EU PMO Partner

Sysco is looking for an EU PMO Partner to join our European PMO team on a full-time, permanent basis. Reporting to the Head of EU PMO, you’ll help drive programme and project management excellence across Sysco EU by supporting markets with best practice adoption, Smartsheet development, governance, and data-driven insights.

This role is being offered on a remote basis, with monthly travel across EU where necessary, so you must be comfortable with international travel.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

• Partner with EU Market PMOs to embed new ways of working and support process and training content development.
• Ensure Market PMOs have strong knowledge of PMO practices and Smartsheet.
• Design and deliver training on Programme and Project practices
• Development of Smartsheet EU Blueprint artefacts
• Supporting the facilitation of the SDLC (System Development Life Cycle) process for changes to Smartsheet
• Writing requirements for new processes or artefacts within Smartsheet and building in accordance with the EU SDLC process.
• Writing training guides for use across all markets for Smartsheet and any artefacts that are used across markets.
• Continuously analyse project data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Translate complex data into clear presentations with actionable recommendations.
• Develop tools, reports, and processes to enhance analytical capability.
• Work with stakeholders to understand insight needs and challenges.
• Analyse project data to identify and escalate risks early.
• Support health assessments and project closures with data-led insights.
• Managing relationships with key stakeholders to identify insight requirements, and the challenges they’re facing.
• Analysing data and project information to identify risks to project delivery and highlighting risks before they come to fruition.
• Supporting health assessments and project closures with data analysis to improve ways of working.
• Responsible for ensuring project managers across all Sysco EU are updating on key data inputs – i.e. ensuring that timelines, risks, and budget documentation is being completed.
• Ensuring Project Managers across all Sysco EU are following PMO guidelines for delivering projects.
• Maintain the project toolbox, including template creation and document control.
• Manage the PMO communication schedule and ensure consistent updates on The Dish.
• Coordinate the Project Community schedule, ensuring speakers, slides, and documentation are prepared.

About you:

You bring strong experience across PMO and project environments, with expert-level capability in PPM tools such as Smartsheet. Skilled in building and configuring project artefacts, dashboards, and complex workflows and advanced Excel proficiency, including creating sophisticated formulas. You have solid knowledge of project management methodologies, and are confident interpreting project data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities. Your analytical strengths include critical thinking, trend analysis, and the ability to translate complex information into clear, structured reports and presentations. You are experienced in governance oversight, ensuring adherence to PMO frameworks, and have a strong understanding of the full project lifecycle, from initiation through to closure. You communicate clearly and concisely across multiple markets, adapting your approach to different cultures and working effectively with remote, international teams. You are also competent in creating high quality documentation, training guides, and process materials, with experience upskilling Project Managers across diverse environments.

What you’ll receive:

• A competitive salary
• Company Car or Car Allowance of £5,500 per annum
• Single private medical healthcare cover
• Generous holiday allowance of 25 days + bank holidays, with option to purchase additional holidays
• Pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Huge discounts on all sorts of lovely food and award-wining products through our staff shop
• Discounts on Cinema tickets, shopping and earn cashback on purchases through Sysco benefits portal
• Recognition awards and Incentives
• Real career opportunities - being part of Sysco, the world’s leading foodservice business, opens up a world of possibility

At Sysco GB everyone is welcome. We don’t want you to ‘fit our culture’ we want you to help define it and we actively celebrate the unique talents of each and every colleague. We don’t just look at your CV, we’re more focused on who you are and your potential. As part of our values, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone has a voice, is appreciated and has the same opportunities. We work hard to ensure that everyone feels part of our business, as we care for one another and connect the world through food and trusted partnerships. Our ultimate goal is to ensure that everyone belongs and thrives at Sysco GB and we recognise that Sysco GB can only thrive when everyone feels they belong. We'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our resourcing team who will be happy to support you.