Food Service Project Manager

Job Description

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Our mission is simple: we make journeys easier and more enjoyable for our customers. We want to lift their spirits by delivering little boosts along the way.  We care about our people and our communities, and we look for ways to uplift people first. Wherever your journey’s going, we can help you get there. 

Food Service Project Manager

Type of Employment: Temporary for 1,5 years (Maternity cover)

Location: Our offices in Latvia, Lithuania or Estonia

Visa requirements: A valid work permit from the EU/EEA (relocation assistance is not provided)

THE ROLE

Reporting to the Director Food, Europe within our European Foodservice team, The Food Service project manager will be responsible for successful project management, and pilot implementation. This role partners with key stakeholders within the food team, other organizational functions, and external partners to create the pilot project charter and effectively identify and manage all aspects of the project.

This role must facilitate collaboration and communication with all key stakeholders. Ultimately, this role brings all subject matter experts together for successful pilot project execution and share best practices and leverage scale with North American colleagues.

The role’s primary purpose is to successfully manage projects through partnerships and initiatives to support Circle K’s business sales growth.

What You’ll Do

Here are ways that you’ll help make journeys better: 

• Partner with food service team members to define pilot purpose, KPIs, and pilot Business unit selection.
• Create project scope of work, ensuring a complete understanding of the project.
• Lead and execute food service pilots ensuring all project-related capital is spent and tracked on time and decision gates in appropriate times.
• Lead the project managers assigned in each pilot Business Unit to implement the planned projects.
• Work cross-functionally with other functional teams (food service support, food safety, quality assurance, procurement, marketing, and external partner teams.
• Maintain effective communication with BU teams, Food Service directors, other functional teams, and external partners securing understanding and commitment to ensure pilot implementation with high success rates.
• Report project progress, document learnings, and alignment with all project team members.
• Contribute to the European Food Service team to research, develop, test, and roll out new activities.
• Manage analyses to evaluate the effectiveness and performance of the projects, and provide reporting and input for process improvements, and cost minimization.
  
  

What You’ll Need

We want you to join our team! Here’s what we’re looking for:

• A bachelor’s degree in economics/marketing or related fields.
• Extensive experience in project management.
• Strong collaboration, cooperation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience working in the FMCG or food service industry.
• Advanced skills in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, and other relevant Microsoft business suite software and other industry programs.
• Strong communication skills in English, both verbally and written for communication with colleagues across our global market.
• Must possess strong analytical skills, manage multiple activities, and retain strong detail orientation.
• Ability to travel 25-50% project specific.
  
  

What You Can Expect At Circle k

• Monthly salary: 2200-2600 EUR gross (for Latvian market).
• Covered tariff plan for your mobile phone.
• Health insurance.
• Employee discounts in CK stores.
• Global and fast-paced work environment.
• Positive atmosphere and great colleagues around you.
• Continuous personal and professional development driven by challenging goals.
  
  

At Circle K, our culture is shaped by our team members and how we treat each other. Our guiding principles are the core values we live by and inform all our actions and business decisions. You can find them at Values and Culture | Circle K. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

INTERESTED?

We encourage you to apply December 4th, 2024 The candidates will be reviewed on continuous basis.

You don't meet all the necessary qualifications? At Circle K, we are fully committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and genuine work environment. Therefore, if you're enthusiastic about this role but your background doesn't perfectly match every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Only applications received through our online system will be considered, not via e-mail. We are looking forward to your application!

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