At Saputo, our best comes from our people. We’re a talented and caring team with a longstanding history of excellence. Since our first days delivering cheese on a bicycle, we’ve grown into a leading global dairy processor by staying true to the culture that defines us. Each of our employees is committed to uphold our tradition of care, quality, and passion through food, and together, we foster an environment where we can all make contributions that matter–from our manufacturing plants to our office locations and everywhere in-between.
Our business is evolving and so is our team! We have a great opportunity for a Project Manager to join us on a 4 months fixed term contract.
We offer a flexible, autonomous and inclusive working environment where we offer hybrid working.
If you are looking for opportunities to bring your best and grow in your own way then get in touch as we would love to get to know you.
YOU’LL MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT MATTER BY…
- Managing projects post Gate 0 (strategic sign off) through the stage gate process to Gate 3 (approval to launch) and launching to the market. This includes running project meetings, managing the critical path, leading risk assessments, and reporting on progress to key stakeholders.
- Leading cross-functional project teams, developing strong working practices and relationships between all functions to deliver the projects on time and in full; functions include marketing, finance, commercial, category, R&D, technical and supply chain.
- Being responsible for providing timely project updates into monthly innovation meetings, including the Innovation Product Review (IPR), Integrated Category Team (ICT) and Steering meetings as appropriate.
- Influencing all project and business stakeholders to ensure project milestones are approved on time.
YOU’RE BEST SUITED FOR THE ROLE IF YOU HAVE…
- 2-3 years project management experience ideally within the FMCG sector. A project management qualification e.g APMP or Prince 2 is desirable.
- Good understanding of the commercial and operational realties of FMCG businesses.
- Strong organisation skills with the ability to quickly and appropriately prioritise project tasks to meet deadlines.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills, the ability to successfully lead and manage cross functional project teams.
- Ability to deal with pressure, tight deadlines and manage multiple tasks concurrently.
- Able to demonstrate strong numeracy and verbal skills, tenacity and attention to detail.
WE SUPPORT AND CARE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES BY PROVIDING YOU WITH…
- Flexible, autonomous and inclusive working environment
- Hybrid working
- Private Health Care – individual cover
- Health Cash Plan - claim money back on essential healthcare
- Access to Thrive 24-hours a day - a leading and NHS clinically approved app which focusses on general wellbeing
- Generous employer pension contributions
- Free, onsite parking
- Discounted branded product and subsidised staff restaurant at our various sites
- 25 Holidays + 8 bank holidays (per rata)
- My Staff shop - access to exclusive benefits, free advice and savings - providing great discounts from thousands of the UKs largest retailers & service providers.
We support employment equity. Saputo strives to embed diversity and inclusion in its operations and invites candidates from all horizons to join our team.
To enable you to bring your best we will ensure you are provided with any physical or non-physical adjustments to support your participation in the job application and interview process.
Agencies - Thank you for your interest in working with Saputo Dairy UK. We have a PSL who will be supporting us if needed. We do not pay fees or acknowledge any CV’s supplied to Saputo Dairy UK unless you have been briefed on the role by a member of the Talent Acquisition Team.
Our business was founded in 1933. Having sold our dairies business in 2015, we now produce and sell some of the best-loved food brands in the UK, including Cathedral City cheese, Clover spread, Country Life butter and Frylight spray oil. We have a fast-growing dairy alternatives portfolio including the Vitalite and Sheese brands and also manufacture specialised ingredients used in infant formula.
Our commitment is to produce high quality, nutritious food in a sustainable way. We do that from our head office, operating sites and innovation centre which are spread across the UK. Since 2019 we are part of Saputo Inc., one of the top 10 dairy processors in the world.