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Line Manager: P2M Programme Manager
Job Scope:Nigeria & West Africa
Role Context & Responsibilities:
Purpose:
The P2M Project Manager is responsible for the delivery of all NPD and EPD projects for all brands from the Project Definition stage through to the Launch and Post Launch Review stages. The P2M Project Manager will deliver high-level project management leadership within the dynamic, complex and fast changing international environment. The Project Manager should have experience of successfully delivering projects within the Innovation and Product to Market business processes.
The role has responsibility for actions related to the commercialization process, and product and package changes within the brand portfolio. It involves the management of multi-functional project teams to deliver new product innovations, and product to market solutions from concept to launch within agreed time lines, costs, scope, quality and regulatory parameters.
This role ensures that key business KPIs (volume, revenue, agreed hurdle rates, TGC%) and appropriate rigour (consumer insights and robust volume forecasting) are adhered to in the management of projects.
The role ensures that appropriate Functional Leads take the required decisions and have input into the projects as appropriate. The P2M Manager manages the risks, raises issues and resource constraints, and reports to the greater Business for best resolutions to achieve business objectives.
In addition to Project leadership and activation, the Project Manager is expected to have a good understanding of the complexity of an export business and must work within International “ways of working” with all stakeholders across multiple functions and geographies.
Key Outputs:
To ensure success on this role, the P2M Project Manager will be required to:
Key Relationships:
External Stakeholders:
Decision-making Authority:
Qualification & Pre-requisites:
Education:
University Degree required (As an alternative, a Higher National Diploma (HND) would be considered if the candidate has the required level of experience or skills needed for this role)
Certification in Project Management would be an added advantage, but is not a pre-requisite
Working Experience:
Mandatory: 5 – 8 years working experience
Mandatory: At least 3-4 years in a similar role with responsibility for managing the innovation pipeline
Desirable: At least 2 years in the food sector
Industry experience:
Mandatory: FMCG experience is mandatory
Mandatory: Experience working in Nigeria
Desirable: Experience working in other West Africa countries would be an added advantage
Languages:
English (Fluent in written and spoken)
French (desirable)
Portuguese (desirable)
Key Pre-requisites:
Innovation pipeline management: Essential
Project management: Essential
People management: Essential
Marketing: Desirable
Manufacturing: Desirable
Supply Chain: Desirable
International Sales: Desirable
Working with a culturally diverse team: Desirable
Skills and Knowledge:
Project Management: Highly Competent
Planning and Organization Skills: Highly Competent
Timeline development and management: Highly Competent
Written Communication: Highly Competent
Presentation with impact: Highly Competent
Relationship Building: Highly Competent
Action Oriented: Highly Competent
Influencing People: Highly Competent
Persuasion: Highly Competent
Computer Literate: Highly Competent
Risk Identification: Highly Competent
Stakeholder Management: Moderately Competent
Influencing Business: Moderately Competent
Cultural Awareness: Moderately Competent
Risk Management: Developing Competent
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