Project Manager, Disruptive Innovation

Position Title: Project Manager, Disruptive Innovation
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Position Location: Oakbrook Terrace
Requisition ID: 30193
Project Manager, Disruptive Innovation
At McCain Foods we know the importance that food plays in people's lives - the power it has to uplift and bring people, families, businesses and communities together.
As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience, a presence in over 160 countries and a global team of 22,000 people, our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do. Our product quality, people and customer dedication help us achieve global sales in excess of CDN $10 billion. Through our investment and innovation, we continue to be a global leader in prepared potato products, including our famous French Fries and appetizers.
Reporting to the Innovation Director, the Disruptive Innovation Project Manager owns the processes supporting the North America region's ambitious Innovation agenda. The scope of process ownership covers establishing & rolling out best-in-class commercialization processes, project management of complex disruptive innovation projects, and reporting on pipeline sufficiency. This role will play a critical role in driving on-time innovation launches, prioritized resource allocation and ingrain a culture of continuous process improvements.
RESPONSIBILITIES

• Commercialization Process : Outline McCain' commercialization process and ways of working rooted in best-in-class practices. Once documented, drive adoption of tools, templates and behaviors across functions & levels of organization.
• Project Manager for disruptive innovation projects : manage project schedules while prioritizing critical path, lead recurring cross-functional project team meetings, pivot to changes in project risk/scope & elevate roadblocks.
• Report pipeline sufficiency : ensure projects are captured accurately, report on pipeline health and objectively recommend corrective actions to meet sufficiency expectations

QUALIFICATIONS

• Prior experience with driving change management of complex processes at scale
• Deep project management expertise in commercializing ambiguous & complex innovation projects in CPG industry, preferably Food and Beverage
• Proven ability to hold others accountable to project tasks & follow-ups
• Comfortable with presenting to senior leaders & driving change management with large teams
• Ability to diagnose existing processes, recommend improvements & rollout new processes
• Strong written, verbal & presentation communication skills that flex across functions and at varying leadership levels
• Proficient in MS Project, MS PowerPoint & MS Excel

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.
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Job Family: Marketing; Research & Development
Division: NA Potato
Department: Marketing - Innovation NA
Location(s) : US - United States of America : Illinois : Oakbrook Terrace || US - United States of America : Illinois : Chicago || US - United States of America : Illinois : Lisle
Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.