Renovation & Innovation Category Technical Expert- Project Manager at Nestle

Experience: 

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Research & Innovation. 
• Min 5 years Project Management Exp. 
• Min 3 years Factory/Manufacturing experience is essential in a Food Industry.

Position Summary 

• Responsible for the End-to-End management of Innovation & Renovation (I&R) projects of simple, medium to high complexity: Plan and lead I&R projects End-to-End and orchestrate a cross-functional and multidisciplinary team  to achieve the project defined Key Success Criteria and deliver against the  business case. Ensure that the invested resources bring the expected return on  investment with a flawless execution. Promote the I2L Mindset. 

Activities include: 

• Support I&R pipelines development for the Market 
• Facilitate idea generation sessions with commercial teams using market trends 
• Drives innovation days (External & Internal)  
• Develops product concepts (Development recipe's) 
• Runs industrial trials (Hands over to factories at commercial production)  
• Tracking and reporting of technical projects i.e SImplex, Plant support etc in the Portfolio Governance Sessions 
• Drive project team definition and reach out to Functional Line Managers to identify and secure resources along the flow 
• Build and maintain project budget all along the flow - Coordinate CAPEX request with Engineering Project Manager 
• Align project team behind common project objectives and ensure PDPs are updated accordingly 
• Orchestrate all functions and markets involved in the project to coordinate timelines, track end-to-end activities and milestones and ensure project is progressing as planned 
• Drive definition of Innovation profile and gap assessment in order to build the critical path 
• Lead Key Success Criteria definition with project team, challenge KSC with an unbiased view to assure speed and get validation from Decider(s) 
• Drive timely preparation of the Business Opportunity, Business Case and Business Plan along the flow 
• Drive Opportunity and Risk Management and escalating critical issues to Decider(s) 
• Identify change requests, evaluate impact and get them approved or rejected - Document scope change accordingly 
• Coordinate and facilitate project meetings including kick-off meeting, kick-start meetings, check-in meetings, regular project meetings, risk assessments, post launch reviews and additional meetings or workshops as required 
• Provide transparency, documentation and communication of project status and risk to cross functional team members, Project Management Lead and Deciders 
• Ensure the overall data entry, its regular updates & completion in the I2L System 
• Lead Stakeholders management across functions: identify stakeholders, distribute responsibilities among project team and ensure proper communication 
• Capture and share lessons learnt (category knowledge) 

Leverage own functional expertise and network to steer project team towards best solution definition and execution. In particular, use own expertise to: 

• Question/challenge proposed activities and solutions 
• Contribute to the Business Opportunity, Business Case and Business Plan  

Leverage basic and I2L Project Management practices:  

• Responsible for the disciplined execution of Nestlé’s I&R projects following the I2L process and principles. This includes: 
• Managing projects and their cross-functional teams through the established processes 
• Ensuring proper and consistent use of the I2L process and principles, as well as Project management practices mapped in Nimbus 
• Capturing learning and sharing with I2L Functional Lead 
• Provides prioritization on I2L projects to shared resources 

What will make you successful? 

• Degree in Engineering, Project Management with Innovation as an advantage  
• Minimum 5 years of cross-functional experience gained through participation in Innovation & Renovation projects, or through mission/assignment in various organizations 
• Min 5 years project management experience 
• Min 3 years Factory/Manufacturing experience is essential in a Food Industry 
• MS Projects  
• Business and Technical understanding acquired in the Food & Beverage area 
• Innovation content knowledge in one functional area (e.g. Mktg, R&D, Manufacturing) 
• Understanding of Regulatory Affairs, Intellectual Property, Contracting/Legal, compliance and Finance 
• Project Management competencies obtained through internal (Nestle) or external certification (e.g. PMI/PMP) 
• Deep knowledge of I2L principles and ways of working 
• Understanding of NCE (Goal alignment, Focused Improvement)