MEA EPM Manager GFIP

Job Role and Purpose:

• This role is responsible for delivering a portfolio of business critical and complex business projects through cross-functional teams.
• The role requires high quality Project Management skills cross functional leadership and will leverage the project & process management tools through Mars signature processes QUEST Stage Gate via PPM.
• He/she is responsible to drive organize and facilitate project related actions leading cross functional project teams to achieve the key deliverables in each activity on time with executional excellence. This is also a key role to ensure the portfolio pipeline and resource sufficiency to drive business results.

Key Responsibilities:

1- PROJECT MANAGEMENT and ATG LEADERSHIP

Take on leadership of the delivery of activities for different categories such as Gum Fruity Confection Petcare and Food.

Facilitate Project/Activity Task Group meetings and lead cross functional team to align project objectives/scope

manage timeline identify issues and risks strengthen communication and drive transparency on assumptions and decisions.

Facilitate risk assessment and mitigation plan discussion in every stage throughout the project/activity and share in a timely manner with key stakeholders for visibility and alignment.

Ensure that activity objectives key deliverables and critical success criteria are agreed and met throughout the life cycle

Establish strong engagement within ATG members

Responsible for Activity Management process to drive effectiveness among cross functions and lead cross functional teams throughout QuEST Stage Gate process with timely submissions

Maintain and track rolling 3 years activity pipeline periodically with close monitoring of the pipeline sufficiency against target

2- PROCESS GOVERNANCE:

Guide the Activity Task Group to closely adhere to QuEST process

Ensure the use of PPM tool to ensure timely data reflection in the system as well as timely submission of documents throughout every QuEST gate

Guide the project teams through escalation process when needed with efficiency

3- CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN PROCESS AND PROJECTS:

Guard and continuously improve activity Management Process

Support the project owner to deliver Project Learnings

Ensure process and principles (including thresholds/complexity) are fully integrated Project Management

Drive on time and right first time of activity Stage Gate deliverables

Job Specifications/Qualifications

• 3-5 Years of Experience
• Bachelors or Masters Degree in any field
• Good facilitation and interpersonal skills Experience/deep understanding of the multiple functions (Marketing Supply Chain Planning Finance Sales R&D IT project management)
• Understanding of new product development and go-to-market commercialization
• Understanding of Supply Chain process.

Key Mars Leadership Competencies

Planning

Conflict Management and command skills

Influencing without Authority

Standing Alone

Creates collaborative relationships

Functional Competencies:

Distinguish any preferred competences at the end of the list & notate them as preferred

Project Management and Planning

Priority Setting Skills

Analytical Capability

Financial Essential