Nestle

Global branded foods and beverages producer

Senior Technical Project Manager

Project ManagementUpdated on Nov 14

Full-timeSolon, OH, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A minimum BA/BS degree is required.
Five years of project management experience is required.
Ability to manage multiple projects and teams concurrently.
Ability to collaborate with and influence people at all organizational levels.
Ability to manage conflict and drive resolution.
Ability to perform in a high-volume, fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Ability to drive results through leadership and coaching skills.
Ability to focus project teams and stakeholders on top priorities, balancing high-level and detailed focus as appropriate.
Ability to analyze data and identify links among facts, ideas, and situations without obvious connections.
Ability to self-direct and manage ambiguity.
Ability to enable quick decisions, clarify purpose, energize others, and stop projects without escalation.

Responsibilities

Apply project management tools and skills to deliver projects on time, on scope, and on quality from concept through close.
Lead alignment on project strategy and approach for initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, control, and closure with key stakeholders.
Proactively manage roadblocks and develop risk mitigation plans.
Build and manage project schedules, define critical paths, track functional team members’ activities against deadlines, generate and communicate status reports, and escalate critical issues.
Coordinate and facilitate kick-off, project team, risk assessment, financial review, lessons learned, post-launch review, and other required meetings.
Communicate project status and risks transparently to cross-functional team members and the Project Management Lead.
Control scope changes through proactive, open stakeholder communication.
Ensure consistent application, execution, and continuous improvement of Innovation and Renovation processes and tools.
Maintain data accuracy, deliverable completion, and documentation in accordance with applicable policies and procedures across assigned projects.
Meet established key performance indicators and other program metrics.
Make and ensure implementation of process improvements.
Facilitate and coach cross-functional teams to improve interaction and collaboration and advance projects.
Contribute to project management training and coaching within the TAG PMO team.
Influence stakeholders with integrity and manage expectations.
Lead discussions and communicate within project teams.
Balance detail and ambiguity with an overall view to reduce complexity and support rapid, informed management decisions.
Act as a change agent.
Identify and engage relevant business and external partners to build synergies through networking.
Ensure stakeholders at all organizational levels are informed of project status, risks, issues, and action plans.
Provide decision-makers with relevant information and recommendations to support timely decisions.
Consider the overall project context to contribute to business and commercial success.
Ensure and communicate the project's business relevance while aligning the project team around a shared goal.
Continuously evaluate and challenge the project purpose to verify sustainable business value.

Desired Qualifications

Five years of cross-functional experience, such as in Engineering, Operations, Technical Applications Group, Research and Development, Marketing, or a related area, is preferred.
Project Management Professional certification is a plus.

Foods people love. Brands people trust. And a career that nourishes your future like no other.

If you're driven by the passion to do something meaningful that changes lives, Nestlé is the place for you. Nestlé USA is one of seven operating companies that make up Nestlé’s presence in the United States.

We're in 97% of American homes, and as the leading food and beverage company, our goals are to continue to deliver quality food and beverage products, strengthen our local communities, and reduce our environmental and climate impact.

We’re determined to challenge the status quo and be better tomorrow than we are today. As individuals and teams, we embrace our entrepreneurial culture and have created a workplace where collaboration is essential, courage is rewarded, speed is expected, and agility is the norm to delight our consumers every single day. Here, you will find limitless opportunities to learn and advance your career and feel empowered to succeed in the workplace and beyond. Because our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also about enriching you.

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

Responsible for the efficient, effective, flawless delivery of strategic end-to-end Innovation and Renovation projects in Nestle USA as well as managing cross-functional project teams, with an entrepreneurial mindset and passion for operational excellence, to achieve the project defined Key Success Criteria and deliver against the business needs. Promote the Ideation to Launch (I2L) Mindset.

Primary Responsibilities:

Apply project management tools and skills to ensure the on-time, on-scope and on quality delivery of the project with flawless execution from concept to close.
Lead the alignment of the strategy and approach for initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing the project with key stakeholders.
Preventive management of roadblocks and generation of risk mitigation plans.
Build and manage the project schedule, define the critical path, track activities to ensure functional team members are meeting agreed-upon deadlines, generate and communicate status reports, and escalate critical issues.
Coordinate and facilitate project meetings including kick-off meetings, project team meetings, risk assessments, financial reviews, lessons learned, post-launch reviews, and additional meetings as required.
Provide transparency and communication on project status and risks to cross-functional team members and Project Management Lead.
Effectively control scope changes through proactive and open communication with stakeholders
Responsible for the consistent application, execution, and continuous improvement of Nestlé's I&R processes and tools.
Maintain and ensure data accuracy, deliverable completion, and documentation as specified by relevant policies and procedures across assigned projects.
Meet established key performance indicators (KPIs) and other program metrics.
Responsible for making and ensuring the implementation of process improvements.

Project Team Leadership

Facilitate and coach to enhance the interaction and collaboration of cross-functional teams to drive projects forward
Contribute to training and coaching in project management within the TAG PMO team
Demonstrate courage and initiative to influence stakeholders with integrity and manage expectations
Comfortable leading discussions and communicating within project teams
Embrace details and ambiguity while keeping a general view to reduce complexity and to strive for rapid but informed management decisions
Acts as a change agent

Stakeholder engagement and networking

Identify and engage with stakeholders creating synergies through effective networking with all relevant business partners and external partners
Communicate effectively at all levels of the organization; ensure all relevant stakeholders are continuously informed of project status, risks, issues and action plans
Ensure effective on-time decision making by providing deciders with the relevant information and recommendations

Business acumen

Contribute to an impactful business/commercial success by considering the whole picture of the project
Ensure and communicate business relevance with project team working towards a shared goal
Verify sustainable business value by continuously evaluating and challenging project purpose

Qualifications

Requirements & Minimum Education Level

Minimum BA/BS required

Experience

5 years experience in project management
5 years of cross-functional experience preferred. Such as Engineering, Operations, Technical Applications Group, Research & Development, Marketing or related experience preferred

Additional Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Brilliant at the basics (time management, results focus, communication skills, organization skills)
PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification a plus
Ability to manage multiple projects and teams concurrently
Effectively collaborates and influences people at all levels in the organization through strong interpersonal skills
Ability to manage conflict and drive resolution
Flexibility and adaptability to perform in a high-volume, fast paced and dynamic environment
Ability to drive for results through effective leadership and coaching skills
Quick sifting abilities (focuses project team and stakeholders on the top priorities – can focus on high level and detail level, knowing which is appropriate)
Ability to analyze data, identify links between facts, ideas and situations that have no obvious connection
Ability to self-direct and manage ambiguity
Enable quick decisions, energize others by clarifying purpose/why, and stop projects without escalation

About the Company

Nestle

Global branded foods and beverages producer

Nestlé manufactures and markets branded foods, beverages, pet care, and nutrition products in about 185 countries. Its products are produced at scale and distributed through retail, foodservice, and direct-to-consumer channels, backed by a global R&D network. Distinctive factors include its enormous global footprint, a diversified lineup from coffee to pet care to infant nutrition, and the combination of retail plus professional channels. Its goal is to provide reliable, high-quality nutrition to people worldwide while advancing nutrition science through its research and brands.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Vevey, Switzerland
Founded: 1866

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