Projects Manager (PCM)

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Uniquely Yours.

You are responsible for ensuring that projects are successfully completed on time and on budget. This includes project governance, budget and timeline development, build quality, testing and operational readiness, and the completed project’s readiness to go live.

How you will contribute

You will:

• Drive consistency and quality in the execution of projects using the appropriate methodology and tools
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project-level risks and escalate them to global leads and/ or the program manager when needed
• Provide project reporting and status updates using scorecards, status reports and monthly review meetings and leading stakeholder meetings
• Lead budget management, resource planning and utilization
• Confirm the completion and consistency of projects and their readiness to go live
• Own the relationship with the external vendors including quality assurance in all phases of project delivery

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Proven experience in project management methodology
• Excellent communication skills and able to drive effective discussions with project resources from tactical execution level up to steering committee members
• Excellent project planning and proactiveness in identifying risks and mitigations and managing strict timelines
• Strong focus on cost, schedule and quality of project delivery
• Knowledge of relevant business processes and related technology solutions  
• Stakeholder management and ability to influence positively in decision making
• Proven ability in building effective teams across internal and external partners
• Strong conceptual and analytic skills – enjoys problem solving

More about this role

The Product Change Manger has the key responsibility to manage product change projects and ensure issues are escalated and risk mitigated to ensure overall business plans & strategies are delivered. The PCM drives the product change agenda by managing the Global I2M process ensuring that all interdependencies are assessed, and synergies are maximized to deliver best for business solution. The PCM interfaces extensively with Consumer Marketing, R&D, Quality , Procurement, Customer Development, Finance, and all functions within Supply Chain (BD, Manufacturing and Customer Service and Logistics), to deliver projects within the specified time, cost and quality parameters.

What you need to know about this position:

• Lead cross-functional teams in the development and implementation of a broad, coordinated set of projects to meet the revenue, volume, growth, productivity and quality goals, using Global Idea to market principles.
• Own and drive the definition of project scope, goals, tasks and resource (people and cost) requirements; resolve or lead the resolution of conflicts within and between projects or functional groups; develop methods to monitor project progress and provide corrective action if necessary. 
• Create project timelines, assign tasks and activities to stakeholders. Follow up to ensure timely delivery overall project timelines 
• Ensure that project scope and timing take into consideration minimizing waste and reducing complexity to the business; champion these activities within the business and project team 
• Ensure that suitable risk assessment and contingency planning (for relevant projects) takes place, is communicated and agreed upon by all stakeholders and is acted on if necessary. 
• Continuously improve the ways of working, project management toolkits and methodologies, enable best practice sharing by ensuring all projects are properly closed out and key learnings are documented.

Education / Certifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or Engineering

Job specific requirements:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience.
• Communication skills : excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact with senior leadership and cross functional teams.
• Analytical skills: strong analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to make data driven decisions and identify risks on timely manner.
• Change management: understanding of change management processes and the ability to manage projects in dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Stakeholders management and Leadership skills : ability to manage cross functional teams, influence stakeholders and drive project performance.
• Time management. 

Work schedule: Full time

Business Unit Summary

Mondelēz International in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan serves the Middle East and Africa markets as well as Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Canada. Headquartered in Dubai, UAE, we have more than 2600 employees working across seven plants and six commercial offices; we make, bake, sell and deliver our products to customers. We are market leaders in key snacking categories with iconic global and local brands including Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate, Milka, Oreo and belVita biscuits, Barni Cakes,Tang powdered beverage, Chiclets and Trident gum and Halls candy. 

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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