Global Project Manager - IMEA

Role Overview

You will navigate a diverse internal and external stakeholder landscape, becoming an integral part of the wider Global-Regional-Local Community, where strategic coordination and business transformation occur.

In this role, you will work closely with teams in the Global Ocean Procurement function, Global Process Lead (GPL) organization, Procurement Platform organization, Regional Procurement teams, and Regional Contract Management teams within a highly dynamic, geopolitically sensitive, and complex function.

Kye Requirements:

• Total Experience

  : 10+ years.
• Proven experience in leading transformation and change management projects at global and regional scale

• Project Management, Process Excellence, Digital Transformation, Procurement Background, & Operational Excellence

  : 3-5 years.

• Education

  : Bachelors degree in business management or engineering & Good to have additional education background of International Business, Foreign Trade, Procurement, Supply Chain Management (SCM), or Project Management.

• Industry Preference

  : FMCG, Oil & Gas (O&G), or Consultancy.

• Tools & Technologies

  : MS Project, Asana, Advanced Excel, Procurement Platforms, Contract Life Cycle Management Systems, Tender Management.

• Candidate Must-Have Qualifications:

• Leading Project Management Expertise.
• Change Management Expertise.
• Stakeholder Management Skills.
• Collaboration & Influencing without Authority.
• Procurement functional background and expertise.
• Effective Communication Skills.

• Nice-to-Have Qualifications:

• Procurement functional background and expertise.
• Financial background (Budgeting, Cost Modelling).
• Supplier Experience, Operations Excellence background.
• Performance Management Mindset.
• Transformation and Digital Mindset.

Key Responsibilities:

• Transformation Leadership

  : Lead the Ocean Procurement Excellence transformation agenda across regions.

• Supplier Experience Excellence

  : Ensure consistent priorities and approach for onboarding suppliers to new digital solutions and processes.

• Effective Communication

  : Drive global and regional transformation programs, providing clear and effective communication to both internal and external stakeholders.

• Operational Excellence

  : Deploy procurement process and performance standards to drive operational excellence and best practices in strategic categories.

• Change Management

  : Lead the change management journey in collaboration with regional procurement management teams.

• Governance

  : Enable adherence to process standards, governance models, and guidelines across regions.

• Performance Management

  : Establish a performance management system to track and deliver transformation targets.

• Stakeholder Engagement

  : Build strong engagement models to manage global and regional complexities and achieve standardization objectives.

• Business Value

  : Liaise with regional Procurement and Finance teams to validate the business value of the standardization agenda and manage exceptions.

• Digitalization

  : Collaborate with Procurement Platform experts to provide input on automation and digitalization priorities.

• Process Excellence

  : Foster a process excellence mindset to support long-term standardization and transformation initiatives.

• Best Practices

  : Share and implement best practices across regions and procurement teams.