Commercial Project Manager

Overview

This role is responsible for driving UK&I and multi-market innovation delivery within Nomad Foods according to the overall Nomad Innovation Process.

Responsibilities

• As Part of the UK&I PMO, management of NPD Projects for the UK&I as well as multi-markets
• Project Initiation: Working with Project Lead to scope out clear project brief. Escalates/ challenges and can work with cross functionally to resolve and build revised plans as required in a timely manner
• Project Planning: Applies the use of a variety of planning and project management tools. Through questioning / challenging with project team, is accountable for creating an effective project plan, identify and manage dependencies, driving and holding the cross functional project team to deliver against the plan
• Project Team Management: Understands the importance of building a strong team with responsibility to plan and hold structured and well conducted meetings. Tracks team delivery and can hold team to account
• Issue & Risk Management: Effectively communicates and escalates risks and issues to relevant stakeholders leading and driving appropriate solutions. Leads the project team to identify risks & issues and develop risk management strategies and alternative solutions
• Stakeholder Management: Identify stakeholder map for each project and assess influence and interest. Use a communication plan to engage stakeholders - listen and communicate details of the project and its progress
• Governance & Process: Accountable for the smooth running of their Project Portfolio and its connections with the Group Innovation Meeting (GIM) and other business meetings. Has a strong understanding of governance processes and ensures all projects adhere to these
• Systems & Tools: Develops an in depth understanding of the PPM tool (Planview) and is accountable for ensuring all NPD projects are managed through it. Able to support Project leaders in the tool or PMO Manager in the governance/gatings
• Support/ coaching of the Project leaders running their own projects
• Information Management: Maintains accurate records of Governance and project decisions. Acts as ‘librarian’ for portfolio information and maintains an accurate set of definitive project documentation throughout project lifecycle and for the ongoing portfolio
• Reporting: Tracks programme progress and exceptions against key milestones, key risks, issues & dependencies, ensuring effective communication of key project information to highlight and report top issues and risks for management attention. Responsible for managing the ongoing Programme status reporting across functions, ensuring a consistently high standard of reporting