Senior Project Management Specialist

Foods you love. Brands you trust. And a career that empowers you to grow. At Nestlé USA, we’re all working towards the same goal – to delight and deliver for our consumers. With a rich portfolio of beloved brands, including DiGiorno, Toll House, and Coffee mate, in 97% of U.S. households, we have a unique opportunity – and responsibility – to be there for every moment in our consumers’ lives.

Joining Nestlé means becoming part of an inclusive workplace that inspires innovation, encourages strategic thinking and creativity, and celebrates your achievements. No matter where you work within the organization, you are empowered to challenge the status quo, embrace risk-taking, and pioneer new ideas. Our supportive and collaborative environment encourages bold ambitions and continuous learning so that everyone can grow and thrive.

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Lead and manage awide rangeofcomplex research anddevelopmentprojectsfor

Nestlé

Nutrition's Global Baby Food Meals & Drinks Category,withaconsumer-centric,growth mindset,and passion for innovation.

Includesthedevelopment ofnew science & technologies, new product launches, development of strategic roadmaps & pipelines,and new concept development. Lead projects from the front end of innovation through industrialization andtolaunch.

• Lead the definition and communication of project scope,objectives,and expectations in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders
• Navigate and facilitate
  
  Front-End innovation activities, distilling complexity and ambiguity and swiftly creating actionstoenabledecision making
• Align on the strategy and approach for initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing the project
• Identify the project resource requirements and lead project planning
• Build and manage the end-to-end project schedule,definethe critical path, track activities to ensure functional team members are meeting agreed upon deadlines,generate,and communicate status reports, and escalated critical issues
• Build andmaintainproject budget
• Connect Science and Technology data,factsandpeople to deliver solutions with competitive advantage
• Proactivelymanageroadblocks and risk mitigation plans
• Coordinate andfacilitateproject meetings including kick-off meetings, project team meetings, risk assessments, andadditionalmeetings as required
• Engage and communicate effectively with partners, stakeholders, and decision makers
• Coordinate andfacilitatepost launch reviews and communicate key learning sand proposed continuous improvement actions
• Responsible for the consistent application, disciplined execution, and continuous improvement of Nestlé’s I&R processes and tools
• Apply coaching and influencing skillstoleadcross-functional and multidisciplinary teams, by embracing details and ambiguity while keeping a general view to reduce complexity and to strive for rapid but informed management decisions
• Unite and energize team members behind a shared vision,guiding and motivating them to achieve project objectives
• Create an environment that encourages diversity of thought and constructive challenge/debate
• Bring structure,transparency,and clarity to project teams during times of complexity,chaosand/or ambiguity
• Foster collaboration amongst team members, ensuring effective information flow andtimelyresolution of challenges
• Minimize riskand increase project impact by creating alternative scenarios in an agile way to ensure project performance in terms of quality, speed, cost
• Be the guardian of project management excellence by mastering tools and coaching peers and project team members to deliver the highest value
• Connect internally and externally toidentifyopportunities toleverageknowledge and to enhance competitive…