Project Portfolio Manager – FMCG

Kepak is one of Europe's leading food companies with manufacturing sites across Ireland and the UK.  Kepak's vision is to be a successful, sustainable, future ready, food business, with differentiation at its core, that is a great place to work.  

This vision is underpinned by our values of Responsibility, Ambition, Passion for Food and Teamwork. 

Kepak comprises of 12 sites, 4,500 employees and has a turnover of 1.5 billion.   

Role location:  

Flexible. Hybrid option available once on-boarding plan completed. It is anticipated that there will be some travel associated with the role.  

Role structure:  

Reporting to the Head of PMO with no direct reports. The role requires extensive cross functional collaboration.  

Role purpose:  

To support the scoping, structuring & execution of projects to support new initiatives & business processes cross functionally, ensuring alignment with our Group strategy 

Role responsibilities:

Portfolio Management

* Structure & manage departmental and strategic portfolios
* Generate and maintain clear and concise status reporting & visibility to stakeholders
* Generate condensed topline updates, when required, to senior management

Project support

* Champion a culture of change across all functions and drive business development through project management methodologies 
* Utilise a structured project approach to set business project managers up for success. This includes project charter builds, workplan generation & progress governance
* Support and drive continuous improvement projects across all functions
* Support the coordination of collaborative projects within the business

Project management process development

* Where identified, develop a project management process within functions aligned to the PMO (eg. NPD)
* Support the functions on key projects to deliver on the strategy
* Support the functions to enhance the overall process where required

Strategic alignment

* Support project portfolio co-ordination aligned & underpinning our business strategy
* Support the governance of divisional strategy with clear functional project portfolio in place to deliver annual objectives 

Role Deliverables:  

* Manage project portfolios across departments
* Clear & structured project approach in place to deliver project objectives 

Requirements

* 4+ years experience within FMCG experience essential
* Exposure to project management & knowledge of project management techniques and tools required
* Excellent organizational skills
* Structured & logical approach
* Strong IT skills (eg. Teams, Excel & OneNote) 
* Excellent negotiation & problem-solving skills 
* Lean / Sigma training advantageous

Benefits

What can we offer you?

* Company Pension
* Further Education support
* Employee Discount Platform - All Kepak employees are entitled to access to the WrkIt platform, which offers significant discounts and cashback with hundreds of brands
* Refer a Friend Scheme - Earn up to Get up to €500 for successfully referring a friend or family member to Kepak Group
* Bike to Work Scheme - You can buy a bike and safety equipment through a salary sacrifice scheme which reduces your taxable income - meaning you pay less tax!
* Long Service Awards - We recognise, acknowledge and award the dedication and valuable contribution of long serving employees
* GroceryAid Employee Assistance Program - help with a wide range of topics including mental health and wellbeing support, family and relationship advice, debt management, back to work support, and counselling for all Kepak colleagues and their families.