Sr Expert - Capital Governance

Nestle USA’s technical organization is going through a transformational journey by leveraging leading automation and digital technologies coupled with manufacturing and operational excellence practices to deliver best-in-class products and results.

 

This transformation is aimed at improving efficiency and enhancing the overall performance of our manufacturing network. We are also driving manufacturing and operational excellence practices to ensure that our production facilities are operating at their highest potential to create the best-tasting, high-quality, consumer-preferred products. This includes optimizing production lines, implementing lean manufacturing principles, and continuously improving operational processes with no compromise to food safety or quality. By embracing automation and digital technologies, our technical organization is staying ahead of the competition and adapting to the rapidly changing business landscape. In addition to adopting new technologies, this transformation is also about fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within our organization.

 

Overall, we are committed to leveraging automation, digital technologies, and manufacturing and operational excellence practices to create the best possible manufacturing environment to produce great food and beverages for our consumers. 
 

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

LOCATION: Solon, OH, Chicago, IL or near a Nestle USA Facility

 

TRAVEL: 20 - 30%

 

POSITION SUMMARY:
The Sr Expert Capital Governance (Project Stage Gate Assurance) facilitates the development and implementation of a holistic and independent assurance review of the project prior to the stage gates. The objective of this role is to validate compliance with the work process requirements and to leverage experience to recommend solutions to close gaps definition or planning gaps. The Sr Expert Capital Governance (Project Stage Gate Assurance) assessment should reflect an unbiased data- and experience-driven review that spans core project functions and concludes with actions for the project team and recommendations to key project decision makers. 

 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
In this role, the Sr Expert Capital Governance (Project Stage Gate Assurance) is responsible for developing and implementing the Project Assurance Plan; conducting and/or facilitating assurance reviews and providing actionable feedback; and providing the project gatekeeper with a summary of the project risks and recommendations on whether the project should proceed through gates in the project approval process.  

Typical duties of the Sr Expert Capital Governance (Project Stage Gate Assurance) include: 
Championship of the company’s assurance processes  
Aligning the project assurance plan with the assurance guide to meet requirements  
Working with the project team to identify relevant assurance reviews and aligning on the timing of the reviews  
Communicating with the project team the required assurance review deliverables and expectations as well as project team participation requirements in the assurance reviews  
Coaching the project team in incorporating reviews into the project schedule and allowing for follow-up/gap closure work  
Working with line managers to assign appropriate Assurance Review Team (ART) members  
Providing direction and instructions to ART team members participating in assurance reviews  
Serving as the principal reviewer of key assurance deliverables prior to each gate  
Maintaining an action log for review follow-up activities  
Preparing an executive report for the gatekeeper(s) or leadership team summarizing the major gaps and risks to the project at each assurance review  
Making a recommendation on whether the project should proceed or identifying what gaps should be closed before proceeding  
Working with functional leads to build functional assurance capability  
Promoting the value of assurance across the organization  
Periodically assessing the effectiveness of the assurance processes and driving the definition and implementation of assurance improvement plans 

REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM EDUCATION LEVEL: 

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering field, manufacturing or Finance related degree 

 

EXPERIENCE: 

• 10+ years of proven experience as a senior capital project manager or similar role, with a track record of successfully managing construction capital projects using PMMI stage gate process. 

 

SKILLS: 

• Requires openness and the willingness to listen carefully and consider all points of view, while at the same time maintaining decision authority and independence  
• Strong social skills, recognizing their own emotions, as well as those of others,