Create the New - PMO (Finance)
Job Description:
Create the New - PMO
US Locations: St. Louis, MO; Nashville, TN
About Us
At Royal Canin, we are on a mission to redefine pet health through innovative nutrition, personalized solutions, and data-driven insights. As we navigate the digital transformation landscape, we are committed to overcoming challenges and seizing new opportunities to enhance the well-being of pets everywhere. Our Create the New team plays a pivotal role in this journey, driving strategic initiatives that position Royal Canin as the leading authority in pet health.
Your Role
As a PMO within our high-profile Create the New team, you will be at the forefront of transforming ideas into actionable projects. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams across the Mars Ecosystem to incubate new business capabilities and streamline project execution. Your responsibilities will include:
- Project Planning & Execution:Lead the deployment of strategic projects in North America, ensuring alignment with global initiatives. Mobilize cross-functional teams to define project scopes, build timelines, and track key milestones, all while maintaining a focus on quality and pace.
- Stakeholder Connectivity:Foster strong relationships among global, regional, and local teams, ensuring seamless communication and collaboration. Facilitate project execution by coordinating meetings, tracking actions, and addressing challenges proactively.
- Continuous Improvement:Stay ahead of industry trends by identifying new opportunities and recommending project adaptations. Implement effective change management strategies to minimize disruption and maximize impact.
- Discovery-Driven Planning:Utilize discovery-driven planning techniques to explore innovative solutions and validate assumptions throughout the project lifecycle. This approach will enable you to pivot and adapt strategies based on real-time insights and feedback.
What are we looking for?
- Master's Degree in Business or Technical Field
- 10+ years of experience in Manufacturing
- 5 years of project management experience
- Experience in prescription models is a significant addition
- Experience in business leadership and business transformation
- Experience in the delivery of multidisciplinary projects across business functions and units
- Understanding of the global, regional, and local decision-making process, as well as their different roles and responsibilities, must be able to navigate this complex environment
What will be your key responsibilities?
- Lead the deployment process to launch new projects
- Implements timeline mobilizing cross functional teams to define build, run, sunrise and expansion phases in project
- Influence without authority and build consensus among multiple groups with diverse (often competing) priorities, functions, and cultures
- Track and communicate key decisions points, issues, risk management and actions
- Ensure alignment and connectivity of stakeholders throughout Global, Regional & Local departments
- Ensure alignment among cross functional teams
- Facilitate projects execution by ensuring good pace and connection, setting meetings, tracking actions and milestones, raising alerts and helping on escalation when needed
- Understanding of data, its privacy, storage, and movement in addition to enrichment and activation
What can you expect from Mars?
- Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
- Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
- Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
- An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
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Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.
