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Principal Delivery Logistics Manager

Mass Limited, City of Westminster

Principal Delivery Logistics Manager

£72000

Mass Limited, City of Westminster

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 11 Oct | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 00a99dc6f4444c358fba41665d978959

Full Job Description

  • As a Logistics SME:
  • Have experience in the conduct of operational-level logistics planning;
  • Understand how to design and deliver Logistics HQ training events;
    • As a Project Manager:
  • Act as the primary point of contact for all matters relating to the contract with the support of other stakeholders as required;
  • Delegate tasks to other project team members where appropriate;
  • Generate project work plans and deliver against those plans, reviewing and revising plans as appropriate to meet changing needs, requirements and/or other unforeseen events;
  • Apply judgement to achieve successful project outcomes, engaging with relevant stakeholders as required, taking into account any governance level objectives;
  • Meet financial objectives by forecasting project outcomes, preparing work orders and monthly reports, scheduling expenditures, analysing variances and initiating corrective actions, and ensuring alignment with the project reports generated by Finance;
  • Ensure project risk of all types is identified, analysed, actively managed, and escalated (where appropriate);
  • Specify resource requirements and assign responsibilities, ensuring that these are documented and that individuals are appropriately security cleared;
  • Ensure the security of the project in accordance with Company Security Instructions and the MMS;
  • Ensure management of sub-contracts in conjunction with the Commercial Manager;
  • Manage day-to-day operational aspects of the project(s) including the coordination of meetings and reviews needed to progress the work, ensuring project status reports are submitted to internal and external stakeholders as required;
  • Actively support the Group Heads in achieving a balanced utilisation with the resource pool available in collaboration with other Project Managers across the business;
  • Ensure the customer fulfils their responsibilities on the contract through regular formal contact reviews;
    • Support the delivery of TSG projects including, where appropriate, participation in deployed exercises which will involve working long days and weekends; Effectively contribute to the winning of new projects that enable the achievement of the TSG business plan; Enhance the reputation of MASS with current and potential customers; Develop and support business development activity to achieve the TSG and wider MASS business plan; Undertake other tasks to support the team where required

    We are looking for a skilled Logistics expert and Project Manager with strong leadership and interpersonal and communication skills. The ideal candidate will have a recent experience of the conduct of joint logistics planning and be adept at building strong relationships with strategic customers, identification and qualification of opportunities and development and implementation of successful project management in order to achieve specified targets.,
  • Significant experience of managing projects (minimum 5 years);
  • Strong customer/stakeholder relationship management skills;
  • Extremely well organised, with the ability to effectively prioritise tasks;
  • Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team using excellent leadership and communication skills;
  • Strong communication skills (written, oral, and presentational);
  • Capable of hands-on problem-solving, with ability to generate ideas and solutions.
  • Ability to use own initiative.

    MASS is an Electronic Warfare Operational support (EWOS), cyber security, digital forensics and support to military operations business.
    • We deliver tailored, integrated solutions that are critical to customers' ability to deliver effective operations. An intrinsic expertise in system engineering, operational-level training and project management enables MASS to deliver through-life capability in the form of high technology solutions, training and trusted managed services, underpinned by a contract research and development capability.