CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 300 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ 11,000 people and operate in more than 55 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact. 

What does that mean for you? You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You’ll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. And you can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through our Hybrid Work Model.

Job Description

Global Product Innovation is a very exciting place in Brambles where you would get to support the creation of transformative products for our customers in a global team, as well as significantly contribute to the overall Brambles strategy and objectives.  The Core Product Innovation Workstream is responsible for the end-to-end ideation and launch of new pallets as well as supporting our enterprise ambition to digitize all our assets. 

Position Purpose

Overall delivery responsibility for the portfolio of projects within the Core Product Innovation workstream ensuring the successful delivery of the objectives as defined in the Program/Portfolio Strategy.

Lead all aspects of one or multiple projects, from planning through to implementation and tracking, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget and in alignment with internal standards and frameworks.

Scope   

• Number of Countries: Global

Major/Key Accountabilities

• Lead the planning and execution of a portfolio of projects, ensuring key milestones and project goals are met.
• Collaborate with enterprise program/portfolio management teams to align projects with business strategies and objectives.
• Aggee and manage project governance, including Steering Committees and Sponsorship Groups, ensuring timely decisions and follow-ups.
• Oversee the execution of change management strategies, including training rollouts and communication plans.
• Manage project dependencies of the portfolio, ensuring alignment with BAU activities and other projects in the enterprise program.
• Provide regular project updates to stakeholders, summarizing progress, priorities, and key decisions.
• Ensure adherence to PMO governance, implementing standardized tools and processes to maintain compliance and quality control.
• Manage project budgets, ensuring accurate financial tracking and reporting.
• Oversee the transition of solutions to business-as-usual support, ensuring smooth handover and operational readiness.
• Conduct lessons learned sessions to identify areas for improvement and share best practices across the organization.
• Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, ensuring clear communication, resolving issues, and driving project success.
• Identify and manage the benefits that individual projects will have on the whole program and define the benefits owners.
• Coordinate with legal, procurement, finance, group marketing and communications teams to ensure risk control, successful project rollout and streamline communications.
• Engage and work with partners, vendors, employees, and agencies to ensure success of projects.
• Contribute wider awareness and understanding of effective project management across the wider team enhancing the organizations project management capabilities.

Challenges/Problem Solving     

• Problem solving relates to the requirement in the role to analyze, reason and arrive at conclusions to solve problems. This can be range between routine and patterned (day-to-day within procedures) or more complex in nature requiring analytical and innovative solutions.

Key contacts      

Internal:

• Program Business Lead and Sponsors
• Enterprise Program Portfolio Lead
• ELT and other senior stakeholders
• Matrixed cross-functional program and project teams
• Other business stakeholders according to specific program           
• As required by the program

Qualifications   

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• Project management qualification or equivalent

Experience

• Proven experience in budgeting, financial management, and resource allocation, ideally within a global context and feel comfortable with managing different time-zones.
• Experience working in a matrix organization and managing cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of project management best practices, methodologies, and tools.
• Experience on both project management methodologies: Waterfall and Agile.  
• Strategic Thinking: Ability to align project objectives with program goals and priorities.
• Leadership: Ability to lead and motivate a team to achieve project goals.
• Collaboration: Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Problem-Solving: Ability to identify and address issues quickly and effectively.
• Resilient, not afraid of getting challenged.
• Has a bias for action and driving results and is able to multi-task. 
• Product innovation and Supply Chain knowledge would be advantageous but not essential.

Skills and Knowledge    

• Change Management
• Issue Management
• Project Delivery
• Project Management
• Risk Management
• Stakeholder Engagement

Languages          

Essential:

• English 

Desirable

• Spanish

Remote Type

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to developing a diverse workforce in which everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has the opportunity to contribute to business success while realizing his or her potential. This means harnessing the unique skills and experience that each individual brings and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

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