Description

GBfoods Africa

Job description

At GBfoods we offer culinary solutions in several countries of Europe and Africa with prestigious leading local brands, including Jumbo, Gallina Blanca, Erasco, Gino, Liebig, Star, Bama, D&L, Grand'Italia and Blå Band, among others. GBfoods Africa operates in 24 countries with a Regional office in Accra - Ghana.

Our Purpose "Celebrating local flavours" is to empower and take care of each of the local communities we belong to and to bring out their authentic flavours. Some of our local brands have been in consumers' kitchens for over a century and have positioned themselves as authentically loved brands, as well as deeply rooted parts of the local culture.

Today, with a turnover of around 1,5 billion euros and a team of around 3,300 people, we are the preferred choice of millions of consumers.

Role:

Reporting to the Engineering Director,

The Engineering Project Manager will be responsible for coordinating, supervising, and executing technical projects, innovations, and initiatives for the Africa Industrial teams in line with established guidelines, ensuring that the technical quality of the projects meets all requirements related to technology, timelines, quality, regulations, and costs. The projects must also contribute to achieving GBFoods' sustainability goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define assigned activities by settling clear requests and targets, establishing critical indicators, documenting and communicating the scopes of the activity in alignment with internal clients.
• Prepare executive project plan, guaranteeing the application of the most appropriate and advanced technology.
• Manage offer requests to suppliers, assigning work in accordance with internal clients and with the correspondent Project owner.
• Assign tasks to project team members and supervise them to ensure coordination between the different parts of the project.
• Plan, program and carry out the pursuit of the scope, costs, terms, execution methods, acquisitions, quality and other requirements to ensure the achievement of the project results.
• Manage the assigned budget and billing process, aligning with clients to attain cost efficiencies.
• Manage stakeholders effectively during project to help achieve its success.
• Timely project hand-over to the end users, with the needed documentation and hyper care to guarantee the correct utilization or operation.
• Coordinate activities developed by the different Project Technicians, in the functions assigned by management.
• Manage tender analysis and vendor recommendations.
• Business case development.

What can you expect from us?

You will be part of a unique company in an exciting moment, when we are growing and becoming a very consolidated multinational in the FMCG Food industry, with many strong brands.

What do we expect from you?

We are looking for someone who is committed, action oriented, problem solver and excellent relationship skills, pays attention to detail and is ready to explore the opportunities and challenges that the role brings.

Requirements

Behavorial & Technical Competencies

• At least a bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field.
• Minimum of 17 years of working experience with at least ten (10) years of experience in project management or similar role.
• Strong FMCG experience is an added advantage.
• Proficient in project management tools and methodologies.
• Ability to understand core engineering principles, prepare, review and interpret engineering drawings, specifications and technical reports.
• Excellence data analysis and reporting.
• Good contract, negotiation and vendor management skills
• Budgeting & cost control.
• Ability to operate effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment while ensuring system reliability and service continuity.
• Strong leadership, attention to detail and analytical skills
• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to work independently, make decisions, and lead initiatives with minimal supervision.
• Excellence stakeholder management experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders across all levels of the business.
• Possess good planning and organizing skills.