Job Description

Company Description
Why did the PowerPoint cross the road? To get to the other slide.

Join an Information technology team that doesn’t take itself too seriously, that has a can-do attitude and a variety of expertise.

At UAP, we believe we don’t just deliver car and heavy vehicle parts all around the country; we also help keep Canadians moving forward. Our IT team is a key element of everything we do. From the store and end-user computing, to strategy and planning, and let’s not forget project management, delivery, infrastructure, and operations, they have an impressive array of expertise.

Join a special kind of workplace. We have the experience and strength of our 100-year legacy and the desire to always do better for our team members and clients. Our 5000 colleagues proudly serve thousands of customers every day across Canada.

If the hat fits, we’d be proud to have you wear it! Send us your resume and join a people-centric company with a reputation of excellence.


The Portfolio Manager is responsible for the successful delivery of the UAP’s IT projects. More specifically, he/she is responsible for planning, tracking and reporting the project portfolio, as well as delivering the underlying projects on time, on budget and with high quality. He/she communicates the project portfolio plan and roadmap with all key stakeholders. He/she Manages a team of Senior Project Managers and Project Coordinator(s). The Manager also plays a leadership role in project gate meetings. Identify and resolve issues within the portfolio, in collaboration with IT Directors and Managers and/or other stakeholders. Tasks:

• Lead the project portfolio planning exercise by developing a portfolio plan based on prioritized projects considering project dependencies and resource capacity from business units and Information Technology.
• Manage and monitor the progress of the project portfolio and share the results with upper IT management and/or the IT Steering Committee.
• Identify and resolve issues within the portfolio, in collaboration with IT Directors and Managers and/or other business stakeholders.
• Monitor the performance of the project portfolio and make the necessary changes to recover, re-scope, cancel or launch new projects.
• Manage escalations and mid-cycle requests for portfolio composition changes.
• Ensure the portfolio’s projects are delivered on time and on budget, with high quality.
• Review and validate project status reports as well as project steering committees’ and project gate meetings’ documents.
• Understand and use the project management framework, including its standards and practices.
• Contribute to the development and enhancement of project management methods, techniques, processes and practices by actively participating in PM practice development meetings and suggesting ideas and templates.
• Continuously Implement and manage changes to the project management methodology and framework. Promote changes to ensure adoption by all stakeholders (IT and business).

Qualifications
To join our team, you need:

• A university diploma in computer science, business administration, or other relevant area or equivalent related work experience.
• A minimum of 15 years of experience, including at least five years in Information Technology.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in various roles of project management, including at least five years as a Project Manager for mid to large scale projects.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in portfolio projects management.
• Strong business knowledge in the areas of distribution or retail management and proven experience in dealing with upper management in the business sector.
• Bilingualism, French and English both oral and written.

Additional Information

UAP is a diverse community that promotes inclusion and respect. The sum of our individual differences, experiences, knowledge, self-expression, unique capabilities, and talents, represents the richness of our culture. During the selection process, let us know if you need any accommodations. This information will be kept entirely confidential and will only be used to ensure you have a fair and pleasant experience with us

We will contact you as soon as possible if we think we have the hat for you!