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Overview As a Senior Project Manager, your role will be to ensure the successful planning, execution, and completion of a a variety of projects for the Design and Innovation Centre. You will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the project to achieve its goals within the defined scope, budget, and timeline. Additionally, you will be accountable for building, developing and maintaining important stakeholder relationships within the business. Working out of the Design & Innovation Centre in London, you will be responsible for supporting the WE Foods design team on a variety of design initiatives across packaging redesign, brand guidelines and shopper toolkits. As senior project manager you will be the key contact point for project management for Lay’s in Europe, local WE snack brands, Quaker in the UK and Cruesli in BNL. The graphic restage of Lay’s in Europe, and the following packaging roll out, is a significant programme of work, spanning multiple markets and multiple SKU’s over a large portfolio. The Grains projects are somewhat smaller but in all cases, brilliant attention to detail, strong communication with multiple stakeholders, as well as a thorough knowledge of the design and production process are needed to succeed in this role. You will be the key point of contact between our marketing partner’s and the company’s internal design, artwork, and production teams you will ensure projects are delivered smoothly and be accountable for building, developing, and maintaining important client relationships. You will be commercially astute and able to hit deadlines whilst managing your own workload. Responsibilities Day to day responsibilities Day to day project management and support for specific programmes of work for the WE Foods design team. Responsible for regular communication between internal and cross functional teams. Build relationships with key contacts across the business and be consistent point of contact. Plan and manage project timelines, budgets and cross charges (if applicable), schedule reviews/feedback and milestone meetings. Plan resourcing and manage the resource tracker for projects, freelancers and artwork/production. Partner with Production to manage the artwork process, including proofreading and artworks checks prior to artwork release. Support Production by creating clear productions briefs, including SKU’S lists, master artwork templates and release timings. Keep full track of all your live projects and be able to give a full account of the status of each project at any given time. Be flexible and able to co-ordinate multiple projects in a fast-paced environment, be self-motivated, efficient and highly organised. Project Management tools Manage and maintain projects on Mondays.com, complete budget figures for quarterly reporting and coordinate design share outs when required. Set up/train freelancers on Mondays.com for timekeeping. Create freelancer bookings on YunoJuno including IR35 assessments, manage and approve Yuno Juno timesheets for freelancers. Budget & Finance Attending monthly reconciliation meetings. Manage project budgets, cross charges and reconciliations. Plan accordingly with Design Lead on AOP. Update Mondays.com AOP figures/ratecard for reporting. Track Yuno Juno Invoices and spend. Qualifications Key Skills/Experience Required To be an effective project manager in the Design and Innovation centre, you need to be a specialist in the following areas: In depth understanding of the design process, and experience managing brand design projects for FMCG clients. Strong technical knowledge of the print production process for packaging and point of sale. Ability to manage multiple large scale projects; managing priorities, showing agile and flexible thinking in response to complex project demands. Natural, empathetic and timely communicator, managing the flow of information both upward and downward internally and to outside agencies. Anticipating potential challenges to projects and proposing solutions in advance of an issue becoming a crisis. A strong design to control every aspect of project planning; from design objectives and outcomes, timeplans and milestones, to financial forecasting and budget control. Meticulous attention to detail when writing briefs, meeting reports, project updates and presentations. Differentiating Competencies Required Flexibility; able manage complexity and ambiquity. Muti tasker and adept in working in a fast paced environment. In depth knowledge of design process supported by excellent technical knowledge.Key Skills/Experience Required To be an effective project manager in the Design and Innovation centre, you need to be a specialist in the following areas: In depth understanding of the design process, and experience managing brand design projects for FMCG clients. Strong technical knowledge of the print production process for packaging and point of sale. Ability to manage multiple large scale projects; managing priorities, showing agile and flexible thinking in response to complex project demands. Natural, empathetic and timely communicator, managing the flow of information both upward and downward internally and to outside agencies. Anticipating potential challenges to projects and proposing solutions in advance of an issue becoming a crisis. A strong design to control every aspect of project planning; from design objectives and outcomes, timeplans and milestones, to financial forecasting and budget control. Meticulous attention to detail when writing briefs, meeting reports, project updates and presentations. Differentiating Competencies Required Flexibility; able manage complexity and ambiquity. Muti tasker and adept in working in a fast paced environment. In depth knowledge of design process supported by excellent technical knowledge.Day to day responsibilities Day to day project management and support for specific programmes of work for the WE Foods design team. Responsible for regular communication between internal and cross functional teams. Build relationships with key contacts across the business and be consistent point of contact. Plan and manage project timelines, budgets and cross charges (if applicable), schedule reviews/feedback and milestone meetings. Plan resourcing and manage the resource tracker for projects, freelancers and artwork/production. Partner with Production to manage the artwork process, including proofreading and artworks checks prior to artwork release. Support Production by creating clear productions briefs, including SKU’S lists, master artwork templates and release timings. Keep full track of all your live projects and be able to give a full account of the status of each project at any given time. Be flexible and able to co-ordinate multiple projects in a fast-paced environment, be self-motivated, efficient and highly organised. Project Management tools Manage and maintain projects on Mondays.com, complete budget figures for quarterly reporting and coordinate design share outs when required. Set up/train freelancers on Mondays.com for timekeeping. Create freelancer bookings on YunoJuno including IR35 assessments, manage and approve Yuno Juno timesheets for freelancers. Budget & Finance Attending monthly reconciliation meetings. Manage project budgets, cross charges and reconciliations. Plan accordingly with Design Lead on AOP. Update Mondays.com AOP figures/ratecard for reporting. Track Yuno Juno Invoices and spend.About the company
PepsiCo, Inc. is an American multinational food, snack, and beverage corporation headquartered in Harrison, New York, in the hamlet of Purchase. PepsiCo's business encompasses all aspects of the food and beverage market. It oversees the manufacturing, distribution, and marketing of its products.
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