Reporting Structure: Project Manager

Job Specification:

Key Performance Areas:

Project Planning and Coordination

• Support the project manager in the development of project plans, timelines and other various project documentation and records.
• Coordinate project activities – i.e. setting up meetings, recording minutes, tracking outstanding actions etc.
• Regularly check and adjust project timelines as a project evolves.
• Project risk reporting.
• Supervise project process compliance and report any deviations.

Stakeholder Communication

• Maintain regular communication with stakeholders, providing updates on project progress.
• Escalation of projects risks and delays to project manager.

Meeting Management

• Set up project meetings, take minutes, distribute them, follow up on action items, and ensure relevant documentation is uploaded to the portal as required.
• Participate in monthly marketing, NPD and other project related meetings

Documentation and Reporting

• Maintain comprehensive project documentation, including progress reports, meeting minutes, and performance metrics.

Coordinate Sensory Tests

• Liaise with the technical teams at the manufacturing sites to conduct sensory tests to evaluate product formulations as part of the NPD process.
• Handout samples to the approved sensory panelists, collate feedback and send back to site technical teams.

Minimum Requirements:

Experience: 

• Minimum of two years’ experience in a similar role with exposure and knowledge in project management

Qualifications:

• A completed three-year bachelors’ degree

Additional Requirements:

• Advanced MS PowerPoint skills
• Advanced MS Excel skills
• MS Projects experience will be advantageous
• Knowledge of an NPD process is essential
• Will be required to travel to sites on an ad-hoc basis