S&E-TPPS Commercial Project Manager E

Job Summary

Tetra Pak is a global leader in packaging and processing solutions for the food industry. Founded in 1951 in Sweden, our mission is to ensure that food is safe and available everywhere. With a presence in over 160 countries and a broad portfolio of products ranging from packaging materials to processing equipment, Tetra Pak employs the most advanced and innovative technology to protect food, ensuring its quality and safety. We are committed to innovation and creating value for our customers and stakeholders, as well as sustainability, working to reduce environmental impact throughout the entire value chain.

We are looking for a professional, who will be part of a highly skilled and professional team of project managers that strongly contributes to the overall successful management of multidiscipline teams and assure each project phase is completed on time, within budget and to the customers’ satisfaction. 
The ideal candidate will focus on accomplishing the targets of the different projects (processing or packaging portfolio) in the market, facilitate cooperation, ensure project efficiency and boost morale. 
The Project Manager will lead the project implementation. The level and the nature of the interactions can vary according to the stakeholders and their level of influence, as defined in the project communication plan. Project Stakeholders include: the project sponsor, customers, users, sellers, business partners, functional managers and business unit responsible. 
This position will report to the Project Management Office (PMO) Manager. 
This position will be located in Argentina or in Chile.
You might be travelling up to 30% of your time on average.  
Tetra Pak is not sponsoring work visas or relocation for this position. 

What you will do

As a Project Manager you will:

• Integrate the multiple related activities (and/or subprojects) to deliver the overall project scope and objectives;
• Define, communicate and manage project scope, objectives and deliverables based on stakeholders’ requirement;
• Define a deliverable oriented work breakdown structure;
• Develop, execute, control and communicate the project plan;
• Secure High Standards of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) during the project lifetime;
• Define, communicate, manage and control the project budget;
• Define, plan and manage systematic quality activities to meet project requirements through employing necessary processes, methods and tools;
• Create and lead the project organization based on project deliverables and define roles, responsibilities and objectives;
• Develop and implement a communication plan based on stakeholder’s needs and expectations;
• Develop, implement a monitor the risk management plan;
• Create and drive the project procurement plan to ensure the supplier selection and management fulfil project objectives;
• Overall responsible for project execution and provide project leadership to deliver project result;
• Manage scope changes and issue, variation orders (VO´s);
• Provide lesson learned and providing input to improvement or development of processes and tools;
• Manage contractual arrangements with all necessary organizational entities and maintains the support and engagement of the stakeholder group involved. 

We believe you have

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, Chemical and other related fields) is preferred;
• Full fluency in Spanish and English both written and spoken, is required; 
• Solid experience as Project Manager or Senior Engineer at Tetra Pak leading implementation projects and/or pre-projects, dealing with different stakeholders, driving technical teams and executing with a high sense of integration within different areas in the organization;
• Ability to manage complex stakeholders both internal and external at all levels making use of unformal authority and lead teams without authority;
• Capacity to deal with the uncertainty in complex projects and to apply professional project management competences according to Project Management & Implementation (PMI) standards;
• Studies in Project Management;
• Strong computer skills required (proficiency with Excel, Microsoft Project, and SAP required);
• Strong communication skills required;
• Self-motivated, results oriented, high sense of discipline, attention to details, ability to motivate a team, high level of negotiation skills, creative and adaptable;
• Experience in food technology and equipment development is a preference;
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification is preferred;
• Ability to handle multiple stakeholders with a customer focused mindset;
• Results-oriented with strong analytical skills;