ANRD – Project Manager

Primary Function / Primary Goals / Objectives:

 Responsible for managing multiple projects, from beginning to end, with accountability for
project execution.
 Demonstrate stewardship and provide leadership to meet Division strategies and business
objectives (CJR)
 Deliver project excellence by incorporating best practices in project management to meet and
or exceed customer needs (CJR)
 Identify process issues and recommend improvements to senior leaders
 Recommend and implement PM strategies and enhancements to improve efficiency (CJR)
 Act as primary point of contact for project reporting & updates (CJR)
 Provide support as required to Portfolio Management (CJR)
 Assist in idea capture and cataloging activities of new ideas

Major Responsibilities:

 Ensure project scope and success criteria are clearly established; develop and manage project
plan to meet deliverables
 Initiate, lead and communicate project assessments and lessons learned
 Establish clear priorities
 Ensure team is working within project scope and effectively coordinate the activities of the team
to meet project milestones
 Proactively identify changes in project scope and assure appropriate measures are taken to
reassess and amend requirements, budget and timeline
 Participate in the development and implementation of innovation plans
 Ensure alignment with key planning processes, such as business planning, brand planning,
customer planning, S&OP and corporate project reporting
 Provide support in compiling and reporting project requirements
 Create and deliver project review presentations
 Maintain documentation and provide data management for project deliverables; identify
communication plans for knowledge sharing across functional areas and project teams
 Document cross-functional project plan in PM software Develop estimates and manage
resources to deliver project objectives
 Manage cross-functional project timeline and follow-up with project team members to ensure
timely completion of tasks
 Track overall project budget and metrics, as required
 Proactively identify, monitor & manage project opportunities/ issues/ risks
 Resolve conflict within the project
 Work directly with functional area managers to resolve issues that impact completion of project
objectives: determine when to escalate issues to appropriate levels of management
 Provide training/coaching on project management methodologies and processes to meet
organizational needs
Requirements:

 Bachelors degree required, Masters degree preferred, PMP (or equivalent) certification
desirable
 Extensive knowledge of and competency in project management methodology and processes,
including planning tasks and allocating resources, risk management, working in teams, issues
management, monitoring and reporting, and documentation.
 3-5 yrs experience in project leadership roles
 Strategic, conceptual analytical thinking and decision-making skills
 Critical thinking/problem-solving skills method
 Ability to plan and facilitate meetings
 Demonstrated expertise in leading teams
 Ability to negotiate consensus among diverse groups and influence the activities of others not in
own reporting structure
 Strong written and presentation skills; ability to communicate effectively with senior
management
 Technical background sufficient to understand issues involved with the project
 Knowledge of the strategic and operational context of the projects
 Personal integrity and courage to escalate issues about the project and to advocate for
responsible solutions to management
 Adaptability and flexibility including the ability to manage deadline pressure, ambiguity and
change

Accountability/Scope:

 Manage projects with representation from all key functional areas

 Effective, efficient resource utilization to achieve growth of key brands and new spaces to
deliver LRP to Abbott
 Projects will include market and line extensions, reformulations, new products, new
manufacturing processes and new packages
 Responsible for identifying critical project issues and risks, and timely communication to senior
management
 Provide cross-functional forecasting, tracking, reporting and oversight on project budget and
expenditures
 Understand organizational impact of project issues and engage Sr Mgmt as necessary
 This position will work with limited supervision; is accountable for all project deliverables
 Exercises judgment within generally defined processes, procedures and policies in selecting
methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
 Erroneous decisions may result in critical delay(s) in schedules and/or operations