Senior Project Manager - Nutrition - Abbott Park, IL

Abbott (abbottcareers2 board); Illinois; Sur place; USD 110 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Abbott Park, IL-based Senior Project Manager - R&D will lead multiple mid-to-large scale projects from concept to launch, including line extensions, reformulations, new products, and manufacturing processes. You will drive best practices in project management, forecast resources and budgets, and report to senior leadership with clear, proactive risk management.

You will partner with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with business plans, S&OP, and product roadmaps, coordinating

Responsabilités

• Establish clear priorities among project activities.
• Track overall project budget and metrics.
• Provide training/coaching on project management methodologies.
• Coordinate team activities to meet milestones within scope.
• Define and manage project scope to meet deliverables.
• Identify and manage opportunities, issues and risks.
• Maintain documentation and data management for deliverables.
• Communicate lessons learned and project status to stakeholders.

Description du poste

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Senior Project Manager - R&D

About Abbott

Our nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands - including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® - to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You'll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor's degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

Our location in Abbot Park, IL , currently has an opportunity for a Senior Project Manager - R&D.

In Research & Development (R&D) our ambition is to provide innovative high-quality products, creating sustainable value, delivering superior user experience and enhancing health outcomes at all stages of life.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Primary Job Function

Responsible for managing multiple projects, medium to large-scale new product innovation or supply chain projects from beginning to end, with accountability for project execution. Projects will include (but not limited to) line extensions, reformulations, new products, new manufacturing processes and new packages.

Responsible for managing multiple projects, from beginning to end, with accountability for project execution.

Deliver project excellence by incorporating best practices in project management to meet and or exceed customer needs.

Responsible for identifying critical project issues and risks, and timely communication to senior leadership.

Assist in idea capture and cataloging activities of new ideas for Business Unit.

Perform brand portfolio management and analyses.

Recommend and implement project management strategies and enhancements to improve efficiency (Projects will include line extensions, reformulations, new products, new manufacturing processes and new packages).

Provide cross-functional forecasting, tracking, reporting and oversight on project budget and expenditures.

Act as point of contact for project reporting & updates to Business Unit.

This position will work with limited supervision; is accountable for all project deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Establish clear priorities among projects activities.
• Track overall project budget and metrics.
• Provide training/coaching on project management methodologies and processes to meet organizational needs.
• Ensure team is working within project scope and effectively coordinate the activities of the team to meet project milestones.
• Ensure project scope and success criteria are clearly established; develop and manage project plant to meet deliverables.
• Proactively identify and manage project opportunities/issues/risks.
• Maintain documentation and provide data management for project deliverables; identify communication plans for knowledge sharing across functional areas and project teams.
• Manage cross-functional project timeline and follow up with project team members to ensure timely completion of tasks.
• Proactively identify changes in project scope and assure appropriate measures are taken to reassess and amend requirements, budget, and timeline
• Participate in project assessments and communicate lessons learned.
• Document cross-functional project plan in project management software. Develop estimates and manage resources to deliver project objectives. Maintain documentation and provide data management for project deliverables; identify communication plans for knowledge sharing across functional areas and project teams.
• Ensure alignment with key planning processes, such as business planning, brand planning, customer planning, S&OP and corporate project reporting.
• Work directly with functional area managers to resolve issues that impact completion of project objectives: determine when to e