Twinings
Innovation Project Manager
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Application Deadline: 17 May 2024
Department: New Product Development
Location: Andover
Description
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Are you searching for a career with bags of variety, in an environment that celebrates differences and empowers collaboration, which values individuals and will encourage you to make an impact? Do you want the freedom to explore, and the opportunities to find new ways and to innovate? If so, TwiningsOvo delivers.
We’re looking for people who don’t just come here to get the job done, but who have a real passion for the brand and a desire to do the best job they can. In return, we offer an inspiring package of employee benefits - to show just how much we value you. This role will offer you the scope for growth and the tools to aim high.
The Project Management team in Team NPD are key to delivering the business’ ambitious growth plans. We want to be recognised as a Centre of Excellence and we continually seek ways that we can deliver better results for our partners in the markets and within Supply Chain. We aim to deliver with pace and energy as part of a progressive team that makes a real difference to the growth of the brand.
At Twinings, we are constantly challenging ourselves to think of, and deliver new and innovative products grounded in consumer insight and this requires us to look at new ways of working to deliver great products as quickly and effectively as we can.
This role requires experience of delivering complex projects. Skilled in improving accountability and ownership in others, creating forward thinking, collaborative teams that are open to improving each other to get to the best outcome. You need to know how to flex style and approach and when to use different tools and how to deliver different results across different types of projects; open to change and testing new ways of working. You will be required to oversee a range of different projects, complex front end innovation, as well more straightforward projects such as range extensions and pack redesign projects. You will be able to operate at a strategic level as well as working on the operational side.
It goes without saying that you are brilliant at planning, selecting the best option for executing different stages of the projects. You proactively look for new ways to overcome the inevitable challenges that happen throughout a project. With strong interpersonal skills that take people on the change journey of new ways of working you will keep the cross functional teams working with you energised and up for the challenge as they try new approaches.
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Key Responsibilities
- Flexibility in working to accommodate the international nature of our business
- Flexibility to work around different time zones of markets
- Willingness to travel to markets and our international supply centre
- Deliver a range of NPD projects on time in full, role modelling our innovation behaviours. Projects will vary from simple to large, complex projects where you need to bring in a range of appropriate tools and techniques to deliver.
- Responsible for end to end delivery of NPD projects through the Stage Gate process; taking the market ideas to final project review checking throughout the desirability, viability and feasibility.
- Set in place the appropriate governance process for the NPD project, to enable timely choices, management of risks and issue management.
- Utilise Work Stream Leads to engage in, take accountability and deliver projects.
- Effective and clear communications to all stakeholders
- Role model the use of project management tools, able to analyse and interpret data to make recommendations for action as appropriate.
- Continual focus on process improvement opportunities; design and embedding of process improvements
- Actively coach project managers in the team and workstream leads where appropriate
- Active participation and the ability to join if needed in x-functional projects
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Proven history of leading and delivering significant NPD projects including experience in the upfront innovation process, assimilating multiple workstreams into actionable plans with strong governance
- Considerable experience in CPG demonstrating commercial acumen
- Experience in working with both cross functional and virtual teams gaining engagement and alignment to get to a successful positive outcome
- Regularly engage with senior stakeholders
- Evidence of big picture thinker and able to make connections from data and information.
- Experience of working with Works Stream Leads
- Experience of proactive planning, risk taking and issue management
- Data analytics and KPI measurement leading to actionable plans
- Proven ownership and accountability of projects
- Visible focus on “aim higher” to promote and inspire the team to get to the best output coupled with motivational project leadership
- Strong curiosity about our markets, their business, our categories and products
- Creative thinker and problem solver – ability to bring new thinking to our ways of working and deliver change in the business
- Highly developed influencing skills, adept at managing different cultural styles & influencing at distance
- Effective communication skills, written & presenting, to all levels of the organisation, virtually and in person.
- Think strategically – can connect concepts together, considering the broader business context
- Ability to work well in a busy setting and to tight timescales keeping high organisational skills
- Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and a fluid matrix structure
- Flexible / agile in approach and ways of working and embrace change
- Advanced facilitation skills, capable of running complex, cross-functional meetings
- Strong Analytical skills, able to use KPIs for recommended actions
- Able to give and receive feedback, motivational and developmental
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Benefits
- Yearly bonus based on personal contribution and financial performance
- Flexible working options
- 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays and the option to buy and sell holidays
- Onsite Gym and Wellbeing Centre
- Perkbox – employee discount scheme with discounts online, in high street stores, cinema, holidays, restaurants and many more
- Pension scheme with your contributions matched for up to 10% of your salary
- Cycle to work scheme
- SimplyHealth Cash plan
- Onsite Staff shop and online staff discounts
- Bupa Private Medical Insurance
- Competitive Car Allowance
- Electric Car Scheme
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