Global PMO Lead @ Upfield

About Flora Food Group

We offer consumers a compelling choice in four growing categories: butters and spreads, creams, liquids and cheeses. We hold leadership positions in many of the 100 countries we operate in, with iconic brands including Flora, Becel+ProActiv, Blue Band, Country Crock, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, Rama, and Violife, together with our local brands and Professional business.

Global branded food champion Flora Food Group, offers the next generation of delicious, natural, nutritious food. Our products are more affordable and more sustainable than their dairy equivalents.

About the position

Location: London, UK

Contract : 6-9 months

Hybrid

To ensure excellence in project management by providing governance, risk management, and reporting for Upfield’s global project portfolio. You will quickly onboard to understand Upfield’s internal processes, becoming an expert across functions such as supply chain, factory operations, and import/export logistics. Your work will support the seamless execution of projects, ensuring that they are aligned with the company’s growth and sustainability goals.

Key Responsibilities

Global Project Management: Lead the day-to-day governance of a global project portfolio, ensuring alignment with Upfield’s strategic priorities and business goals.
Cross-Functional Engagement: Collaborate closely with internal functions like supply chain, procurement, logistics, and factory operations to support the successful execution of projects.
Rapid Expertise Development: Onboard quickly and gain a deep understanding of internal operations, with a focus on key FMCG processes such as supply chain management, imports/exports, and factory operations.
Governance and Reporting: Develop and maintain strong reporting mechanisms to track project performance, risks, and financials, providing key insights to senior leadership.
Risk and Issue Management: Proactively identify risks and issues across global projects, implementing mitigation strategies to ensure minimal disruption to timelines and objectives.
Continuous Improvement: Drive continuous improvement initiatives, enhancing project management methodologies to ensure efficiency and compliance across all global projects.
Stakeholder Communication: Engage and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders across different regions and functions, ensuring project alignment and resolving any challenges.

So, what does it take to be successful in this role?

Extensive PMO Experience: 8+ years of experience in PMO or project management roles, ideally within the FMCG or food retail sectors.
Global Collaboration: Strong experience working with geographically distributed teams across multiple regions, managing complex, global projects.
Industry Knowledge: Solid understanding of key FMCG processes, including supply chain management, imports/exports, and factory operations.
Stakeholder Management: Ability to build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and effectively communicate at all levels of the organisation.
Agile & Waterfall Proficiency: Familiarity with both traditional and Agile project management methodologies.
Financial and Risk Management: Experience managing project budgets, financial tracking, and risk assessments.

What’s next

If you’re passionate about leading global projects in a fast-paced plant-based nutrition company and want to contribute to a better future, we’d love to hear from you. We are looking for the successful applicant to start in September 2024, if possible.

Application Deadline: 16th September 2024

For inquiries, please reach out to Richard Hodgson, Talent Acquisition, via WhatsApp at +44(0)7826 900 399.

We understand your resume might not be up to date and recommend that you apply with what you have or your LinkedIn Profile. Flora Food Group is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workplace, we understand that you might not meet all the requirements stated in the description, but we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this role or other roles. 

Flora Food Group is an employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and equal opportunities for all. We recruit based only on values, qualifications, performance, skills, behaviours, experience, and knowledge. We ensure job advertisements are free from unintentional bias.

No personal characteristics should be a barrier to joining Flora Food Group. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or other personal characteristics.

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