders

METRO supplies food and related products to professionals, including hotels, restaurants, caterers (HoReCa) and independent traders, through large physical stores and a delivery network. Its product access combines in-store shopping with Food Service Distribution (FSD) and a digitally connected experience, plus METRO MARKETS, an international online marketplace for professional customers that has grown since 2019. The company’s approach extends across more than 30 countries and relies on a multichannel model to reach about 15 million customers, supported by a workforce of over 85,000 and a 2023/24 sales figure of €31 billion. METRO prioritizes sustainability and reports recognition from indices like MSCI, Sustainalytics and CDP. The goal is to meet professional customers’ needs with reliable, scale-enabled wholesale distribution and digital marketplaces that enable efficient purchasing while expanding international reach.

Company size: 501-1,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Düsseldorf, Germany
Founded: 1964

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