Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager, working in food Ingredients Innovation and R&D

Are you an agile thinker who loves creating order, streamlined processes and efficiently running collaborative projects?

Strategic thinking, influencing and presenting skills are key to sucess here.

This role offers the opportunity to

• Use your project skills to help scientists bring brand new food technology to the world
• Have a helicopter view of the company, working with all functions from marketing to research to finance and supply chain, bringing everyone together
• Work internationally for a market leading global business
• Have a flexible hybrid working pattern with 3 days office, 2 days home

Key responsibilities

• Innovative Project Leadership: Embrace the challenge of project management by mastering and bringing your own improvements to the PM toolkit and driving its implementation across various initiatives.
• Project Management: Guide project sponsors and owners to create clear project charters, workstreams, and timelines, ensuring effective governance and accountability.
• Structured Progress Oversight: Establish and manage project structures and progress using efficient meeting setups and meticulous progress tracking.
• Issue Resolution: Leverage structured governance to swiftly address and resolve issues or escalate when necessary.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Foster productive relationships with internal and external customers and colleagues, driving collaboration and alignment.
• Data-driven Insights: Capture, analyse, and present new product project metrics and KPIs to inform strategic decisions.

Your Profile:

• 5 years + professional Project Management experience,
• Leadership and coaching skills
• Fluent English
• You don't need food science experience or background for this role, it's all about your Project Management capabilities and your personality!