OOH Strategic Projects Manager

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Job reference 332327
OOH Strategic Projects Manager
Competitive salary, plus £4,200 car allowance, full family healthcare, 18% annual bonus potential, 27.5 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising with service and a company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates
Permanent, Full time
Royal Mail Farringdon

Are you a strategic thinker with a consulting background that is looking to learn what it takes to deliver a Growth Strategy? We’re looking for a Manager-level candidate to join our Out Of Home (OOH) team to drive delivery as an OOH Strategic Projects Manager. This is a unique opportunity to join a team of ex-consultants and industry experts to drive Royal Mail’s expansion and growth in OOH, with the team already delivering significant change to the UK Parcel Market through new Royal Mail Red Lockers, new digital Post Boxes, and new RM Shop Partnerships.

About the Role

Reporting to the Director of OOH Growth & Product, you’ll lead and deliver strategic projects across Royal Mail’s OOH portfolio, embedded within a team that has delivered significant impact to Royal Mail and the UK market over the last 12 months through new Royal Mail Red Lockers, new digital Post Boxes, and new RM Shop Partnerships . This includes shaping strategy, scaling infrastructure, driving innovation, and improving network performance. You’ll work cross-functionally with senior stakeholders and contribute to the future of parcel delivery in the UK.

Key Responsibilities:

• Independently manage strategic OOH projects from scoping to delivery.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to drive execution.
• Support the development of OOH strategy, business planning, and scaling tools.
• Analyse network performance and recommend optimisation actions.
• Research and incubate new OOH product innovations.
• Prepare executive-level presentations and recommendations.
• Act as a thought partner to senior leaders and deputise for the Director as needed.

About You

• You’re a driven and analytical professional with a consulting toolkit and a strong ownership mindset.
• You are keen to take your skills learnt in previous roles and apply it to delivering change
• You thrive in fast-paced environments and are excited by the opportunity to shape the future of the UK parcel market & consumer behaviour

What You’ll Bring:

• Strong management consulting experience (experience within McKinsey/BCG/Bain strongly preferred)
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in logistics or transformation (within or outside consulting) is a plus.
• Ability to manage cross-functional projects and influence at senior levels.

Extra Benefits

• Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
• Discounts and offers - there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills*.
• Supportive and generous company sick pay
• Your Wellbeing - you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It’s free, and it’s for everyone.
*Available only to perm employees

Next Steps

The first stage of the selection process will be an informal call followed by a written assignement and onsite interview consisting of competency based and role specific questions.

Trust is the foundation of Royal Mail. We aim to be transparent about the qualities we seek and what a career with us entails, building trust from the start of your journey with us. Your interview is the first step, and we want you to shine. To help you prepare, we’ll provide your interview questions in advance, so you can have your best examples ready. At Royal Mail Group, we value trust and our people.

We understand that candidates may not meet all the criteria for the role. If your experience is different, but you have relevant skills we’d love to hear from you.

Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners.

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.

We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

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Closing Date: 9th November. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.

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