Job Detail

Job Title           : Initiative Management Senior Director – Retail Hair

Department      : Professional Beauty Supply

Function           : Initiative Management

Location           : Geneva, Switzerland

Contract type   : Permanent Contract

OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THE JOB

The Senior Director Initiaitive Management role provides leadership for the Initiaitive organization of his/her business unit and is accountable for the delivery of the Initiaitive Master Plan. He/she will ensure proper deployment of practices, programs supporting Initiative Management capability (Project Management, SC Merchandising execution, Global customization). He/She is the process owner of the Stage-Gate process. The role also contribute in coordinating activities coming from the Blue Sky process and entering in the Initiaitive Master Plan. He/She is responsible for monitoring the efficiency of the SG process for the business unit. He/She owns the functional network of Initiative leaders deployed in the plants (SIL).

He/she will be part of the PB Supply leadership team, reporting to the SVP PB Supply dotted line the VP Marketing Retail Hair.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads, provides direction and line manages a team of direct reports, including talent development, driving engagement and performance management


• Defines medium term startegies to Initiative objectives for the business unit


• Owns the Stage Gate process for the business unit and ensures regular decision making with respective approvers


• Ensure Commercial, Technical, Financial readiness of the initiaitives at the different stage of the project development (5D model)


• Leads the process of Initiative Master plan and its sufficiency.


• Prioritizes execution of the capability programs


• Decides which decisions must be escalated to higher level (following 5D model governance)


• Monitor KPI’s related to the Stage-Gate process


• Partner with Marketing, R&D, Finances, SC to deploy Initiative Management process and sub-processes

KEY CHALLENGES OF THE JOB

• Multitasking and coordination with different players across SC worldwide (functions, TPM, etc.)


• Ability to operate under business ambiguity


• Stakeholder management (President, CMO, SC leaders, R&D leaders)


• Initiative / Self-drive / Rigueur in Execution / Leadership


• Capacity to collaborate in a multi-functional environement and enage people to facilitate decision making

QUALIFICATION

Education / Qualifications

• Technical University Degree / Engineering Degree / Financial Degree


• The role requires 10 - 15 years business experience, preferably with proven experiences in different roles and functions related to SC operations, R&D and project management

 Languages

• Fluent English spoken and written is a must


• Additional language is a plus

Required Experience

• Strong experience in leading project completion in complex business environment with exposure to senior level of the organization


• Demonstrated leadership amongst peers and teams


• Strong communication skills to engage business stakeholders


• Proven leadership skills in change management


• Proven skills in Problem solving and rigour in process management


• Strong capability to organize work with numerous interdependencies


• Strong knowledge or experience, working in the Beauty or FMCG industry is a strong advantage


• Track record of making sound decisions / recommendations in complex business environments


• History of building internal and external relationships and interaction with management at all levels

KEY SUPPORTING COMPETENCIES

Individual Level:

• Natural interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively, gain credibility and influence at senior level within the company


• Very good written and communication skills


• Strong personal accountability


• Strong learning and teaching competencies to educate organization on project management


• Ability to understand and manage complicated operational detail


• Entrepreneurial attitude with a commitment to Business results


• Building effective teams

Management / Interpersonal Skills

• Coordinator, ability to create interaction


• Curious, dynamic, analytical skills


• Team player and good capacity to adapt


• High integrity, trust, high achiever and passion to win

Travel

• This position will require travel, up to 10%