Innovation Project Manager: Alcohol Brands

7 days ago


Cape Town, South Africa Viv Gordon Placements Full time

We have a superb opportunity for a mid-weight Innovation Project Manager to work in-house on a fabulous portfolio at a leading alcohol brands company in Cape Town. Alcohol brand experience is highly advantageous.

**Responsibilities**:

- Manage the operational planning and project management of the innovation pipeline through the stage-gate process to ensure completion on time and within budget
- Manage and coordinate multiple projects and inputs from a cross functional team across supply, production, sales, marketing, and operations, ensuring clarity, visibility, and ongoing project momentum
- Ensure project team remains focused behind the end goal
- Communicate project status to stakeholders and key project participants
- Facilitate and encourage collaboration across departments to ensure success
- Delegate work to team members based on skills and expertise
- Optimise project deliverables, schedule, risks and mitigations and budgeting
- Create presentations, gate paper inputs and reports to support decision-making and communicate project status
- Collate key inputs across innovation process through research, and the development of business cases, product, and packaging
- Stay aware of company goals and strategies to ensure projects align with business priorities
- Build a solid awareness of market trends (consumer, competitor, macro etc.) through analysis of available data to aid in recommendations of feasible solutions as required
- Manage launch tracker updates and course-corrective actions across accountable parties
- Assist Head of Innovation to maintain budget tracker OTIF
- Assist the Head of Innovation in the inputs required to support the ongoing identification of new opportunities for growth
- Manage relationships with internal teams, agencies & suppliers in a manner that builds strong, mutually beneficial, sustainable partnerships.

**Requirements**:

- Relevant Tertiary Qualification
- 3-years minimum experience within project management
- Brand management and/or innovation/NPD development experience advantageous
- Excellent planning, project management and problem-solving skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring deadlines are-met and to the highest standard
- Strong interpersonal and proven cross-functional leadership in managing internal and external stakeholders across multiple levels within the business to ensure delivery of set outcomes
- Strong organisational, time management, and verbal and written communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools
- Knowledge of project management methodologies and best practices. (Stage-gate process management would be advantageous)
- Proficiency in project management tools and software e.g., Microsoft Projects and Asana.

City: Cape Town

Country: South Africa

Level of Expertise: Mid

Remuneration: Negotiable

Reference Number: #Viv2963

**Viv Gordon**:
MD & Consultant


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