Bel Group
Senior Project Manager (Strategic Innovation)
Bel Group, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
Senior Project Manager (Strategic Innovation)
For All, For Good, our company signature, reflects Bel’s commitment to a healthier and responsible food for all. This mission mobilizes 12,600 employees every day in over 30 countries to build a profitable and sustainable business model. Universal and positive, our brands - The Laughing Cow®, Kiri®, Mini Babybel®, Leerdammer®, Boursin® - are constantly reinventing themselves to offer healthier and responsible fruit and dairy snacks to all consumers.
Do you want to join a company with strong brands that puts consumers and responsibility at the heart of the decision-making process? Then Bel is made for you!
Are you bold, pragmatic, and determined? Do you want to contribute to the transformation of an international agri-food company? Then come join us and measure the impact of your talent and energy in realizing an ambitious and sustainable company project!
OVERALL MISSION You will join the Bel Group Strategic Innovation Team whose mission is to accelerate Innovation Performance
By designing Innovation Strategy at Group (global) level (White spaces identification, concepts…)
by fostering Innovation Portfolio approach at Group / Brand / Market levels
by delivering Key Strategic Innovation Projects for Bel around the world
In this
Chicago-based
role, you will have a pivotal role to lead the 3rd pilar of the team & deliver game-changing Innovations for Brands & Markets :
Be the single leader & deliver Key innovations for the Group on time in shelves (Strategic, Multi-countries, Transversal to brands, with a strong impact on the Strategic Plan achievement)
Be Role Model for the Group regarding complex Project Leadership , navigating into complexity and managing huge multi-functional teams (Sales, Marketing, industrial, R&D, Procurement…) while keeping in mind your business objectives (Top-line and Bottom Line), timeline, quality and the user experience you expect to deliver.
Partner with key Business Unit, understand/integrate their business stakes. Be the go between the Country’s team, Brand Team & the Research Innovation and Development (RID) team
You will report directly to the Group Strategic Innovation Director based in France and have a dotted line to the RID platform director based in Chicago.
MAIN ACTIVITIES
Essential business activities expected from this position:
As Strategic Innovation Project Leader you will handle several projects and you will be in charge to integrate Business Challenges of your Key Country partner mainly focusing on North America geography (US and Canada).
You will be responsible for:
Delivering innovation on time in shelves.
Coordinating the brief construction to ensure proper definition of the consumers et customers needs
Building and engage multi-function team to ensure the right expertise, time availability and positive mindset
Responsible of project P&L
Leading the decision making process while challenging your projects members and stakeholders to take the right (not the easy) decision
Prioritizing, making calls, building strong recommendations
Piloting planning, risk analysis, consumer performance
Ensuring excellence of execution
Insuring reporting in session and in the tools, representing the project voice to top management when needed
Animating weekly project team meetings, monthly Steering Committee meetings
Perfectly understanding the BUs main challenges regarding innovations for a perfect execution
Examples of complexities encountered on this position:
Coordinate and federate many stakeholders without hierarchical links
Pivot quickly when needed to always remain user-centric & business driven
Have tough discussions when needed and manage conflicts
Balance short term project imperatives with long-term Brands & Group strategies
Manage various expertise (Business / Technical), profiles, levels of seniority
Examples of great moments experienced by Senior Project Managers (Strategic Innovation):
Be proud to deliver a very strategic projects, see your innovation 1st production & your innovation in shelf in different countries
Have a positive impact on Markets results and highly contribute to Group Business growth
Build a healthy project team where people are happy & engaged to achieve the same goal
Take advantage of Strategic Innovations visibility to build positive reputation, in contact with Bel Top Management from all functions and key influencers (such as Country General Managers, Marketing Directors, Brand General Managers, RID VP .. )
Test & adopt new methods for higher efficiency
PROFILE
Required education and level of professional experience :
University degree or equivalent
Senior experience
+10 years in a food company based in US
coming from different possible backgrounds: Business, R&D, Engineering, Industrial, Procurement, Supply chain, Marketing, Sales…
Management experience either line or transversal management
Business skills : Strong business acumen including financials understanding
Required skills & mindset:
Ability to work in complex & moving environment (multi-function, multi-cultural, ambiguity etc…)
At ease with Autonomy (management based in France head quarters)
Ability to solve problems with solid leadership skills (coach & challenger, tenacious & flexible, energy & listening…).
Ability to challenge status quo and to drive teams to take brave decisions.
Ability to create team spirit and raise motivation to achieve a common goal,
Strong communication and influencing skills including towards top management
Strong mediation skills to align stakeholders on strategic decisions
Solution oriented, driven by making things happen
Capacity to be Consumer & Customers centric
Autonomy and ability to prioritize on their own
Curiosity, out of the box thinking
Capacity to acquire quickly the right level of Innovation & technical knowledge
What We Offer Total Rewards
401k, Medical, Dental, Vision from Day One
PTO days and more
If you think that this job is for you, please click now on the button "Apply". The recruitment team of your site will contact you very soon.
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Do you want to join a company with strong brands that puts consumers and responsibility at the heart of the decision-making process? Then Bel is made for you!
Are you bold, pragmatic, and determined? Do you want to contribute to the transformation of an international agri-food company? Then come join us and measure the impact of your talent and energy in realizing an ambitious and sustainable company project!
OVERALL MISSION You will join the Bel Group Strategic Innovation Team whose mission is to accelerate Innovation Performance
By designing Innovation Strategy at Group (global) level (White spaces identification, concepts…)
by fostering Innovation Portfolio approach at Group / Brand / Market levels
by delivering Key Strategic Innovation Projects for Bel around the world
In this
Chicago-based
role, you will have a pivotal role to lead the 3rd pilar of the team & deliver game-changing Innovations for Brands & Markets :
Be the single leader & deliver Key innovations for the Group on time in shelves (Strategic, Multi-countries, Transversal to brands, with a strong impact on the Strategic Plan achievement)
Be Role Model for the Group regarding complex Project Leadership , navigating into complexity and managing huge multi-functional teams (Sales, Marketing, industrial, R&D, Procurement…) while keeping in mind your business objectives (Top-line and Bottom Line), timeline, quality and the user experience you expect to deliver.
Partner with key Business Unit, understand/integrate their business stakes. Be the go between the Country’s team, Brand Team & the Research Innovation and Development (RID) team
You will report directly to the Group Strategic Innovation Director based in France and have a dotted line to the RID platform director based in Chicago.
MAIN ACTIVITIES
Essential business activities expected from this position:
As Strategic Innovation Project Leader you will handle several projects and you will be in charge to integrate Business Challenges of your Key Country partner mainly focusing on North America geography (US and Canada).
You will be responsible for:
Delivering innovation on time in shelves.
Coordinating the brief construction to ensure proper definition of the consumers et customers needs
Building and engage multi-function team to ensure the right expertise, time availability and positive mindset
Responsible of project P&L
Leading the decision making process while challenging your projects members and stakeholders to take the right (not the easy) decision
Prioritizing, making calls, building strong recommendations
Piloting planning, risk analysis, consumer performance
Ensuring excellence of execution
Insuring reporting in session and in the tools, representing the project voice to top management when needed
Animating weekly project team meetings, monthly Steering Committee meetings
Perfectly understanding the BUs main challenges regarding innovations for a perfect execution
Examples of complexities encountered on this position:
Coordinate and federate many stakeholders without hierarchical links
Pivot quickly when needed to always remain user-centric & business driven
Have tough discussions when needed and manage conflicts
Balance short term project imperatives with long-term Brands & Group strategies
Manage various expertise (Business / Technical), profiles, levels of seniority
Examples of great moments experienced by Senior Project Managers (Strategic Innovation):
Be proud to deliver a very strategic projects, see your innovation 1st production & your innovation in shelf in different countries
Have a positive impact on Markets results and highly contribute to Group Business growth
Build a healthy project team where people are happy & engaged to achieve the same goal
Take advantage of Strategic Innovations visibility to build positive reputation, in contact with Bel Top Management from all functions and key influencers (such as Country General Managers, Marketing Directors, Brand General Managers, RID VP .. )
Test & adopt new methods for higher efficiency
PROFILE
Required education and level of professional experience :
University degree or equivalent
Senior experience
+10 years in a food company based in US
coming from different possible backgrounds: Business, R&D, Engineering, Industrial, Procurement, Supply chain, Marketing, Sales…
Management experience either line or transversal management
Business skills : Strong business acumen including financials understanding
Required skills & mindset:
Ability to work in complex & moving environment (multi-function, multi-cultural, ambiguity etc…)
At ease with Autonomy (management based in France head quarters)
Ability to solve problems with solid leadership skills (coach & challenger, tenacious & flexible, energy & listening…).
Ability to challenge status quo and to drive teams to take brave decisions.
Ability to create team spirit and raise motivation to achieve a common goal,
Strong communication and influencing skills including towards top management
Strong mediation skills to align stakeholders on strategic decisions
Solution oriented, driven by making things happen
Capacity to be Consumer & Customers centric
Autonomy and ability to prioritize on their own
Curiosity, out of the box thinking
Capacity to acquire quickly the right level of Innovation & technical knowledge
What We Offer Total Rewards
401k, Medical, Dental, Vision from Day One
PTO days and more
If you think that this job is for you, please click now on the button "Apply". The recruitment team of your site will contact you very soon.
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