Project Manager

My client a major global blue chip business requires a project manager from a consumer healthcare, food & beverage (F&B) or FMCG background to add project management expertise to a new and fast paced programme.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Project manage multiple medium / large new product development projects of medium to high complexity from development to global roll-out

* Manage the core project team and associated meetings. As required, co-lead the project team with the business lead to ensure solutions and processes are in place to deliver on project objectives.

* Ensure project and overall business objectives are aligned. Work with the business lead to ensure the project remains in line with business objectives at all times.

* Act as a coach role model to the project team to help embed the best practice project management process and ways of working.

* Manage and deliver against all agreed design parameters for performance & cost

* Identify and engage and manage stakeholders. Ensure effective communications plan is in place and managed on an on-going basis.

* Lead the planning process, establish and manage project plan including internal and external dependencies.

* Establish and manage effective and on-going issues and risk escalation and resolution. Coach and mentor the project team to give on-going focus to the plans to actively resolve risks / issues.

* Manage defined project tracking and reporting process suitable for reporting at various management levels (time / KPIs / benefit / quality) at various stakeholder levels.

* Act as sub-team member for a specific element of PMO activities (e.g. reporting process, project management capability building and process improvement, etc.)

* Play a vital role in role modelling project management and playing a role in the facilitation and delivery of the global project management training programme in order to achieve common ways of working, language and use of tools across the business.

* Provide project management leadership to key objectives deemed vital to the growth of the business.