Global PMO & Improvement Leader, Taste

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. Own the end-to-end governance framework for the global Operational Excellence portfolio .

Posted 11/11/2026full-timeBarcelona • SpainSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in portfolio management, governance frameworks, and financial oversight within global operational excellence initiatives. Proficient in synthesizing complex data into actionable insights and managing stakeholder relationships across diverse functions.

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Portfolio ManagementGovernance FrameworksFinancial OversightStakeholder ManagementData Visualization

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Hard Skills

Portfolio IntakePrioritizationIntegrated RoadmapsRisk ManagementCapacity PlanningExecutive ReportingBusiness Case DevelopmentBudgetingForecastingValue Realization

Soft Skills

Analytical CapabilityAttention to DetailOrganizational DisciplineInfluencing SkillsCommunication Skills

Tools & Technologies

Portfolio Management ToolsReporting ToolsDashboarding ToolsData Visualization Tools

Certifications & Qualifications

PMPLean Six Sigma

Industry Keywords

Operational ExcellenceContinuous ImprovementManufacturingSupply ChainDigital OperationsSmart ManufacturingProcess Manufacturing

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the end-to-end governance framework for the global Operational Excellence portfolio
Maintain a consolidated portfolio of initiatives, programs, and strategic commitments across global functions, regions, and manufacturing sites
Establish and manage demand-intake and evaluation processes
Facilitate fact-based portfolio prioritization and develop prioritization scenarios and recommendations
Translate approved priorities into an integrated, multi-year Operational Excellence roadmap
Consolidate portfolio plans, milestones, deployment schedules, and key decision points into a single integrated roadmap
Provide visibility of resource requirements, available capacity, capability constraints, and competing demands
Identify resource conflicts, sequencing constraints, and delivery bottlenecks, and facilitate resolution or escalation
Partner with Finance and initiative owners on business cases, investment requirements, savings classification, forecasts, and value-realization tracking
Maintain portfolio-level visibility of budgets, forecasts, CAPEX/OPEX requirements, expected benefits, and validated value realization
Monitor financial and nonfinancial performance and highlight material deviations, assumptions, or value-at-risk
Establish portfolio-health criteria covering scope, schedule, financial performance, benefits, resources, risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, and sustainability
Identify emerging risks and systemic constraints, ensuring ownership, mitigation plans, escalation thresholds, and follow-through
Improve portfolio data quality and delivery transparency
Track decisions, commitments, corrective actions, and escalations through closure
Connect Operational Excellence governance with broader Operations priorities
Create and maintain a reliable single source of truth for portfolio status, milestones, resources, financials, benefits, risks, dependencies, and decisions
Develop executive dashboards and analytics that convert portfolio data into actionable insights
Capture lessons learned and continuously simplify PMO processes to accelerate decision-making and reduce unnecessary administration
Work closely with Operational Excellence, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering, Quality, EHS, Procurement, IT, and site leadership teams across a global organization

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Business Administration, Finance, Project Management, or a related discipline
7+ years of experience in PMO, portfolio management, program governance, transformation-office, or enterprise planning roles
Demonstrated experience governing a complex portfolio in a global, multi-site, and matrixed Operations or manufacturing environment
Strong knowledge of portfolio intake, prioritization, integrated roadmaps, governance design, resource and capacity planning, risk and dependency management, and executive reporting
Proven experience in financial and value governance, including business cases, budgets, forecasts, productivity or savings tracking, benefit validation, and value realization
Ability to synthesize complex portfolio information into clear options, recommendations, and decisions for senior leaders
Strong analytical capability and experience using portfolio-management, reporting, dashboarding, and data-visualization tools
Excellent stakeholder-management and influencing skills
Strong organizational discipline, attention to detail, and ability to create structure in ambiguous and rapidly evolving environments
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
PMP, Lean Six Sigma, or comparable portfolio, program, project, or Operational Excellence certification
Experience across Operational Excellence domains such as Continuous Improvement, manufacturing, productivity, reliability, digital operations, automation, smart manufacturing, Supply Chain, or network optimization
Experience in food, ingredients, consumer goods, specialty chemicals, or process manufacturing

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible hybrid or remote working arrangements, depending on location
Continuous learning
Inclusive workplace
Work across global Operations, manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance, Procurement, Digital, Automation, and other strategic Operations priorities
Direct exposure to global Operations leadership
Opportunity to influence investment, resource allocation, and value creation across the manufacturing network