Manager, Project Management COE

Manager, Project Management COE

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Role reports to:

Director Global Project Mgmt COE

Location:

North America, United States, New Jersey, Summit

Work Location:

Hybrid

What you will do

The Manager, Project Management COE is responsible for Training, Change Management and Communications related to our common project management framework of standards and tools and aligned expectations for Project Managers in Kenvue. This role will monitor the consistency and effectiveness of the project manager role based on the impact it is having on desired innovation, renovation and remediation project outcomes and pipeline health. Partnering closely with key stakeholders, the Manager, Project Management COE will identify COE and PM opportunity areas and implement action plans.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the design, rollout and communications of new learning material supporting the Project Management community standards, inclusive of skills, behaviors and processes and possibly systems.
• Manage and consistently enhance according to evolving business needs, the primary repositories for resources related to project management, innovation processes and related tools, learning and templates.  May own select enterprise-wide process and template design related to end to end project management and Kenvue’s Operating model.
• Partner with internal and sometimes external experts to bring in appropriate training curriculum to support identified mandatory skillsets for the PM community.  May at times broaden learning/communications remit to additional functional areas beyond project management where there are commonalities or a strategic business need.
• Solicit and synthesize feedback from multiple functions including R&D, Marketing, Packaging, Operations, Finance,  and others to understand the progress being made in pursuit of a premiere project management organization in Kenvue.  Implement necessary adjustments or support infrastructure.
• Conduct annual Gartner survey (or equivalent) with key PM internal partners to monitor the impact the PM organization and COE are having on hitting our business objectives.  Align with stakeholders on key opportunity areas for future roadmap work.
• Support PM community by identifying and designing proposals to resolve project delivery barriers, identifying key partners who can influence success and incorporating their insights into solutions.
• Utilize data quality reporting, surveys and regular connects with PM leadership to share progress towards our PM Mandate, highlighting areas requiring additional leadership support, and celebrating successes.

What we are looking for

Required qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree.
• Minimum of 8 years of business/work experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of project management experience.
• Excellent communicator, verbally, in writing and experienced in designing, communicating and delivering training in person and virtually.
• Proficient in use of full Microsoft suite (Powerpoint, Excel, OneNote, MS Project) and Sharepoint design and maintenance.
• Can successfully interact across all levels of the organization, leading discussions and holding teams accountable without line authority, driving alignment across cross-functional partners (Commercial, R&D, Operations, Finance, and others) as needed.
• Strong business competence, with a solid understanding of project management practices, and how to use this knowledge to make recommendations to achieve the goals of the PM organization.
• Thrives with ambiguity and can act as a change agent, adapting quickly to changing business dynamics, solving with courage to shape and build new and improved ways of working and related behaviors.
• Proven track record of meeting project objectives in fast-paced environments by successfully managing, tracking, and implementing successful strategies in regard to scope, quality, time and cost.
• Must be able to work independently and without direct line management authority over team members.
• Must be accountable, work well under pressure and have strong time management and prioritization skills.
• Must be comfortable challenging status quo and looking for ways to improve ways of working processes.

Desired qualifications:

• At least 2 years of proven success supporting training development, communications and change management in a related field.
• Master’s Degree or MBA or other advanced degree.
• PMP certification and/or other industry and project management certification is a plus
• Experience working in Consumer Goods industry.
• Experience in a GMP or regulated environment (Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, OTC)
• Experience in Process Excellence / 6 Sigma methodologies.

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What’s in it for you

$124,100.00 - $175,200.00

This takes into account a number of factors including work location, the candidate’s skills, experience, education level & other job-related factors.

Kenvue is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.