Business Capabilities Program Manager

Job description

A mutually rewarding experience.

Work. Realize your ambitions. And realize there's more to being in business than just making a profit. That's the Mars philosophy. And the opportunity we offer every one of our Associates. An opportunity to take what you do and make it mean more for you, for those around you and for the planet. What you get here is challenging, interesting work. You get the tools you need to do a great job and you get to have the best possible people on your side to help you do it. And at the same time as getting to find ways to do business better today than we did it yesterday and driving a great career, you also get to build a more enlightened business and drive sustainability.

Because it's never just about a single person, a single project or a single brand. It's about how you can grab everything that's within your reach here and use it to pursue mutual, long-term gain. It's about having ideas. And ideals. Being prepared to risk failure because the promise of success means we'll all be a little better off. It's that mix of integrity and ambition that makes Mars such a special place to work. And why working here is always about more than just a job.

About Mars, Incorporated

Mars is a family-owned business with more than a century of history making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love. With almost $35 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces some of the world's best-loved brands: M&M's®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN'S®, MARS DRINKS and COCOAVIA®. Mars also provides veterinary health services that include BANFIELD® Pet Hospitals, Blue Pearl®, VCA® and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire its more than 100,000 Associates to create value for all its partners and deliver growth they are proud of every day.

Summary

The Business Capabilities team enables Royal Canin to deliver breakthrough performance through transformation that accelerates growth and value creation for US market. The team builds the path between business OGSM, execution, and transformational results. Team members (1) co-pilot transformational initiatives as execution experts, (2) create the conditions for strategic decisions to be made through effective processes, and (3) drive overall delivery of the assigned Royal Canin business objectives.

The Business Capabilities Program Manager is accountable for overall delivery of key business projects, keeping all workstreams and initiatives on track. They ensure excellent program execution in support of Royal Canin US's ambitions. The Program Manager models and builds project management capability throughout the organization. This is a business role, leading both business and technology teams. Project/Program Managers whom only have experience with infrastructure implementations will not be considered.

Responsibilities

·  Manage Royal Canin US key strategic projects and continuous improvement programs, using a matrix approach to manage other project managers and/or project coordinators as necessary.
·  Leverage best practices for project management incorporating structures, standards, processes, documentation and reporting which is agile, facilitates stakeholder engagement, fits the needs of the project and puts emphasis on the quality of decision making and timely project delivery.
·  Deliver change management processes in order to improve project success, increase user adoption, and increase project ROI.
·  Develops positive relationships with project sponsors, stakeholders, partners and teams to enable the eBiz team to provide support to organizational goals
·  Act as a reference point for project management excellence and advocate for best practices in project management.
·  Share lessons learned and best practices across programs, builds relationships with stakeholders and brokering relationships at all levels
·  Relies on extensive experience and judgement to plan and accomplish goals.
·  Analyzes and reports opportunities within program in order to increase productivity, implement new techniques, and provide a more efficient team.

Qualifications & Competencies

Educational

·  2+ years of business industry experience, focusing on software application builds
·  5+ years of project management experience
·  Experienced working in Waterfall, Agile and hybrid methodologies
·  PMP or PMI-ACPcertified (preferred)
·  Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of relevant experience

Professional Skillset

·  Leadership, problem-solving and organizational skills: ability to manage, mentor and inspire team assigned to project and program work.
·  Ability to influence and work with others, encourages teamwork and cross-collaboration, as well as builds strong internal and external relationships
·  Excellent organization skills and uses an attention-to-detail approach to all work and processes
·  Strong communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written
·  Ability to manage multiple projects, tasks and priorities

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

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