Global Initiative Project Manager

Mars, Incorporated; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pet nutrition company in Greater London seeks a Project Manager to coordinate global initiatives in a newly established team. The candidate will drive project governance, engage stakeholders, and ensure cross-functional collaboration. Required qualifications include higher education or relevant experience and fluency in English. The role offers an industry-competitive salary and excellent development opportunities within a purpose-driven organization.

Benefits

Best-in-class learning and development support

Industry competitive salary and benefits

Access to Mars University

Qualifications

• Higher education qualification or relevant experience is required.
• Formal project management qualification is preferred.
• Experience in stakeholder relationship building is essential.

Responsibilities

• Establish and enforce project governance frameworks and standards.
• Act as a central point of coordination for different functional areas.
• Identify synergies between projects to drive efficiency.
• Ensure effective communication with stakeholders.
• Proactively manage risks and establish contingency plans.
• Monitor program progress and create reports for decision-making.

Skills

Stakeholder relationship building

Proactiveness

Very Good communication capability

Structured ways of working

Fluency in English

Knowledge of MS 365 tools

Education

Higher Education Qualification or relevant Experience

Formal qualification in project management

Job description

Job Description:

To achieve its ambition to be the reference in pet health through nutrition, Royal Canin wants to continue to push the barriers of nutrition and individualization. The Enterprise Strategy Operationalization (ESO) Team is a newly created team which will be agnostic to drive an enterprise view and be focused on orchestrating the delivery of our strategy. Bringing together S&OP+, Project/Program Management and Graphics into one dedicated team which drives cross functional Ways Of Working.

Within the business strategy we have identified several areas where we need to enhance our focus to ensure we deliver against our ambitions. Global Initiatives is one of these areas. The Global Leadership Team selects specific critical interventions. This role coordinates specific projects to address specific pain points with a specific intervention. This role would be the PM for these projects and these projects will be governed under the Productivity Program Board, which the PM would facilitate.

The Global Initiative PM being part of the Global process & CoE team could be requested to lead and contribute in activities enabling the team’s objectives.

What are we looking for?

• Higher Education Qualification or relevant Experience
• Formal qualification in project management (preferable)
• Experience in Stakeholder relationship building
• Functional experience in a demand/supply chain function or project/process management
• Structured ways of working
• High level of pro-activeness and willingness to take responsibility
• Very Good communication capability
• Fluent in English (written & spoken)
• Good knowledge of MS 365 tools

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Project Governance and Standards: The PM establishes and enforces governance frameworks, project management standards, and best practices across functions, ensuring consistent processes, compliance, and quality across global/regional teams. Using our Key Business processes where applicable, e.g. S&OP+, QuEST, etc.
• Cross-Functional Coordination and Alignment: Acting as the central point of coordination, the PM aligns different functional areas, manages interdependencies, and promotes collaboration, ensuring program & project goals are met across all regions and departments.
• Projects/programSynergies: The PM will identify where synergies are between these projects and others to ensure we drive efficiency and effectiveness in enabling the program.
• Stakeholder Engagement and Communication: The PM ensures effective communication with stakeholders, providing regular updates, facilitating change management, and aligning expectations to keep stakeholders informed, engaged, and supportive of program objectives.
• Risk Management: The role will proactively identify and manage risks, establishing contingency plans to handle disruptions.
• Performance Tracking and Continuous Improvement: The PMO monitors program progress through KPIs and milestone tracking, producing reports for informed decision-making. It captures lessons learned to refine processes and drive ongoing improvements across the program.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.