A leading company in the alcoholic industry is seeking on-time and in-full (OTIF) deployment of project S&R Vital in Egypt Op Co and embed related new ways of working & culture change in the Op Co. Acts as a trusted person reporting to the Op Co MT and MD and plays a challenger role to address gaps or issues with progress. The S&R Vital project is about improving the Ba BW reporting data quality and implementing the new sustainability external reporting requirements (CSRD).
Duties and Responsibilities
Deployment & alignment: Disciplined delivery of the S&R Vital Op Co implementation roadmap (derived from the central integrated roadmap):
1. Obtains clear alignment from the functional MT members on picture of success, timelines & deliverables; - Leads Op Co operating cadence (drumbeat) and ensures S&R Vital progress and risks are discussed in MT/business meetings;
2. Proactively identifies risks & issues and resolve or flag to MT/GM and Regional/Global functions as required for timely de-bottlenecking;
Culture Change:
1. Support functional engagement and change management to embed new culture and capability requirements:
2. Supports execution of S&R functional engagement and communication;
3. Proactively connects with other Op Co S&R Reporting Implementation Managers and Regional S&R Reporting Implementation Manager to “share/learn/reapply” best practice trying to maintain and standard approach across Heineken.
Lead and coordinate the delivery of the S&R Vital project:
1. Project management support: confirm functional S&R Vital governance design in Op Co and related resource planning, Op Co implementation roadmap;
2. Systems alignment: ensures there is functional ownership for systems and data flows, all changes are made OTIF and reports on progress/flag issues when required aligned with a D&T owner in Op Co.
3. Quality assurance: coordinating cross-functional interdependencies relating to S&R Vital delivery;
4. Tracking & reporting – track progress of Op Co S&R Vital;
Requirements

• Bachelor level as minimum, Masters preferred, in Business Administration, Finance, S&R

• +5 years of experience, 2-3 years in project/change management, demonstrated experience in a large multinational (preferably FMCG) or consultancy firm

• Good command of English Language, Strategy/Project management/Finance, passion for sustainability

• Very good skills in Microsoft Office, Project Management tooling

• Communication skills:

§ Strong stakeholder management with stakeholders (with conflicting interests) throughout different layers of the organization. Combines conceptual understanding and practical judgement, is fact-based and a communicator
§ Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations, dealing with complexity and time pressure
§ Takes personal ownership, and focused on opportunities and value creation.

• Project Management:

§ Project management, structured and organized thinker, experience working within and implementing complex (preferably in cross-functional) change projects, building collaborative relationships, influencing skills, managing without control, results focused and able to prioritize
§ Startup mentality – Dealing with developing program and learning while rolling out

• Finance Planning & Analysis:

§ Strong FP&A mindset
§ Ability to set up and harmonize reporting from various sources / tools
§ Ability to build / elevate finance literacy in other functions, specifically related to Project

• Personal Skills

§ High Analytical skills
§ Problem solving/analysis
§ Communication management
§ Result-oriented, passionate about S&R