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If you're driven by the passion to do something meaningful that changes lives, Nestlé is the place for you. Nestlé USA is one of seven operating companies that make up Nestlé’s presence in the United States. We're in 97% of American homes, and as the leading food and beverage company, our goals are to continue to deliver quality food and beverage products, strengthen our local communities, and reduce our environmental and climate impact.

We’re determined to challenge the status quo and be better tomorrow than we are today. As individuals and teams, we embrace our entrepreneurial culture and have created a workplace where collaboration is essential, courage is rewarded, speed is expected, and agility is the norm to delight our consumers every single day. Here, you will find limitless opportunities to learn and advance your career and feel empowered to succeed in the workplace and beyond. Because our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also about enriching you.

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Main Purpose of Job

Manage end-to-end Innovation and Renovation projects in NUSA by leading the cross-functional project teams with an entrepreneurial mindset and passion for operational excellence. Ensure flawless and on-time execution of the divisional projects portfolio by engagement key stakeholders in decision making and escalations.

Project Management:

• Manages and control project scope, project timeline, project risks, driving definition of Innovation profile, gap assessment, and Key Success Criteria with Project Team.

• Lead the alignment of the strategy and approach for initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing the project with key stakeholders. Effectively control scope changes through proactive and open communication with stakeholders

• Preventive management of roadblocks and generation of risk mitigation plans.

• Drives organizational decision making and manages issue resolution and escalations to Decider(s) to resolve roadblocks the team cannot resolve on their own.

• Build and manage the project schedule, define the critical path, track activities to ensure functional team members are meeting agreed-upon deadlines, generate and communicate status reports, and escalate critical issues.

• Lead Stakeholders management and Communication management to cross functional team members, Project Management Lead and Decider(s) through effective networking with all relevant business partners and leadership team as needed.

• Responsible for the consistent application, execution, and continuous improvement of Nestlé's I&R processes and tools.

• Maintain and ensure data accuracy, deliverable completion, and documentation as specified by relevant policies and procedures across assigned projects. Provide leadership and guidance to other PMs in this area.

Portfolio Management

• Organize the I&R portfolio for the division by driving clarity, accuracy, and updates of the active and pipeline projects through effective and decision focus divisional review meetings and I&R meetings.

• Leads and directs the disciplined governance and planning of all I&R initiatives to deliver on organizational objectives and strategies

• Leads and facilitates the decision-making process with cross-functional leaders on portfolio, prioritization, and resourcing of I&R initiatives

Qualifications

Requirements & Minimum Education Level

• Minimum BA/BS required

• PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification preferred

Experience

• 7 years experience in project management or leading initiatives in a larger matrixed organization

• Preferred experience working across multiple disciplines: product development stage-gate process, business portfolio assessment, business modeling & forecasting, or R&D innovation strategy

• Prior CPG experience preferred

 Additional Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Leadership and people development skills: proactive training and coaching capability to enable people development

• Brilliant at the basics (time management, results focus, communication skills, organization skills)

• Ability to manage multiple projects and teams concurrently

• Effectively collaborates and influences people at all levels in the organization through strong interpersonal skills

• Ability to manage conflict and drive resolution

• Flexibility and adaptability to perform in a high-volume, fast-paced and dynamic environment

• Ability to drive for results through effective leadership and coaching skills

• Ability to analyze data, identify links between facts, ideas and situations that have no obvious connection

• Ability to self-direct and manage ambiguity

• Developed change management skills and proven ability to challenge the status quo

• Lead by example to enable quicker decisions, energizing others by clarifying purpose/why, and stop projects without escalation

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To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role.  In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities.  Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home.

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