Senior Project Manager, North America Initiatives

Mondelēz International•East Hanover, NJ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Operations Project management or related field required.
Project Management Certification required – PMP or equivalent international certification.
8-10 years of progressive project management experience, including management of global or multi-region initiatives.
Proven success leading complex, cross functional projects in a matrixed organization
High proficiency in project management software.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

Nice To Haves

Additional global or cross-cultural project management training preferred.

Responsibilities

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
Bring Local cross-functional stakeholders together to align on program’s Scope & Milestones (including potential T&L and other extraordinary activities)
Clarify role & responsibilities across Functions
Integrate work streams into a single schedule with clear milestones
Construct a decision tree for critical decisions (e.g. package design, product design, Capex investment, etc.)
Create a drumbeat of meetings with key stakeholders to confirm progress, resolve gaps/misalignments, obtain decisions and closures. Leverage Sponsor as needed.
Coordinate communication of project status to senior stakeholders. Leverage Sponsor as needed.
Enable scaled decisions (e.g. supply chain) leveraging existing forums
Continue to coordinate network and timelines across different categories.