Project Manager

Inspired to grow with your experience, learn and share with new colleagues?

Huhtamaki is a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions for consumers around the world, enabling wellbeing and convenience. Our innovative products protect on-the-go and on-the-shelf food and beverages, ensuring hygiene and safety, and help prevent food waste.

We are committed to protecting food, people and the planet and are on the lookout for passionate and consummate professionals to join our growing team to help us deliver on our ambitious 2030 Strategy. We look for colleagues who Care, Dare and Deliver.

Project Manager - TMO

Huhtamaki has embarked on an exciting journey of growth and innovation, and to achieve our ambitious goals, we’re building our new Transformation Management Office in our Digital and Process Performance team. The TMO Project Managers will be at the forefront of shaping our future success, working with key strategic programs and projects across Huhtamaki around topics such as digitalization and sustainability. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact on the continued success of our growing organization. You will have the unique opportunity to work in projects for example around digitalization, sustainability, operating models, post merger integrations, operational and commercial excellence. In this position you will report directly to the Vice President, Transformation Management Office.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

L ead assigned project:

Develop project charter and project management plan

Define and validate project scope

Develop and control project schedule

Estimate budget and control cost

Manage and control quality of deliverables

Plan resources and manage cross functional team

Plan and manage project change management and communication

Identify and mitigate risks

Conduct and control procurements

Project leadership role:

Take project leadership role and ensure high performing team

Facilitate and encourage collaboration across departments to ensure projects are completed successfully

Identify and resolve issues that arise in the project

Continuous improvement and project learnings

Reporting and documentation:

Prepare project steering group presentations, documentation and meetings

Maintain all documentation in project repository

Implementing standard tools and methodology:

Plan and manage the project guided by the Huhtamaki project methodology

Implement standard project tools based on PMI standards in the projects

To be successful in the role, you will require the following Education, Experience & Skills:

Bachelor or Master’s degree required

A minimum of 5+ years project management experience preferred either from similar industry or management consulting in a global environment

PMP, PRINCE2 Foundation or Practitioner, or equivalent preferred or a background in management consulting

Proven experience in running complex projects, strong project and change management skills

Experience in projects for example around digitalization, sustainability, operating models, post merger integrations, operational and commercial excellence

Ability to apply and enhance Huhtamaki project management methodology for the project (e.g., waterfall vs agile)

Strong conceptual skills, yet practical hands-on approach

Budget, cost, and profitability management skills.

Good verbal and written communication skills

People driven change management approach and strong people skills

The ability to deal with uncertainty and work in a dynamic global matrix environment

Drive and ambition to Care, Dare and Deliver with a growth mindset

What's in it for you?

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in delivering world class operational performance at Huhtamaki. Our team is working with the key strategy deployment programs and projects across Huhtamaki. You will have an opportunity to build on your experience yet learn new skills in a global company. We have a great team spirit, really based on our Huhtamaki values of Care, Dare and Deliver. Since most of our team and key stakeholders are in Espoo, the preferred location of this position is in Espoo, Finland.

If you are interested, please apply via the link with your CV before the closing date of May 26th, 2024.

Join us to shape the future together!

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