Description:
The Portfolio Project Manager will be a key contributor to the efficiency and sufficiency of our clients company’s future global end-to-end portfolio, the Portfolio Project Manager (PPM) will be responsible for the prioritisation and efficient management and delivery of multiple projects and their associated integrated activities and phases – Insight to Idea, Research, Design, Costing, Development, Implementation & Evaluation. This role will also focus on identifying process and policy gaps, deficiencies, and areas for improvement to create a more strategic plan for Portfolio related operations activities.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate a proven track record in the delivery, management, governance and evaluation of agile Portfolio Project Management and Operations. The Portfolio Project Manager will be responsible for managing the total portfolio project programme to provide reports and status updates to the Global Portfolio Acceleration Director.
Role/Responsibilities:
- The management & coordination of multiple portfolio development projects across Reapplication (new formats/language/technical optimisations), Renovation (product changes/enhancements) and Innovation (new category entries) simultaneously on time within budget and within scope.
- Monitoring and controlling all cross-functional business activities to ensure that the portfolio projects remain on track from insights through to launch to ensuring time to market deliverables are met.
- Develop internal business partnerships and manage interfaces with all business functions including R&D, Packaging, Marketing, Sales, Operations, Graphic Design, Regulatory Affairs and Finance.
- Run project team meetings to ensure successful completion of tasks and projects are on track.
- Use appropriate project management tools to manage activity and ensure projects are reviewed at appropriate governance forums.
- Ensuring all portfolio activities/phases lead to Portfolio efficiency and sufficiency aligned with our clients’ Global strategic plans, channel strategies while minimising cost of goods and maximising profitability of Portfolio mix - review on a continuous basis project risks, financial deliverables, timings and other key success metrics.
- Collaborate and actively contribute to Business Case development to ensure fit with Strategic, Portfolio goals and Technical and Operational timelines
- Defining, maintaining, communicating & validating each stage of the Portfolio pipeline with senior leadership and cross-functionally to provide visibility and transparency on variances/changes to assumptions to the approved project baseline.
- Promote a solution-focused approach to drive operational initiatives for the portfolio mix.
- Co-ordination of internal stakeholder, resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of multiple projects.
- Ensuring efficient resource availability and allocation to projects.
- Assist in the further development of the Portfolio Acceleration Framework and rollout across the business.
- Ensures that quality project standards are met through the effective implementation or use of approved processes, methodologies and deliverables.
- Be an advocate for change by continuously identifying gaps/deficiencies and areas for improvement within our bedrock processes and tools for the Portfolio Business Unit.
Experience/Qualifications:
- A minimum of a Bachelor's degree Science
- PMP certified
- Excellent project management skills, including leadership and problem-solving skills
- Exhibit strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills as well as analytical and organizational skills
- Entrepreneurial mindset and strong personal drive
- Experience in change management and ability to champion new ways of working
- Ability to effectively interact, influence, collaborate and negotiate on tactical and strategic issues with all levels of management and adjust to situations that involve conflicting goals
- Ability to effectively empower others and delegates