Twinings
Project Manager
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Application Deadline: 14 July 2023
Department: International Marketing
Location: Andover
Description
Here at Twinings our Project Management is part of Team NPD, playing a key role in delivering the business’ ambitious Innovation and NPD growth plan.
We aim to deliver with pace and energy as part of a progressive team, continually seeking ways in which we can deliver better results. This role requires established strong, proactive project management skills to lead simultaneously a range of different NPD projects across several international markets.
As a Twinings Project Manager, not only will you use your strong technical Project Management knowledge, you will work in partnership with the rest of Team NPD, Tea Supply Chain and International Marketing teams, to build relationships, face into challenges, find solutions and influence, to ensure that projects are well scoped, move forward and that others take clear accountability for their responsibilities.
As our Project Manager innovation behaviours are clearly evident in your day to day work, your growth mindset means that you are continually looking at how we can improve in what we deliver and our ways of working to do it. You will have a strong desire to build on your skills and find new ways to deliver results. Your ownership and passion for delivery will inspire others and feeds into our thriving team spirit.
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This role will require flexibility in working to accommodate the international nature of our business and to work around different time zones of markets. You will also have a willingness to travel to markets and supply centres. This is a hybrid role with flexibility to work from home and the office.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver projects on time in full in a way that is positive and progressive.
- Responsible for the successful initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure of a project.
- Influence, manage, brief and lead people across Team NPD, markets, TSC (including Commodities, Procurement, Data Team, Finance, Regulatory & Supply Centres) and relevant external suppliers (including design agencies, material suppliers, co-packers etc.) to engage in, take accountability and deliver projects.
- Role model the use of tools, keeping of project statuses and key milestones updated.
- Continual focus on process improvement opportunities and proactively share learnings on projects.
- Driving ownership, accountability, growth and improvement in project delivery.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Experience leading and delivering multiple projects in parallel, with different timelines and requirements.
- 2 years minimum of project management experience end to end.
- Experience in FMCG/consumer goods with commercial experience is an advantage.
- Ideally international project experience.
- Pro-actively managed senior stakeholders and able to influence and adapt to different cultural styles.
- Creative thinker and problem solver.
- Strong communication skills with an ability to develop and maintain strong relationships across different levels of stakeholders.
- A self-starter who is organised and able to work under pressure with tight timescales.
- Ability to work well under pressure and to tight timescales maintaining strong organisational skills.
- Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and a fluid matrix structure.
- Faces into challenge and can work with others to find resolution.
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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.
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