PCM Specialist

Job Description

• 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.

How you will contribute

You will:

• 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

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• 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

More about this role

What you need to know about this position:

·       Execute with excellence all projects according to I2M guidelines to deliver projects on time and within quality & cost parameters as defined for the project

·       Ensure projects visibility to all functions, manage project team to deliver project efficiently to meet defined timeline

·       Facilitate cross functional coordination within the project team (marketing, R&D, BD, operations, quality, regulatory, procurement, finance, demand & supply planning).

·       Moderate meetings and teleconferences related to projects

·       Manage project evaluation process for major NPD launches

·       Ensure project evaluation process is formalized and shared with projects teams, PAM & MOR

·       Ensure Master Data accuracy, timely initiation and distribution to all concerned parties

·       Follow up onthe Design to Print process for pack artworks for respective category, coordinate pack designs development and approval

·       Drive De-complexity initiatives in category product portfolio

·       Manage Key Performance Indicators reporting for PCM function

·       Ensure timely communication of NPD forecast to Demand & supply planning for launch planning

·       Provide required data for PMR preparation

What extra ingredients you will bring:

• Lead, develop and Execute I2M related projects

• Support preparation of Product Development brief with the appropriate Brand team (Product Development Request).  Challenge cross-functional feedback, design, cost, timings and feasibility where appropriate during “project development” and “project execution” stages.
• Identify project milestones, align product development related costs and ensure CAPEX requirements are captured for PDR & LR with the support of Business Development leads. Support data collection from all involved functions for IBR request to plants.
• Manage cross-functional perspective collection and key constraint highlights during stage gate document submission.
• Ensure timely documents submission to Category MOR and in-market Project Alignment Meetings.
• Produce and update category NPD funnel for MOR meeting.

 

• Track, monitor and communicate progress of all projects

• Review project status and bring challenges to the notice of the project team/ key stake holders on a regular basis (e.g. Brand, Plant, R&D, CS&L, Procurement, etc.)
• Lead discussions on actions, updates, review priorities and facilitate the resolution of issues; Issue minutes of meeting highlighting next steps, timing and responsible for action members.
• Manage project from IC or PDR approval stage till in-market launch including: forming project team, kick-off and status update meetings, risk management and contingency plan evaluation for further decision-making by Project owner and core project team.
• Produce, communicate and agree project timelines with all key stake holders including Regional Category Teams.
• Propose and agree projects prioritization with Category Team.
• Manage projects post evaluation including data collection with involved functions (DP&SP, SS&O, Marketing, etc.) to prepare & share learning with MOR & PAM;

 

• Manage reporting activities of Product Change Management function

• Monitor product portfolio and propose portfolio de-complexity to category teams (1in 1out approach) by tracking category SKU Bridge regional reporting 
• Monitor Project Bridge for active and planned projects as per category 421 and recommendations as per PMR/MBR feedback
• Control data accuracy in MyProject tool through projects status check and system cleaning when  appropriate
• Provide SKU and PCM related KPI report as required
• Track timely project delivery and report project workload to PCDM
• Manage preparation of category PMR presentation, including data reconciliation between Marketing, DP& SP and BD

• Ensure FG Master Data initiation and management in MDG and PEGA  
• Initiate SKU code and GTIN codes creation for new products in MDG tool
• Initiate FG data collection through PEGA, monitor FG code set-up in SAP and planning systems for all NPD and I2M project related code changes
• Ensure timely distribution of updated master data and logistics details for new and renovated products to CS&L, Marketing and SS&O functions – to ensure information systems can be properly set up to produce, ship, sell and invoice our products.
• Perform regular data reconciliation for SKUs in category portfolio

 

• Manage the service of artwork and origination providers, together with Marketing and Procurement
• Lead D2P timing not process for final repro file preparation including data collection from R&D, Procurement, Marketing and Regulatory; follow up to complete data and A+R sheet submission to D2P provider, AW and repro approval control in SGS tool
• Identify and report variances in aligned/ budgeted project cost vs. actuals; facilitate dialogue to find solutions from the project team 
• Manage the D2P committed timings
• Support development of stickers for in market promotions as required

• Lead relationships and partnerships
• Communicate/ brief Plant team, Regional and Global team and other key interfaces on:
• Project plans and timelines
• Product Change objectives and targets
• Product Change processes
• Resolve cross-departmental issues in implementing new project in a proactive manner, promoting and supporting team based approach wherever possible.

Education / Certifications:

Bachelor's degree in management, economics, engineering, food technology.

Job specific requirements:

• English Fluency
• PC skills: MS Word, MS excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Project
• Economics, marketing, trade marketing - basic appreciation
• Cost of goods structure – basic understanding
• Working knowledge of the Supply chain and basic supply chain principles
• Logistics operations appreciation
• Category / Brand / business structure and processes comprehension
• Operations / production processes management – basic understanding
• Legal / regulatory / quality appreciation
• FMCG industry: markets, competitors, brands awareness

Work schedule:

Full-Time

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

Mondelēz International in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan serves the Middle East and Africa markets as well as Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Canada. Headquartered in Dubai, UAE, we have more than 2600 employees working across seven plants and six commercial offices; we make, bake, sell and deliver our products to customers. We are market leaders in key snacking categories with iconic global and local brands including Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate, Milka, Oreo and belVita biscuits, Barni Cakes,Tang powdered beverage, Chiclets and Trident gum and Halls candy. 

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type

Regular

Project and Program Management

Business Capability