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Principal Project Manager

AUTODOC SE is a leading European e-commerce company specializing in auto parts and accessories, serving 27 countries with a wide range of products for cars, trucks, and motorcycles. Founded in Berlin in 2008, the company has grown rapidly and focuses on providing quality products, competitive prices, and excellent customer service.

AUTODOC

Employee count: 5000+

Portugal only

Company Description

AUTODOC is the largest and fastest growing auto parts ecommerce platform in Europe.
Present across 27 countries with around 5,000 employees, AUTODOC generated revenue of over €1.3 billion in 2023, supplying more than 7.4 million active customers with its 5.8 million vehicle parts and accessories for car, truck, and motorcycle brands.
Curious minds, adventurous experts and tech-savvy professionals - one team, one billion euros revenue. Catch the ride!

Job Description

Lead and mature AUTODOC’s Category management Project portfolio function - ensuring that portfolio of 50+ initiatives is selected, prioritized, executed, and monitored in a way that delivers measurable business value, supports the Category management strategy, and aligns with AUTODOC’s broader business objectives. The CM PPM leads the team of project managers within the Category Management team, collaborating closely with the Transformation Management Office (TMO) to adhere to established project documentation and framework standards.

Responsibilities:

  • Ensure the Category management portfolio is managed in accordance with TMO’s PPM framework, stage - gates, and facilitate governance forums.

  • Align project selection and prioritization with Category management strategy, OKRs and commercial goals.

  • Provide advisory recommendations on project approval, continuation, or termination.


Methodology & Standards

  • Implement approved project management methodology within the Category management team.

  • Adhere to TMO - defined artefact standards (business case, status report, benefits - realization plan, post - implementation review).

  • Continuous Improvement: drive and support enhancements based on lessons learned, and contribute to overall standards improvement in collaboration with TMO.

  • Continuous refinement of project management methods and their effective application to CatMan initiatives.

  • As a SMART task, participate in defining requirements for a unified PPM IT solution and support its implementation within CatMan.


Portfolio Execution

  • Ensure timely delivery of strategic Category management projects, managed by the team.

  • Change Request Management: ensure critical project parameters, such as scope, budget, and schedule, are under control, with change request controls in place.


Reporting & Analytics

  • Publish monthly portfolio progress reports and dashboards, highlighting financials, schedule, risk, and benefits realization.

  • Track Category Management KPIs and produce quarterly strategy - execution reports (QPRs).


Benefits Management & Financial Control

  • Collaborate with the finance department to support the financial assessment process, track and confirm incremental project metrics; develop post-implementation assessment procedures in accordance with company standards.

  • Top-level control of CAPEX/OPEX and forecasting of budget deviations.


People Leadership & Community Enablement

  • Act as a change driver, partnering with Category Management leaders to build and enhance project management practices.

  • Implement and promote project methodologies, ensuring adoption across the department.

  • Enforce TMO project standards, ensuring consistency and quality in project delivery.

  • Provide support Project managers.


Stakeholder Engagement

  • Serve as a trusted advisor to the Category Management executive team, project sponsors, and stakeholders across all company organizational units on matters related to Category management Project portfolio.

  • Facilitate steering - committee and executive - level decision - making with clear, data - driven insights.

Job Requirements:

  • Proven experience as a Project Manager, with a minimum of 8-9 years of commercial project management experience.

  • Proven track record of successfully managing complex projects

  • Strong experience in project planning, stakeholder management and risk analysis.

  • Excellent communication skills including high level fluent English, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders .

  • Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders and team members.

Nice to have:

  • Experience in working with Agile methodologies and product development best practices will be a plus.

  • Project management certifications such as PMP or PRINCE2 will be a plus.

  • Knowledge of the Automotive industry is also a plus.

  • Experience with Jira, Confluence and collaborative tools.

What do we offer?

  • Competitive salaries based on your professional experience

  • Fast growing international company with stable employment

  • Annual vacation and 1 additional day off on your birthday

  • Mental Wellbeing Program – providing you and your immediate family members with free and confidential mental and physical health support services for a wide range of personal and work-related issues.

  • Opportunities for advancement, further trainings (over 650 courses on soft and hard skills on our e-learning platform) and coaching

  • Free English and German language classes

  • Referral Program with attractive incentives

  • Flexible working hours and hybrid work

Join us today and let’s create a success story together!

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Portugal +/- 0 hours

About AUTODOC

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We are AUTODOC, one of the leading online retailers of vehicle parts and accessories in Europe. Our journey began 17 years ago in Berlin, founded by Alexej Erdle, Max Wegner, and Vitalij Kungel. From humble beginnings, we've rapidly grown into one of the most exciting internet companies on the continent. Our core mission is to make mobility easy and sustainable for everyone. We're passionate about providing our customers with the freedom of driving while we take care of the details. This means offering the largest selection of high-quality products at attractive prices, coupled with an exceptional service experience.

We're proud to serve 27 European countries, offering a massive inventory of 6.7 million products from 2,500 brand manufacturers. Whether you're looking for parts for one of 176 car brands, 23 truck brands, or 154 motorcycle brands, we've got you covered. Our success is built on a deep understanding of car performance and the evolving needs of drivers, gained over 17 years of operation. This expertise allows us to create products and services that perfectly blend our experience with cars and our commitment to our customers. Our portfolio includes product brands for both individual car owners and professional mechanics, as well as tailored all-in-one supplier services for our business partners. Diversity and variety are ingrained in our DNA; AUTODOC was established by immigrants with limited resources, and we champion the value of individual differences and the rich cultural diversity of our colleagues, customers, and partners. We foster an open, respectful, and inclusive working environment at every level of our organization. As we continue to grow, our vision is to become the leading tech ecosystem in the automotive industry, seamlessly connecting all aspects of the automotive aftermarket.

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Meals Allowance

Meals Allowance.

Healthcare Insurance

Healthcare Insurance.

Employee discounts

Exclusive AUTODOC shop discounts.

Team events

Team events and company celebrations.

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