Senior Project Manager

argill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.

Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.

This position is in Cargill’s food and bioindustrial business, where manufacturers, retailers, and foodservice companies rely on us to consistently deliver the products and services they need, and use our technical expertise and market knowledge to develop innovative products.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Senior Project Manager will plan, oversee and lead projects from ideation through to completion. In this role, you will serve as a liaison among project management and planning, project team and line management. You will provide strategic vision and prepare / review the project proposal to resolve time frame and/or budget restrictions and adhere to standard procedures for accomplishing the project. As project manager you will be accountable for your team’s achievement of project objectives (scope, schedule & cost).

Key Accountabilities

• Understand & adhere to Cargills Process Governance Model and Portfolio & Project Management standards (PPM)
• Adopt Cargill’s gated Project Delivery Process (PDP) to coordinate and deliver projects in the portfolio and ensure consistent and effective execution
• Identify and resolve obstacles to completing project on time and to budget.
• Adhere to internal and external quality standards.
• Monitor and report on the status of projects including scope, cost, timing and staffing.
• Organize project teams, assign individual responsibilities, develop project schedules and resolve resource requirements.
• Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

• Bachelors degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of four years of work experience as a Project or Program Manager working on commercial, innovation, process improvement, migration, cost optimization type of projects
• PMP or equivalent project management certification
• Fluent in English (both written & verbal)
• Experience in civil / build project management will be an added advantage
• Should be available to travel as per project requirement
• Other minimum qualifications may apply
  
  

• MBA or post-graduation from a reputed institute
• Strong stakeholder management: able to build partnerships and collaborate with others to meet shared objectives.
• Proactive attitude: anticipate and balance the needs of multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent communication & presentation skills (verbal, written & visual)
• Should possess strong time management, planning, organizing skills.
• Should have problem-solving mindset.
• Language: French or Dutch is an asset