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Nestlé Product Technology Centre (NPTC)

Project Manager

Salary circa £45,000 (depending on experience) + 17% car allowance + potential bonus + excellent benefits

This is a full-time permanent opportunity, but we are always open to discuss individual’s flexible working needs so please speak to us during the recruitment process to understand what this could look like for you.

NPTC Confectionery York is Nestlé’s leading centre for confectionery Research & Development, working in partnership with 3 development centres in Chile, China and Ivory Coast. In York we are a team of 170 amazing people from over 30 nationalities and a variety of academia. We have a strong focus on inclusion and belonging, an active Wellness program and we support 50 factories globally. Our objective is to provide ideas, technical innovation, and scientific support (for product, process and technology) to continually improve and grow the confectionery business.

To find out more about Nestlé Product Technology Centre, please visit: www.nestle.co.uk/researchanddevelopment/producttechnologycentreyork

Being a Senior Specialist – Project Manager, in the world’s largest food manufacturer, is a highly valued position to hold. It’s a role where you will be accountable on delivering projects from Idea 2 Launch focused on developing and driving improvements in new and existing products within in the confectionary business, ensuring timeliness, cost and quality are met. Reporting to Project Management Office Lead and joining a team of 8 project managers, this is an exciting key specialist role to ensure projects are delivered to the satisfaction of our stakeholders and consumers.

We’re looking for a Senior Specialist – Project Manager to work in our NPTC in York. You will efficiently, deliver our development projects, including defining the roles and responsibilities required for each project across different markets within a matrix organisation. Through effective planning (including the concept of “critical path”) you will ensure all resources are available and manage project stakeholders through vertical and horizontal communication.

You will also;

Being an experienced professional, you will possess sound knowledge of Project Management preferably having gained PMP Certification, Prince2, DMAIC Green Belt or DMAIC Black Belt.

In addition to this;

What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé – in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus statutory holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth

The closing date for applications is Friday 10th of March 2023

In accordance with Home Office guidance successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. The successful candidate therefore must be able to demonstrate their right to work status for the UK during the recruitment process. We have assessed this role and it could be applicable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and you are unable to gain this independently, we may be able to provide sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route in line with the Home office guidelines. We encourage you to review the UK Home Office guidelines ahead of submitting a job application to review whether you meet the eligibility criteria under the Skilled Worker route and understand the immigration fees that you would be responsible for when making a visa application. If you require sponsorship, please discuss this with us as part of the recruitment process.

At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect – for our employees, our customers and our consumers. That’s why championing diversity and inclusion is so important to us; when we embrace different perspectives and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business. We are committed to equal opportunity for all and we may collect relevant data for monitoring purposes during our candidate registration process. Be yourself, everyone else is taken!