About Us 

Nestlé Business Services (NBS) is at the heart of the Nestlé Group. We provide Supply Chain, Financial, HR, Digital & Social Media and Consumer Engagement services to enable Nestlé to engage with millions of consumers worldwide. We are a multicultural and diverse team of professionals. We are passionate about digital innovation and driving continuous improvement of processes with colleagues across the world. 

Position Summary  

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager, reporting under the Regional Information Technology Innovations team and will be based out of the IBS Center in Manila. 

A Day in Your Life 

• Opportunity identification: Manage the preliminary activities with the program / project Sponsor to gather sufficient information on the business requirement: From the initial to the detailed cost / benefits business case submission to enable a decision to approve or reject.  
• Defining a Program / Project: Manage structuring phase to enable the organization to size and qualify the required work packages to deliver value associated with the Business Case. Bring transparency on the business case underlying business requirements, assumptions and risk plan, leading to the Project Charter and implementation planning 
• Manage the Program / Project governance: Ensure the day to day management of the Project through assignment of project work, mobilisation of required resources, monitoring and reporting on key dimensions: work packages completion, risks / opportunities / issues and related mitigation plans. Manage delivery with the Project sponsors expectations and tolerances. Ensures quality assurance standards are applied. Manage timely decision process. 
• Closing a Program / Project: Ensures the Project output has been delivered and reviews whether the objectives and Business Case assumptions been achieved. Captures Lessons Learnt  
• Leading a Project Team: Coach, support, energize and engage the Project Team. Ensure roles and responsibilities are communicated with regular feedback on performance  
• Ensuring consistent application of Program and Project management Practices 
• Effectively build and maintain internal and external relationships, working with key stakeholders and cultivating a network of experts inside and outside the organization  
• Build and maintain reference methods, standards, tools and templates of Program and Project management tailored to the group business domains, deliver training material and courses and on the job coaching.  

What will make you successful 

• Minimum 10 years experience in leading teams including budget and personnel responsibilities 

• Extensive experience in project management

• Certification and ability to coach in project management practices (e.g. Waterfall, Agile)

• Leadership skills and track record in developing people 

• Managing cultural diversity: respect for various cultures and understanding how to work with a variety of cultures in the most effective way  

• Experience in managing complex Business Transformations 

• Operating in a Matrix Organization and leveraging influencing skills 

At Nestlé, we want to help shape a better and healthier world, inspire people to live healthier lives and deliver impact at a scale and pace that makes a difference. We do this by fostering a diverse, friendly, supportive, and collaborative environment, that creates positive disruption, embraces innovation, and empowers people and teams to win. 

We aim to hire friendly, respectful, inspiring people who care about the people’s lives that we touch every single day. 

Be a force for good. Join Nestlé and visit us on www.nestle.com.