We’re innovators, collaborating with people around the globe to disrupt and push boundaries, redefining the future of our extraordinary brands. Our Innovation team offers a wide range of roles, from helping to grow existing markets to developing exciting breakthrough ideas. Creating industry-shaping innovations and bringing a strategic viewpoint at every stage.
We celebrate and nurture creative potential to break new ground. Our teams around the world, work together to innovate, explore creative possibilities, and develop new strategies. Whatever the role, we’ll challenge, inspire, and support you to become the best innovator you can be.
About the role :
In this role, you will provide project management leadership to deliver North American Innovation projects, ensuring they are completed on time, in full, on budget, and to quality standards, while navigating commercialization challenges and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams across Supply and Demand.
Role Responsibilities :
- Leads delivery of programs from Gate 1 through to 90 days post-launch against KPIs.
- Provides Supply input and commercial grounding during project development phases, driving resolution of commercialization hurdles that may arise and managing regular project communications to Supply and Demand project sponsors, Technical Operations and the broader Supply community.
- Builds great relationships with stakeholders in NA Demand and throughout the Supply organization.
- Utilizes strong project management skills to develop and manage project timelines, addresses technical and resourcing challenges and ensures risk profiles and mitigation plans are developed and executed for each project.
- Consistently demonstrates pride and commitment, behaves authentically, focuses on finding viable, sustainable supply chain solutions, and develops trusting relationships across the organization.
Leads projects that deliver against the following KPIs :
On time (measured by Gate 5 Material Availability Date ‘MAD’ commitment)In full (measured by line fill)On budget (as agreed to at Gate 5)Achieve COGs targets (Gate 5 costs)Quality (meet client’s Global Finished Products Standard)Bring creative solutions to commercialization challenges.Provides individual oversight and delivery of low to high-complexity programsEnsure new product development programs utilize proper client methodologies (World Class Commercialization, Change Control and Technical Readiness)Experience / skills required :
1-3+ years of Technical and Professional development experience in consumer package technology.BS in Engineering, Supply Chain, or related technical field, with demonstrated knowledge of product commercialization.Skills - MS Project is good to have, MS Suite is highly preferredStake holder Management, Communications, Working with Cross Functional TeamsStrong business acumen, communication, interpersonal, influencing and relationship-building skillsSolid theoretical knowledge of primary package design, liquid development, and manufacturing processes and procedures.