Job Description:
The cPLM Senior PMO role is a critical role within the transformation program as it will be responsible for building and maintaining an effective operating model across the program orchestrating the decision making drumbeat and driving best in class stakeholder engagement and senior sponsor through comms and forums. PLM includes Product specifications Recipe Management Supplier Collaboration External Manufacturing Claims etc
To be successful this role will work in partnership with the cPLM Corporate Senior Manager the DT Product & Pack Digital Core Portfolio Lead the Segment GPOS and DT leads the wider cPLM program organization the Corporate and DT program directors and sponsors.
The global PMO will be a key enabler of success of the cPLM program as the successful candidate will create sustain and drive a robust program management practice throughout the organization. Innovative tools and techniques must be used to great effect in order to achieve the accelerated deployment timeline of 3 years.
We are looking for an experienced PMO who will provide PM expertise and provide oversight to a distributed group of regional deployment organizations comprised of both internal and external resources (across multiple 3rd parties). This role facilitates continuous transparency across the program and directly supports the global program leadership layer via effective monitoring consolidation and escalation of sub-program and project status reports in order to provide a true cross work stream global program view.
The successful candidate will use their expertise and breadth of experience to bring external perspective to the program as well as inject novel approaches wherever they can add value.
Operating Model:
Assists in creating and supporting a robust governance process in accordance with relevant industry best practice (Portfolio Program and Project Management).
Oversees the build capability within all workstreams (cPLM data process tech) and drives compliance with best practice via value added oversight including but not limited to: program/project reviews status tracking risk/issue escalation dependency mapping process adherence etc.
Designs and owns all relevant program management tools and templates using same to ensure consistency across the program
Supports the use of Agile techniques including iterative sprints daily stand ups prioritized backlogs etc (with the SI)
Refine and maintain R&D Operating Model
Update and maintain R&D Stakeholder Mapping
Orchestration of decision drumbeat
Lead and facilitate SteerCos consolidating critical decisions across streams (e.g. system data process) maintains view on all risks raises roadblocks proactively and develops hypothesis solutions
Facilitate / lead meetings with senior stakeholders to align on outputs
Facilitates the central program agenda (R&D weekly LT update Steering Groups for cPLM; cPLM operational steerco R&D VPs update R&D LT update) and coordinates the associated logistics (meeting invites and calendars agenda in collaboration with key stakeholders pre-reads and minutes).
Drives overall effectiveness by creating and enacting a program operating model that ensures projects are delivered according to plan and that deviations are addressed via a comprehensive change management approach
Works with the S&F Co-Pilot and the DT Analyst to monitor the central budget and consolidates the overall total program and per program spend to targets
Effective Stakeholder Engagement strategy & key sponsor monitoring for Q&FS and cPLM
Creates and maintain an effective Stakeholder Engagement Strategy and creates the Communication Plan with the Change Manager
Ongoing senior stakeholder engagement (e.g. RDLT DTLT MLT) Develop engagement materials (e.g. powerpoints email briefings) and storylines for senior stakeholders. Plans flight path and required pre wires to facilitate decisions e.g. who needs to be engaged before SteerCos DAs to facilitate decisions
Build agenda develop powerpoint decisions to support decisions conduct briefing/prewire meetings with relevant senior leaders and record actions and critical decisions across streams - Create tailored communication materials for RDLT and impacted population cascades specific to cPLM
TIGG Submission
Overall orchestration of all future enterprise TIGG submissions for the cPLM program supported by a junior analyst S&F co-pilot and segment leads. This will be supported by the cPLM program defined TIGG submission RACI. Direction and alignment support from cPLM program corporate and DT director(s).
Work with diverse and talented Associates all guided by the Five Principles.
Join a purpose driven company where were striving to build the world we want tomorrow today.
Best-in-class learning and development support from day one including access to our in-house Mars University.
An industry competitive salary and benefits package including company bonus.
#TBDDT
Required Experience:
Senior IC
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