Senior Project Manager – Grenade

Overview

In this role you will lead cross-functional, end-to-end projects from concept to launch to support Grenade’s rapid growth. You’ll embed robust governance and risk management while coordinating global NPD, renovation and business-change initiatives. You’ll mentor a project-management team and partner with senior leaders to balance scope, cost and timeline. This position offers high-impact work in a fast-growing brand with a strong culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex, cross-functional initiatives from concept to launch within time, budget, and scope
• Engage and influence senior stakeholders to drive fact-based, outcome-focused decisions and resolve conflicts
• Manage global NPD, renovation and business-change initiatives across packaging, recipe development, manufacturing and regulatory
• Establish and maintain project governance frameworks including stage-gate processes, risk management, steering committees, RAG status and reporting
• Identify, assess and mitigate risks and dependencies, escalating issues to protect timelines, cost and quality
• Champion best practice in project management and continuously evolve tools, processes, and ways of working
• Lead, coach and mentor Project Managers and cross-functional team members to build capability and performance
• Support portfolio prioritisation to align projects and resources with strategic priorities and operational capability

Key requirements

• Extensive project management experience delivering complex, cross-functional projects
• FMCG background, notably within food
• Flexibility to work in a complex process environment and adapt to start-up style approaches
• Supply chain exposure and collaboration with multiple teams
• Senior-level governance experience, steering groups, influencing decision-making
• People leadership experience, mentoring or line-management (2 direct reports)

• Stakeholder engagement and influence
• Conflict resolution and diplomacy
• Clear communication and collaboration
• Project governance and stage-gate processes
• Risk management and issue escalation
• Cross-functional coordination across packaging, manufacturing and regulatory

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