Senior Project Manager - Sustainability (GTIG)

at  CooperVision

JOB SUMMARY – WHAT TO EXPECT:

The Sustainability Team within the Global Technical Innovation Group (GTIG), is responsible for delivering the CooperVision sustainability strategy for operations, considering carbon, plastic and waste impact from product design to consumer post use.
The Senior Project Manager is responsible for the coordination of multidisciplinary projects aimed at decarbonizing, waste reduction, and recovery and repurposing of materials used in our supply chain. Primary among these projects is the development of a decarbonization road map that sets the blueprint for the business’s sustainability transition. This role includes interaction with the wider CooperVision organisation and project teams, as well as with suppliers.

This role will deliver CooperVision’s sustainability strategy as directed by the Sustainability Strategy Manager.

• Manage projects to meet timeline, quality, sustainability, ESG, and cost criteria.
• Responsible for the performance of assigned project teams including global business partners (including COO ESG, supply chain, sourcing, distribution, finance, regulatory, Life Cycle Management, R&D, EHS, legal, manufacturing and packaging) and dedicated project team.
• Champions best practice project management principles.
• Interfaces and liaises with key stakeholders including customers and suppliers as relevant to assigned projects.
• Manages the day-to-day project resources for assigned projects.
• Ensures project teams are using current templates for all projects related documents and these documents are version controlled and approved.
• Responsible for project reporting (Monthly Dashboard, PRS, Monthly Report, Quarterly stakeholder meetings, and other as determined),
• Arranges and chairs project team and stakeholder meetings as appropriate.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

Travel will be based on project requirements and will typically include 10%-30% travel to CooperVision sites and vendors within the internationally.

QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience managing transformative business projects.
• Sound understanding of project management principles and concepts such as would be obtained from formal project management courses – attended 3rd party PM training.
• Expert in change management and communication skills.
• A background of working on sustainability and ESG projects with carbon reduction initiatives preferred.
• Proven capability in managing project, expenditure budgets and change management. Seen as a champion of project-management tools and techniques.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience managing technical / development projects in a regulated environment.
• Engineering \ scientific based qualification to degree level or equivalent with suitable industrial experience.
• Hold a Project Management Degree or a recognised project management qualification (e.g. PMI, APM, Prince2) – essential.

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This role will deliver CooperVision’s sustainability strategy as directed by the Sustainability Strategy Manager.

• Manage projects to meet timeline, quality, sustainability, ESG, and cost criteria.
• Responsible for the performance of assigned project teams including global business partners (including COO ESG, supply chain, sourcing, distribution, finance, regulatory, Life Cycle Management, R&D, EHS, legal, manufacturing and packaging) and dedicated project team.
• Champions best practice project management principles.
• Interfaces and liaises with key stakeholders including customers and suppliers as relevant to assigned projects.
• Manages the day-to-day project resources for assigned projects.
• Ensures project teams are using current templates for all projects related documents and these documents are version controlled and approved.
• Responsible for project reporting (Monthly Dashboard, PRS, Monthly Report, Quarterly stakeholder meetings, and other as determined),
• Arranges and chairs project team and stakeholder meetings as appropriate