It Project Manager

Philip Morris Limited; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international tobacco company is looking for an IT Project Manager to join their IT Operations Manufacturing team. This role involves overseeing critical IT projects, engaging with various stakeholders, and ensuring adherence to project management standards. The ideal candidate should have significant experience in project management, especially in IT transformations, and possess strong communication skills. Opportunities for career growth and hybrid working options are available.

Benefits

Work-life balance

Learning & Development opportunities

Hybrid working options

Inclusive company culture

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in IT application transformation projects.
• Substantial project management experience in a global organization.
• Experience leading cross-cultural and remote teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead all phases of projects/programs to achieve expected business outcomes.
• Handle proposals and contracts for 3rd party vendors.
• Ensure compliance with quality management and IT policy frameworks.

Skills

Project management

Risk management

Attention to detail

Leadership

Presentation skills

English fluency

Education

Project Management certification (PMP, Prince2, etc.)

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Overview

Digital at PMI is dynamic, diverse, and innovative. Join us and become a part of a top talent team where you can bring new ideas to life in a global function that is a key driver of the success of our business.

Joining Product & Operations IT: Within IT, the IT Product and Operations team is an experienced, nimble & expert team composed of multiple sub streams. The main purpose of the team is to lead the digital strategy and transformation of Operations and Products functions through effective business partnering and conceptualizing, delivering and supporting innovative and secure IT technologies across the end-to-end value chain.

When you join this team, you will work closely with the IT Product and Operations leadership team and critical business collaborators as a trusted technology partner to embed continuous innovation, work at speed and scale, develop your career in numerous directions in line with your aspirations and in a truly international and diverse context.

Role and Location

What is the purpose of this role? We are seeking an IT PROJECT MANAGER to join our IT Operations Manufacturing team. This role can be located in UK, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland or Italy.

• As IT PROJECT MANAGER, you will contribute to execution of PMI strategy by leading all phases of assigned projects (medium to large and/or cross-functional), solving a business need through the application of project management practices.
• Where we see this role going: as we transition to a more diversified Smoke-Free Product (SFP) portfolio, we will expand our SFP manufacturing footprint and update our factory system landscape to fit the factory of the future. This individual will engage with manufacturing partners to lead the IT delivery stream, ensuring a modern solution for the MES of the future and standardized business capabilities.
• You will grow our IT Operations Manufacturing SFP Expansion Program team and become an integral component of our Smoke Free Product scale-up strategy.
• You will also have the opportunity to engage with all IT Platforms (IT Infrastructure, Corporate Platform - SAP -, Supply Chain and QA Operations as well as affiliates IT Operations teams) to deliver a complex integrated ecosystem and gain a deep understanding of our logistics, manufacturing and quality core processes to run a manufacturing site.
• We are looking for a clear willingness to learn new processes and technologies from day one to remain agile and innovative.

Responsibilities

• As a Project Manager reporting into the IT Operations Manufacturing team, contribute to the execution of PMI strategy and the platform roadmap by leading all phases of projects/programs to achieve expected business outcomes and timelines, using agile and project management practices.
• Lead the IT stream of the Legacy systems transformation program to modernise manufacturing execution critical applications and systems across 30 locations, delivering a sustainable set of solutions to reduce the Operations systems footprint.
• Co-author cases, onboard resources, form and lead internal & external cross-functional, cross-organization and cross-geography project teams; develop schedules and the execution framework, tools, methods and organization to deliver the project/program scope.
• Run projects according to Project Management standard processes (Scope, Time, Budget, Risk & Issues, monthly status reports, Lessons learnt) with related documents updated.
• Lead assigned IT projects to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.
• Handle, assess, and review proposals and contracts of 3rd party vendors.
• Drive business requirements gathering (Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing & Logistics, Quality) and perform fit-gap analysis to define systems, technologies, infrastructure requirements and translate them into scope, budget, resources & delivery plan.
• Ensure user requirements and functional specifications are documented and updated.
• Ensure optimal adoption of our global systems and digital solutions portfolio and adherence to quality management, IT policy framework, SOX, and cyber-security standards.
• Address system gaps with the Digital Solution Product team to define and integrate remediation delivery plans within deployment constraints.
• Partner with other IT functions, Manufacturing and engineering customers, and Corporate Quality to ensure global systems readiness and coordinate affiliate activities for successful local deployments aligned with the Global Manufacturing Master Plan.
• Develop, maintain, and revise proposals for assigned projects including objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, timelines, funding, and staffing.
• Establish and implement project communication plans, providing status updates to affected collaborators.
• Ensure functional and user acceptance tests are performed and validated against business requirements.
• Maintain project health indicators and lead steering committees to ensure alignment across functions, proposing mitigation options for decision making.
• Verify project launch and deployment readiness.

What is needed to succeed in this Role

• Critical Requirements: Demonstrable experience in successfully completing critical IT application transformation projects or programs (modernisation of customised legacy systems) with high organizational visibility.
• Validated experience in Information Technology or Business Function.
• Substantial project management experience in a global organization handling global/large-scale projects.
• Experience leading sizable cross-cultural and remote teams in Project Management.
• Experience using JIRA, Confluence.
• Strong risk management and mitigation skills; strong attention to detail.
• Strong presentation skills and excellent command of English.
• Project Management certification (PMP, Prince2 Practitioner, IPMA, Certified Scrum Master, etc.).
• Preferred Requirements: Knowledge in Manufacturing Practices, Product Specification & Process Manufacturing Standards, Quality Systems, Industrialization and manufacturing processes, Procurement & Supply Chain practices.
• Industry-specific: Experience in IT departments in a consumer product manufacturing industry.

Benefits and Culture

• At PMI, we are redefining our business and building a future on smoke-free products with the power to deliver a smoke-free future.
• We offer freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and opportunities to advance your career across different areas/directions.
• IT at PMI: a shift to a science and technology-based consumer-facing organization with access to innovative technologies (Cloud, APIs, AI) and modern management practices (Agile, Design Thinking, Product Management).
• Work-life balance, hybrid working options, and a supportive office environment.
• Learning & Development with a robust ecosystem to strengthen technical and soft skills for lifelong employability within IT, PMI, and beyond.
• Inclusion & Diversity as a core strength to foster innovation.

Company statement

Philip Morris International (PMI) is a leading international tobacco company engaged in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes, smoke-free products and associated electronic devices and other nicotine-containing products in markets outside the U.S.