Project & Process Excellence Manager
juhayna New York, New York, United States
Food and Beverage Services · 1,001-5,000 employees
About the role
The Project & Process Excellence Manager will oversee innovation governance, project tracking, and cross-functional alignment to ensure timely delivery of strategic initiatives. They are responsible for maintaining project data in ClickUp, enforcing AIM process compliance, and preparing inputs for PMR meetings.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and possess over 10 years of project management experience, preferably within the FMCG sector. Proficiency in PMI-based methodologies and strong leadership skills are essential for this role.
Full description
Who we are
For over three decades, Juhayna Food Industries has been a pioneer in Egypt’s dairy and juice sector, producing, processing, and packaging milk, yoghurt, cooking products, juices, and concentrates. Since 1983, we have built trusted household brands, expanding our presence across Egypt and the Middle East through a commitment to high-quality, safe, and healthy products.
Today, with four fully operational facilities, a vast network of distribution centers serving more than 262,000 retail outlets nationwide, and a 600-feddan, fully-owned Livestock Farm that has the capacity to house 7,500 milking cows covering a sizeable portion of the company’s raw milk needs, Juhayna continues to raise the benchmark for premium quality Egyptian manufactured products. Our success stems from our people, who embody the values of Integrity, Achievement, Continuous Improvement, Innovation, Ownership, and Positivity.
Job Purpose
The Project & Process Excellence Manager will manage all Project Management and Innovation Governance activities, ensuring effective project tracking, cross-functional alignment, adherence to AIM process (Activity and Innovation Management) and ClickUp governance, and timely delivery of innovation initiatives, while supporting PMR/IBP coordination, archiving implementation, and key strategic initiatives..
What you will do in your role
- Monitor innovation project progress against approved timelines, CPS, milestones, and launch dates, identifying potential delays and required actions.
- Coordinate weekly project updates with cross-functional teams and ensure project plans, risks, actions, and dependencies are continuously updated.
- Review and enforce AIM process compliance, ensuring projects follow the required governance, stage gates, documentation, and approval requirements.
- Identify, flag, and escalate project risks and overdue deliverables to the relevant stakeholders within the agreed timelines.
- Manage and maintain ClickUp project data, ensuring projects, tasks, milestones, dependencies, and stakeholder updates are accurate and up to date.
- Follow up with stakeholders on ClickUp SLAs and pending actions, ensuring timely updates and improving overall tool adoption.
- Prepare and coordinate PMR inputs, consolidating relevant business information, project updates, actions, and decisions for PMR meetings.
- Manage the implementation of the archiving tool, following up on data collection, validation, uploading, categorization, and stakeholder access.
What you will bring to the role
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Project Management, Supply Chain, Business Analytics, or related field.
- 10+ years of experience in a Project Management in a fast-paced environment (preferably FMCG).
- Proficiency in the use of PMI-based project management tools and methodologies, with the ability to effectively plan, execute, monitor, and control projects.
- PMI certifications (e.g., PMP, CAPM, PMI-ACP) will be considered a strong plus.
- Analytical and innovative mindset.
- Strong stakeholder management communication.
- Cross-functional leadership skills.
- Time Management Skills.
- Collaboration and Team Work
