Project Manager

Position Snapshot

Location: Singapore

Company: Nestle R&D Center, Singapore

Type of contract: Permanent

Position Summary

Joining Nestlé means you are joining the largest Food and Beverage Company in the world. At our very core, we are a human environment – passionate people driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. A Nestle career empowers you to make an impact locally and globally, as you are provided with the opportunity to make a mark and stand out, as long as you seek it. With Nestle, you are enabled and encouraged to grow not only as professionals, but also as people.

We are looking for a Project Manager to lead the Strategy and Portfolio Management group, ensuring efficient management of department budget and resources, enabling the development and delivery of business briefed projects.

A day in the life of…

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Ensure proper implementation of Nestlé project management practices / tools to achieve flawless, effective and fast execution of portfolio of projects, in order to deliver on Business objectives and strategies.
• Interact proactively with key stakeholders (including S&T leads, Category Leads, resources owners) to ensure the delivery of the overall project objectives (Deliver product(s) / process(es) / system(s) / solution(s) with defined scope, quality, time and cost (if applicable)).
• Train and coach Project Managers on Nestlé Ways of Working, in particular on specific tools and practices (e.g. opportunity & risk management, Business Opportunity/Case/Plan preparation).
• Contribute to the future commercial success of the business by considering the whole picture of the project, and by considering Nutrition & wellness and Sustainability commitments and effectively control scope changes through proactive and open communication with stakeholders.
  
  

PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

• Analyze planning of S&T Team to facilitate resource allocation by S&T Head.
• Management of department budget.
• Overseas management of new ideation process to ensure ideas developed and progressed are business relevant.
• Facilitate/Lead timely business reviews and annual development of operational master plan.
• Facilitate tracking objectives, outcomes and resources within relevant timeboxes.
  
  

STRATEGY & NETWORKING

• Lead the development of S&T roadmap/playbook aligned with business needs, R&D priorities, S&T cross-category platforms and S&T competencies.
• Utilise the RDSG S&T playbook to support the development of project portfolio pipeline.
• Development of ongoing ways of working to capture scouting and business knowledge to manage future innovation initiatives.
• Create synergies through effective networking with all relevant R&D Units, business partners, markets, SBUs, Head Office and external partners (via Open Innovation).
  
  

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

• Manage multiple stakeholders.
• Provide recommendations for decision-making with Nestlé decision-makers and business partners internally as well as externally.
  
  

PEOPLE LEADERSHIP

• Ensure compliance with Nestlé Quality Safety Health Environment (QSHE) Policy.
• Drive development of team members through development plan and by providing coaching/mentoring in accordance with Nestlé Leadership Framework.
• Coach team member on defining “smart” objectives.
• Delegate activities appropriately and provide feedback.
• Provide visibility and exposure to talents in R&D.
• Ensure active participation in Knowledge or Strategic Network.
• Identify external/internal talents, drive people development and succession plans in line with R&D Singapore/Group Strategy.
  
  

What Will Make You Successful

• Has a minimum of 5 years of experience in R&D.
• Has a minimum of 3 years project management experience as part of project team and/or for specific project streams in a bigger project.
• Operations and/or Corporate Functions and/or market experience is a plus.
• Has successfully shown leadership skills within a cross-functional team.
• Has worked in a matrix-like structure in a functionally structured environment.
• Has demonstrated the courage and ability to solve problems.
• Has proven communication skills (e.g. presents confidently and convincingly to steering committees).
• Project Management certifications (Eg.PMP).
  
  

We are Nestlé, the largest food and beverage company. We are 308,000 employees strong driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Our values are rooted in respect: respect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity and respect for our future. With more than CHF 91.4 billion sales in 2018, we have an expansive presence with 413 factories in more than 85 countries. We believe our people are our most important asset, so we'll offer you a dynamic inclusive international working environment with many opportunities across different businesses, functions and geographies, working with diverse teams and cultures. Want to learn more? Visit us at www.nestle.com.