Programme / Project Manager - From Food Manufacturing

Role & responsibilitiesRequirement for Project/ Program Manager From Food Manufacturing Companies.To govern and accelerate the end-to-end NPD lifecycle across several parallel pipelines enforcing stage discipline, controlling WIP, compressing cycle times, tracking financial and yield performance, and closing post-launch loops. The role is the operational backbone of the NPD function, enabling chefs to focus exclusively on product excellence. It manages innovation flow, not formulation, and operates by recommendation and escalation rather than approval authority.- Maintain a real-time Innovation Dashboard across all several pipelines, tracking stage position, ageing, WIP load, cycle time, and launch forecast accuracy. - Enforce WIP discipline per chef and across the system, hold projects in backlog when capacity thresholds are reached, escalate bottlenecks to the Head of NPD. - Drive stage-gate compliance for all internal SKUs and fast-track discipline for the Open Innovation pipeline, recommend launch deferment where gate criteria are unmet. - Lead weekly Innovation Control Tower reviews and monthly portfolio health reviews, facilitate biweekly launch readiness checks. - Track cost sheet freeze milestones and estimated versus actual COGS variance post-launch, escalate deviations. - Monitor yield performance in the first 30 days post-launch, trigger reformulation or process correction recommendations where instability persists.- Conduct mandatory 30-day and 60-day post-launch reviews covering ratings, complaints, yield, and margin, recommend Scale, Modify, or Withdraw as appropriate. - Govern the Open Innovation pipeline independently, maintaining a risk register across vendor reliability, MOQ exposure, compliance, and cost volatility.Absorb all coordination, scheduling, documentation tracking, and cross-functional follow-up so that chefs bandwidth is preserved prioritizing trials, panels, and technical sessionsPreferred candidate profile- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business Administration, Food Technology, or related discipline. - 812 years in programme management, innovation governance, or manufacturing PMO, demonstrated experience managing 20+ parallel projects in a stage-gate environment. - Background in FMCG, QSR, food manufacturing, or consumer product development strongly preferred.Experience coordinating cross-functional stakeholders without direct line authority, exposure to vendor or contract manufacturing an advantage- Advanced programme management and dashboard capability, high proficiency in Excel and BI tools. - Financial literacy to interpret COGS structure and margin variance, familiarity with PLM or ERP systems in a manufacturing context. - Understanding of yield management and batch production variability in food or bakery environments. - Highly structured, calm under high parallel workload, and assertive without authority drives outcomes through data and clarity. - Process-oriented with strong ownership mindset, low tolerance for undocumented deviation, able to maintain process neutrality alongside a culinary team. - - Interested Candidates can share CV on 8104986814 - Experience in Food Manufacturing Companies is Must

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