Job Description
Job Title:
Project Portfolio Manager
Job Location (Short):
Petaling Jaya, 10, MYS, 46300
Discipline:
Sales & Marketing
Career Site Contract Hours:
32-40
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Project Manager driving regional project delivery and innovation portfolio execution across Asia. Lead end-to-end implementation of strategic PPME initiatives, partnering with cross-functional teams and OpCos to ensure high-quality execution, governance, and performance tracking. Focused on enhancing project management capabilities, accelerating pipeline delivery, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
Job Description:
Lead regional project delivery and innovation initiatives across Asia, ensuring effective execution of strategic portfolios (PPME). Partners with cross-functional teams and local markets to drive performance, strengthen project management capabilities, and deliver continuous improvement and business impact.
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- Drive Execution of PPME Projects
• Serve as the main point of contact for OpCos for all PPME-related project delivery support.
• Remove barriers, coordinate escalations, and enable effective decision-making to accelerate pipeline execution.
• Support OpCos in applying PPME methodologies, frameworks, and tools consistently - Partner with Local PM Champions & PPME Leads
• Work closely with OpCo PM Champions and PPME Leads to uplift project management rigor and discipline.
• Strengthen execution capabilities and frameworks across markets.
• Facilitate cross-market learning, knowledge-sharing, and alignment on best practices. - Reporting, Communication & Stakeholder Management
• Prepare and communicate regular project status updates, dashboards, and reports.
• Provide clear visibility on project progress, risks, escalations, and resolutions to regional and global stakeholders.
• Facilitate effective stakeholder alignment across OpCos and cross-functional teams. - Governance Support
• Support the Portfolio & Project Manager in driving governance standards and processes across Asia.
• Ensure adherence to stage-gate discipline, documentation requirements, and approval workflows. - Facilitate Idea Generation & Assessment for PPME Pipeline
• Organize ideation workshops to identify new PPME opportunities.
• Assess feasibility, business impact, and alignment with regional priorities.
• Support definition of project scope and alignment with cross-functional partners for execution readiness.
Requirements
- Minimum of 8-10 years of work experience in the FMCG industry, of which >6 years’ work experience in project management
- Medium size projects/programs management involving multiple country and reports to MT of a BG will be added advantage.
- Manages and demonstrated business planning and implementation skills.
- Excellent communication & presentation skills
- High self-responsibility and accountability mindset
Recruiter:
Kanwal Maharaj
Recruiter email:
Kanwal.Maharaj@frieslandcampina.com
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