Freelance Project Manager - Food Manufacturing

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Our client, a leading American multinational manufacturer of confectionery and pet food, is looking for a Project Lead / Manager for delivering a portfolio of business critical and complex business projects through cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities:

• Lead & facilitate execution of Projects - Growth, Strategic Initiatives, VL of multiple Brands.
• Maintain accurate records & documentation of discussion points aligned in ATG.
• Create & manage the project timelines basis project complexity & assign stake holders post alignment.
• Build and lead effective project teams, and problem solving while managing or supporting projects
• Track and monitor projects from new products development through to execution
• Demonstrate ownership for Continuous Improvement
• Develop collaborative relationships across all stakeholder and project teams using organizational agility & conflict management skills to proactively manage and mitigate issues
• Communicate with key stakeholder communities ensuring transparency to project status, issues and recommendations
• Communicate effectively – Provide clear instructions & align actions with ATG members
• Manage back-end readiness of Projects with the core team – Codes readiness, BOM update
• Maintaining data in PPM tool as per gate progression for accurate sufficiency.

Skills Required

• Data Control, Planning and Organizing
• Project Risk and Issue Management
• Project Schedule Management
• Project Scope Management
• Project Tracking and Reporting
• Stakeholder Expectation Management
• Verbal Communication

Competencies required for this role:

• Communicates Effectively
• Ensures Accountability
• Manages Complexity
• Optimizes Work Processes
• Customer focus
• Stakeholder Management