Senior Director, Portfolio and Change Management

Nestle

Senior Director, Portfolio and Change Management

St. Louis ,

Missouri

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We’re a leader in the pet care industry, which means we’re not only ahead in volume, profit and market share, but our associates dare to Stand Taller. We innovate new products, impart new agilities into existing processes, constantly advance pet nutrition, and always pay it forward in the form of service for our communities and families. Are you up for the dare?
POSITION SUMMARY:
As the Senior Director, Portfolio and Change Management, you’ll oversee and manage the portfolio of projects and initiatives within Nestlé Purina. You’ll ensure that the projects align with our strategic objectives and contribute to overall organization success. We’ll count on you to drive portfolio management, strategic alignment, change management, risk management, and stakeholder management. Overall, the portfolio and change manager plays a critical role in ensuring that the organization's portfolio of projects is effectively managed, aligned with strategic objectives, and successfully implemented.
Create and communicate the strategic roadmap for a portfolio of products, ensuring collectively they contribute to moving broad organizational objectives forward
Develop and execute a comprehensive technology strategy for Purina, aligning with the overall business objectives, and in collaboration with Global IT and Zone IT
Deliver detailed roadmaps, requirements, solution design, action plans, and understanding of downstream impacts on other systems and products
Implement best practice development methodologies to achieve higher velocity and thorough initiatives while achieving more predictable delivery
Ensure budget alignments for financial elements in Digital Technology with regular reporting on budgets and forecast
Collaborate with program executive sponsors across commercial, finance, manufacturing, supply chain, and other functions to ensure strong communication and alignment with strategic vision
Develop strategies and plans to ensure fast adoption and high utilization of new tools and ways of working
Collaborate with functional change leads, HR, and the global organizational development team
Lead the Organizational Change Management work stream, including Communications and Training
Coach senior leaders and executives in their roles as change sponsors
Work with country stakeholders in managing transitions
Assist project managers and teams in integrating change management activities into their project plans
Provide input to change communications and training plans
Lead meetings to understand changes and develop a change adoption plan
Analyze and implement strategies to overcome resistance to change
Evaluate the cost and budgetary impact of change management
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Development and/or Management Leadership Studies or related fields
10+ years of professional experience in project management, portfolio management, and change management
Other
Master’s degree is preferred
Experience successfully leading and managing large-scale projects and initiatives, overseeing portfolios of projects, and driving organizational change
REQUISITION ID:
302689
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