Associate Project Specialist (Contrato en Práctica)
Job Description
What makes this a great opportunity?
At Suntory Global Spirits, people are our number one priority, and we believe our people grow together in diverse and inclusive environments where their unique insights, experiences and backgrounds are valued and respected. Suntory Global Spirits is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, military veteran status and all other characteristics, attributes or choices protected by law. All recruitment and hiring decisions are based on an applicant’s skills and experience.
-Opportunity to belong to a Global team in a multicultural environment by sitting in the Madrid Office.
-Dynamic and growing organization where creative ideas are more than welcome.
-Suntory Global Spirits Benefits package which includes: health insurance, life insurance, luncheon card, pension plan. Beam Suntory also offers a positive and nice working environment.
Role Responsibilities
- Leverages our project management system to plan, track and execute projects of low to medium complexity from ideation through post launch evaluation by developing & maintaining project specific timelines
- Coordinates project inputs from multiple internal & external cross functional partners through status calls to ensure projects are on track, discuss risk and/or determine escalation path if required
- Schedules, leads, and publishes agenda and follow up action items for project status meetings
- Leverage strong written & verbal communication skills to keep global stakeholders informed and on track to deliver against project milestones
- Proactively provides timely updates in our project management system to ensure team members have visibility and access to the most up to date information
- Prepares projects for gate meetings by ensuring accuracy of gate documents, P&L, risks, Gantt chart and adherence to gate principals throughout the stage gate process
- Presents projects at Gate Meetings leveraging support from manager & cross functional team members to answer questions.
- Maintains a continuous improvement mindset to drive process and system improvements that enable efficient ways of working for the projects they manage
- Participate in broader team goals to increase depth and breadth of experience in role
Participates in team building within Global R&D, broader SGS initiatives, and external seminars for engagement and development
Qualifications
Education- Master´s degree Science, Engineering or business-related field
Certifications/Licensure- Experience with Microsoft Project or other PPM software required; Six Sigma & Project Management Certifications desired
Years of experience- Ideal candidate has at least 1-2yrs experience in Project Management with experience using Microsoft Project or similar PPM software
Level of experience- Demonstrated success in Project Management roles and influence with cross functional teams in an ever-evolving environment.
Industry experience- Spirits and or food industry experience a plus
Fluent English and Spanish. Other languages are a plus!
Travel %- 5-10% within Europe and United States