Description:
Project Manager, SCA Strategic Portfolio
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Requisition ID: 40495
The SCA (Sustainable Cost Advantage) Team’s mandate is to deliver P&L savings across the organization to manage inflation and decrease costs in the business. The group uses advanced analytics, best-in-class methodologies and agile project management to deliver SCA partners with the Business Units to provide costing and revenue strategy insights across the organization.
Reporting to the Director, Strategic Portfolio, the incumbent will assume a critical position to lead a project to drive towards a strategic portfolio. This role will lead the global initiative which will complete an analysis to drive to Power Skus that can be manufactured in many different countries, to improve agility in sku movement between regions. This role will be responsible for overseeing a cross-functional project team, implementing governance frameworks and driving operational efficiencies related to SKU consolidation, ali9gnment of regulatory compliance and supply chain resilience.
Key Accountabilities
- Project Leadership and Execution: Lead the overall project, ensuring clear definition, activation and ongoing maintenance of a globally consistent set of SKUs. Develop and execute a detailed project plan in alignment with strategic objectives and global growth initiatives.
- Coordinate with core team members cross functionally from Supply Chain, R&D, Marketing, Sales, Manufacturing, Compliance, Finance, Agriculture and Procurement
- Strategic Analysis and Portfolio Optimization: Conduct comprehensive SKU analysis to identify and prioritize SKUs for global distribution based on data-driven criteria (e.g., customer demand, profitability, regulatory requirements).
- Oversee assessment of regulatory and customer requirements for all key markets, ensuring advance clearance of technical and compliance approvals.
- Product Formulation and Consistency: Partner with R&D and food scientists to implement formulation changes for globally consistent product offerings.
- Balance the need for standardization with specific local requirements (e.g., certifications such as Halal, Kosher).
- Supply Chain and Sourcing Strategy: Facilitate development of multi-sourcing opportunities, contingency planning, and supply lane mapping for prioritized SKUs.
- Drive deployment activities including logistics optimization and manufacturing alignment to minimize complexity and support scalable distribution.
- Governance, Reporting and Compliance: Design and manage a robust governance structure with clear decision rights and escalation pathways.
- Establish project KPIs for measuring growth, cost savings and compliance metrics, along with portfolio control. Ensure ongoing compliance with regulatory, technical and customer requirements in all regions.
Qualifications & Experience
- Minimum 5 - 7 years of relevant experience in program/project management, strategic transformation, cost management and/or operational excellence within manufacturing, supply chain, finance or analytics environments
- Experience with CPG or food manufacturing strongly preferred
- Undergraduate degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field
- Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional programs and driving continuous improvement initiatives
- Strong understanding of regulatory, technical and compliance process in multi-regional contexts
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels, including senior and executive leadership
- Ability to demonstrate cross functional relationship building across all levels of the organization including the executive level through interpersonal and communication skills
- Self-starter with the ability to manage multiple priorities proactively and operate with minimal direction