Project Manager

Languages: Fluent in English

Here at NBS we care about our Talents and we continuously work to have our teams engaged and our people achieving their best professional performance, without forgetting personal development and work-life balance. Joining NBS will bring you:

• Development of expertise in Nestlé's Shared Services Business
• Immersion in a culturally diverse team
• Local and International Exposure
• Flexible working environment
• Engagement and wellbeing activities
• Competitive salary and annual bonus according to your performance
• Meal Allowance Card
• Flex Benefits - At NBS you can chose what benefits are more suitable for you
• Make part of the Nestlé Club and get discount in several partners
• Free coffee (and good coffee) at the office.
• Company equipment according to professional needs
• E-learning courses and training program to get you where you aim to be
• Career progression and possibilities for International Career

• Act as a project management coordinator: : ensure the day-to-day management of the project through assignment of project work, mobilization of required resources and monitoring and reporting on key dimensions (e.g. work packages completion, risks, opportunities, issues, schedule, budget, etc.). Manage delivery in line with the project sponsors expectations, tolerances, timings and expected business benefits. Manage timely decision process.
• Project Governance : designs and ensures adherence to the established project governance.
• Establish partnerships with stakeholders : engage with stakeholders in complex environments. Propose alternative ways of working or strategies whenever relevant and when contributing to better project outcomes.
• Lead a Project Team: Coach, support, energize and engage the Project Team. Ensure roles and responsibilities are communicated with regular feedback on performance.
• Closing a Project: Ensure successful delivery of key project packages, capture lessons learned and review whether the objectives and Business Case assumptions been achieved.
• Project management tools and practices : champions the application of project management key practices, standards, methodologies, tools and templates. Can coach team on key project management practices. Build and maintain reference methods, standards, tools and templates.
• Coach and Develop : supports junior members in developing the required skills of project management.
• Ensure the quality standards for key Project deliverables timeliness of key milestones, budget accuracy, risk management plan
• Deliverables of project team
• Project team delivery in line with the expected. business objectives (what/how), quality standards, and on-time as per the schedule.
• Consistent application of standards, methodologies and templates.
• Successful project closure approved by steering committee.
• Aligned input to the steering committee
  Business case and project control documents: Issues, R&O, change requests, budget, etc.
• Stage reviews and approvals, incl. Documentation on decisions taken on raised exceptions.
• Engagement with key project stakeholders and team members.
• Continuous Improvement and Development
• Identify ways to eliminate waste and/or boost team performance.
• Actively coach & develop junior team members.
• Is proactively deepening the knowledge as per the areas identified in the capability matrix.
• Contributes to people talent cycle
• Provide input into each team members PDP's.

Location: Braga/Lisbon (Portugal)

Hybrid Work: 2 days per week at the office (aligned with our current Policy)

A day in the life of...

• Minimum 4 years experience in project management as a role
• Experience in leading teams incl. budget, personnel responsibilities and track record in developing people
• Certification and ability to coach in project management practices (e.g. Waterfall, Agile)
• Managing cultural diversity: respect and ability to cooperate with various cultures in the most effective way
• Operate in a Matrix Organization and leveraging influencing skills
• Reliable, Adaptable, Digitally-agile, customer-centric, Innovative, result-focus