Project Portfolio Director - Permanent Contract - M/F

Who we are For over 170 years, Lagardère Travel Retail has offered a unique experience serving our travelers and partners. We design and operate retail and foodservice offers in mobility hubs to enrich the traveler experience, across three activities: Travel Essentials, Duty Free & Fashion, and Foodservice. Present in more than 50 countries with 5,000 points of sale, we generate 8 billion euros in turnover and rely on the commitment of 29,000 employees worldwide. A subsidiary of the Louis Hachette Group (via the Lagardère group), listed on Euronext Growth, we combine the power of an international group with local expertise, staying close to territories and travelers.

Why join us You will evolve in a multicultural and dynamic environment, within a global headquarters at the heart of strategic decisions. Joining Lagardère Travel Retail means joining an international group in full transformation, combining growth, development, and sustainable ambition through the PEPS program.

Your role Reporting to the Management, you will ensure the steering of a portfolio of programs, projects, and tenders. As such, you will define objectives, mobilize the resources necessary for their success, steer their execution, and evaluate their performance after delivery.

Your missions Team Management and Steering Supervise and lead a team of Key Account Managers and Project Managers.

Identify the needs and constraints of technical teams.

Manage the budget for your scope (resources and operational expenses).

Ensure reporting to the Management.

Team Development and Improvement of Practices Develop team skills in account management, project management, and tender responses (training, support, coaching).

Guarantee the availability of human and material resources necessary for project completion.

Define, evolve, and ensure compliance with management processes, methods, and tools.

Promote and supervise best practices in account management and project management.

Define and implement the recruitment strategy for your team in connection with Human Resources.

Organize the collection, analysis, and sharing of feedback and lessons learned.

Portfolio Management Support account managers in defining their strategy and development thinking.

Contribute to the definition of project and tender strategies.

Define and monitor performance indicators for programs, projects, and tenders.

Supervise compliance with contractual commitments.

Allocate resources to projects and tenders.

Define, steer, and optimize workload plans, while anticipating activity variations.

Conduct operational excellence initiatives.

Measure and steer portfolio performance in terms of cost, quality, and deadlines, and implement necessary corrective actions.

Measure internal customer satisfaction and define appropriate improvement actions.

Identify, anticipate, and manage risks related to projects and activities, and implement necessary preventive or corrective actions.

Profile sought Higher education: Master's degree (engineering school, business school, or university).

Minimum 5 to 7 years of experience in project management or project portfolio management and in managing project teams.

Experience in account management and in managing account managers.

Mastery of project management methods, tools, and software (requirement expression, specifications, planning).

Recognized leadership and management skills.

Excellent organizational and prioritization skills.

Rigor, analytical skills, and synthesis skills.

Communication and customer relationship skills.

Knowledge of financial, legal, and technical environments related to retail and concession activities.

Curiosity and initiative.

Fluent English. Proficiency in another language is an asset.

What we offer At Lagardère Travel Retail, we ensure an attractive and balanced working environment:

• Fixed salary + annual bonus + profit sharing + employee savings
• 25 days of paid leave + 12 RTT
• Teleworking: up to 2 days per week + 12 additional days per year (after validation of the probation period)
• Well-being: Wellpass subscription, company clubs (running, sophrology...)
• 6-month integration path, internal and international mobility, training and development programs
• Company restaurant, 75% coverage of the Pass Navigo
• And much more...

Our diversity & inclusion commitment At Lagardère Travel Retail, we are convinced that diversity and inclusion are essential levers for performance and innovation. We are committed to creating a work environment where everyone can be themselves, develop their potential, and evolve in a respectful, equitable, and inclusive framework. All applications are examined with the same attention, regardless of background, in respect of equal opportunity.

The recruitment process HR Interview Interview with the manager A final exchange with the N+2

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