Mller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by Unternehmensgruppe Theo Mller which employs over 31,000 people throughout Europe.Is your CV ready If so, and you are confident this is the role for you, make sure to apply asap.In the UK, Mller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from 1,300 farmers in Britain.Mller is ranked within the top 20 in The Grocers Top 100 list of Britains Biggest Brands and is picked from shelves millions of times each year.Mller UK & Ireland includes: Mller Milk & Ingredients which aims to be Britains private label dairy leader and produces branded and private label fresh milk, cream, butter and ingredients products.It boasts a network of dairies and depots servicing customers throughout the country.Were recruiting Senior Project Manager Mller has been a loved brand in the UK for over 30 years.Its a household name and it continues to grow as we invest to make and market an ever-great range of fantastic dairy products.We are currently the 8th most chosen FMCG brand, picked from supermarket shelves over 208 million times each year The role can be located at either Droitwich or East Kilbride with a hybrid working model with 3 days on site Your challenge for the Senior Project Manager:- Project Management (Group Projects) Work with key stakeholders, project team and others when relevant to:- Facilitate the definition of the project scope, requirements and deliverables and define project tasks (work breakdown structure) and resource requirements using Mueller standard documentation.- Manage the project budget in line with business expectations and budgetary commitments.- Develop, control and communicate the project plan, timeline and milestones and track and report project deliverables.- Manage Risk, Issues and Changes on an ongoing basis.- Ensure that any deliverables requiring support in steady state are handed over to the relevant teams.- Ensure that UTM Legal and Procurement processes are followed.- Ensure that project audit responsibilities are met.- Close the project, ensuring lessons learned are documented.- Follow applicable policies, framework, standards and guidelines that have been identified for the project.- Ensure that GPOs are involved and aligned with the group project.Resource Management (Group Projects)- Acquire resources (internal and nominated 3rd party, if required) and co-ordinate team members to deliver projects according to plan and budget:- Assemble and co-ordinate project team (Business, IT and External).- Negotiate with resource owners and as required, ensure that project targets are provided for project resource.- Where 3rd party contract negotiations are required, the Project Manager will work with the relevant procurement team to ensure that procedures are followed.- Ensure that appropriate project team training is planned for.Stakeholder Management (Group Projects)- Identify and liaise with Key Stakeholders to provide applicable governance for the project:- Identify and agree participation of Project Sponsor (GPO).- Where required- creation of the Project Board and Project Steering Groups.- Regularly monitor and report progress to all stakeholders and the steering group.Global Process Coordination (Process Management/Organization)- Maintain overall process model and process landscape- Coordinate development of Global Process platform and oversees governance- Coordinate larger initiatives and resources across interdisciplinary E2E processes (Program Coordinator)- Coordinate and lead GPO Boards and escalation Boards- Steer and monitor business-wide process performance (KPIs, SLA, OLA)- Drive Business Process Expertise- BPM-Trainings (transfer of process knowledge into the organization)- Support in group-wide standardized change management method (strategies, guidelines)- Support GPO/PO in change of business processes / procedures- Drive the change for responsible (Group-) Projects and project management excellence- Creation of communication materials Project Management Governance- Project Management: Methodology, Trainings/PM Coach and PM tool owner (classic, agile)- Develop and implement Multi Project Management/Portfolio Management incl.escalation and prioritization rules- Build up group wide resource planning to optimize project management- Steer and report status and performance of group wide projects (across interdisciplinary E2E processes) Key skills & experience for the Senior Project Manager:- Bachelors degree >5 years work experiences with background in strategy consulting (min.2-3 years) Strategic thinking and experience in project management / lead Distinct goal and solution orientation as well as economic thinking & acting with a strong decision-making competence Strong process orientation and analytical competence (across different End-to-End processes) Ability to actively advance projects and manage change processes, incl.cultural ones Power to drive change through the whole UTM organization General commercial and business management knowledge Demonstratable confidence levels to engage with project managers and more senior stakeholders Passionate team player with hands-on mentality Ability to work on several parallel workstreams High ability to solve conflicts and problems, assertiveness, and resilience Excellent German & English written and verbal communication skills Knowledge of process modelling (e.g.BPMN) Advanced knowledge in SAP FI/CO, SAP BW as well as BI Tools Excellent Microsoft Office skills Willingness to frequently travel (in Europe and UK).Mller pride ourselves on offering support to help develop your knowledge and skills.In return for your commitment, drive and enthusiasm, we offer our employees numerous benefits as part of your employment, including:
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Senior Project Manager