Key AccountabilitiesProject team management

·          Lead cross functional teams to set clear priorities and achieve milestones

·          Identify and engage appropriate level of cross functional representatives forming a team to deliver the project brief; ensure resource issues are resolved

·          Manage project team meetings and other methods of communication demonstrating strong meetings management and facilitation skills and championing quality outputs at all times

·          Challenge project teams to maximise efficient project delivery

 

Project Planning

·          Create alternative high level project plans at the beginning of the project, agree lead alternative with the business

·          Create, own and communicate a detailed project plan for every project showing key decisions and milestones

·          Drive delivery of project according to agreed project plan escalating issues as appropriate

 

Communication & Reporting

·          Lead communication on all project matters, clarifying scope, timelines, issues, risks and decisions required

·          Maintain project documentation and reporting to communicate clear status of projects, key timings, issues & risks

·          Maintain quality communication with relevant Change Programme Manager ensuring actions and plans are clearly defined

 

Risk management

·          Identify risks and issues through engagement of cross functional team

·          Drive implementation of projects resolving risks & issues or offering alternatives to remove barriers and create contingency plans.  Ensure appropriate level of communication to the business

 

Stakeholder management

·          Manage stakeholders through senior forums, escalating issues and risks and driving solutions

·          Raise profile of projects through representation of projects at senior forums

·          Build stakeholder management plan with project team and ensure stakeholders are appropriately engaged

 

Process

·          Work within guidelines of best practise project management and Integrated Portfolio Management (IPM) process using available tools including Accolade (web based system)

·          Identify and suggest opportunities to improve or build upon established processes and ways of working, driving implementation through delivery of improved processes

 











Pre-requisites:In order to succeed in this role, it is expected that you will have:

 

·         Qualifications - degree level or equivalent.

·         Cross functional experience a benefit

·         Project Management knowledge, preferably NPD

·         Ability to demonstrate strong meetings management, advanced facilitation and communication skills across a broad range of stakeholders

·         Strong presentation skills to influence at a senior level

·         Strong initiative to problem solving and framing alternative solutions and driving delivery

·         Process oriented - ability to monitor, measure, report and develop processes

·         High level of experience with computer applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project etc, SAP.

·         Be willing to travel

 

 

Key relationships:

 

You will be expected to work cross functionally at all levels up to Senior Management:

 

·           B&I IPM Leader

·           Marketing - Consumer & Channel

·           Supply Chain

·          Science & Technology

·           Manufacturing

·          Regulatory

·          Design Studio

·          Finance

·          PBS

·          Central Data

 



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