Operational Projects and Activity Manager

About The Job

The mission of this role is to bring strategies into realities through Project and Activity Management excellence, as a part of Innovation & Productivity Realization Office.

Main responsibilities of the role will be;

Manage, lead and implement product related projects in a continuous changing environment;

1-Innovation, renovation projects

2- Productivity projects (Raw and packaging materials)

3- Secure supply projects (New suppliers, supplier localization, duplication projects, contingency plan settlement etc)

4- Quality and Regulatory driven projects

• Mobilize and lead the cross-functional resources/stakeholders to achieve key milestones first time right On Time, In Full, to the right Cost, with the right Quality.
• Assess project requests from teams, provides preliminary technical, logistical, cost, timeline, risk/benefit and other feasibility implications
• Drive issue resolution with the cross functional team and align clear recommendations on way forward
• Responsible for developing and updating the project timeline in alignment with the stakeholders
• Coordinate the overall project budget requirements in alignment with the stakeholders including trial cost/requirements based on the agreed validation plan if any, write off & analysis cost.
• Lead a cross functional risk management exercise documenting risk level and mitigation actions & ensure feedback from the stakeholder is captured.
• Close collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, including communication of project status and escalations to Leadership Team - Prepare project overview and scenarios for decision making
• Ensure all criteria of stage gate process are met before moving to the next stage
• Execute right project management practices for all projects & drive proactively for continuous improvement in Ways of Working and processes
  
  

About You

Technical/ Functional skills competencies

• Bachelor's degree from engineering sciences
• Min 5 years experience preferably in Project Management, Quality, R&D, Industrial or Supply Chain functions
• Knowledge, experience in Manufacturing/Supply chain operational/technical environments
• Experience in the food/pharma industry
• Very good knowledge of MS Office and project management methods
• PMP certificate is an asset Leadership competencies
• Ability to manage cross-functional teams with collaborative mindset
• Open to challenges and able to overcome obstacles by coordinating the project team
• Have analytical skills and overcomes complex situations by simplifying and focusing on benefit to business
• Effective leadership and stakeholder management at all levels
• Result driven
  
  

About Us

Working with us is about being able to do things your way. The way you work, the way you develop, the way you progress, it’s all up to you.

Working here you’ll need to enjoy a fast-paced, complexity and it can get a little challenging. But it’s packed with opportunities. You’ll work with some of the best-known brands in the world, such as Activia, Danone, Danino, Danette, Aptamil, Bebelac, Hayat, and Sırma, and we absolutely guarantee that you can just be yourself.

Be innovative and entrepreneurial and the impact you could make might just amaze you. Join our movement for a healthier world. One Planet One Health BY YOU.

We offer

This is a visible position within the company, we offer opportunities where you can grow your expertise and have an end-to-end responsibility to drive "change" & "growth. You will have a chance to experience 360 ways of working with multiple stakeholders. We develop talents and growth potential to enable strong career development for our employees.

What’s next?

Visit our website www.danone.com to discover more about us and to find out how you could be part of it all!