Senior Project Manager - Nutrition - Abbott Park, IL

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Senior Project Manager – R&D

About Abbott

Working at Abbott

Our nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

Our location in Abbot Park, IL , currently has an opportunity for a Senior Project Manager - R&D

In Research & Development (R&D) our ambition is to provide innovative high-quality products, creating sustainable value, delivering superior user experience and enhancing health outcomes at all stages of life.

WHAT YOU’LL DO  

Primary Job Function

• Responsible for managing multiple projects, medium to large-scale new product innovation or supply chain projects from beginning to end, with accountability for project execution. Projects will include (but not limited to) line extensions, reformulations, new products, new manufacturing processes and new packages.
• Responsible for managing multiple projects, from beginning to end, with accountability for project execution.
• Deliver project excellence by incorporating best practices in project management to meet and or exceed customer needs.
• Responsible for identifying critical project issues and risks, and timely communication to senior leadership.
• Assist in idea capture and cataloging activities of new ideas for Business Unit.
• Perform brand portfolio management and analyses.
• Recommend and implement project management strategies and enhancements to improve efficiency (Projects will include line extensions, reformulations, new products, new manufacturing processes and new packages).
• Provide cross-functional forecasting, tracking, reporting and oversight on project budget and expenditures.
• Act as point of contact for project reporting & updates to Business Unit
• This position will work with limited supervision; is accountable for all project deliverables.
• Responsibilities
• Establish clear priorities among projects activities.
• Track overall project budget and metrics.
• Provide training/coaching on project management methodologies and processes to meet organizational needs.
• Ensure team is working within project scope and effectively coordinate the activities of the team to meet project milestones.
• Ensure project scope and success criteria are clearly established; develop and manage project plant to meet deliverables.
• Proactively identify and manage project opportunities/issues/risks.
• Maintain documentation and provide data management for project deliverables; identify communication plans for knowledge sharing across functional areas and project teams.
• Manage cross-functional project timeline and follow up with project team members to ensure timely completion of tasks.
• Proactively identify changes in project scope and assure appropriate measures are taken to reassess and amend requirements, budget, and timeline
• Participate in project assessments and communicate lessons learned.
• Document cross-functional project plan in project management software. Develop estimates and manage resources to deliver project objectives.  Maintain documentation and provide data management for project deliverables; identify communication plans for knowledge sharing across functional areas and project teams.
• Ensure alignment with key planning processes, such as business planning, brand planning, customer planning, S&OP and corporate project reporting.
• Work directly with functional area managers to resolve issues that impact completion of project objectives: determine when to escalate issues to appropriate levels of management.
• Create and deliver project review presentations to business unit and divisional leadership.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE, YOU’LL BRING  

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree required. 
• Masters degree preferred. 
• Project Management certification desirable.
• 3-5 years’ experience in project leadership roles
• Strategic, conceptual analytical thinking and decision-making skills.
• Critical thinking/problem-solving skills method

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of and competency in project management methodology and processes, including planning tasks and allocating resources, risk management, working in teams issues management, monitoring and reporting, and documentation
• Strong written and presentation skills; ability to communicate effectively with senior management.
• Ability to negotiate consensus among diverse groups and influence the activities of others not in own reporting structure.
• Demonstrated expertise in leading teams.
• Personal integrity and courage to escalate issues about the project and to advocate for responsible solutions to management.
• Adaptability and flexibility including the ability to manage deadline pressure, ambiguity, and change.
• Ability to plan and facilitate meetings.

MISC:

• This is an on-site role - not a remote role.
• Sponsorship: we will not provide sponsorship of any kind for this role (including OPT).
• Relocation assistance is not offered for this role.

Apply Now

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:  www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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