Job Description Summary

　　Product Life Cyle Operations Specialist Cluster is accountable for cross platform and cross-functional coordination of product life cycle (PLC) operational activities in close alignment with and guidance from Product Management Leads, for all countries belonging to the cluster. He/she manages and drives timely execution of PLC changes within the Central European Region. Ensure deliverables are completed in line with the overall process and stakeholder responsibilities - from assessment (timings, transitions requirements, commitments etc.) to implementation and follow-up.

　　Provides marketing processes expertise through specific set of skills and knowledge, e.g. marketing projects management, product and portfolio management, market planning and execution.

　　Job Description

　　Main Responsibilities

　　• Cross platform and cross-functional coordination of product life cycle (PLC) operational activities in close alignment with and guidance from Product Management Leads

　　• Project manage and drive timely execution of PLC changes within the CE Region. Ensure deliverables are completed in line with the overall process and stakeholder responsibilities - from assessment (timings, transitions requirements, commitments etc.) to implementation and follow-up.

　　• Create and organize project work, required documents and deliverables for validation and compliance traceability.

　　• Ensure project governance, including meeting cadence, scorecard, RAID log in accordance with established project management practices and required tools.

　　• Provides timely and effective project communications, including meeting facilitation, and executive status reporting.

　　• Identifies and manages project risks and issues, ensuring their timely mitigation and resolution with impacted stakeholders.

　　• Creates management reports and presentations (as required) to keep project sponsor and other leaders and stakeholders up to date on schedule, budget and deliverable status.

　　• Engage key stakeholders to manage key activities and deliverables in the Region.

　　• Maintain the PLC Roadmap for MDS with a single source of truth master for cross-functional purposes.

　　• Trigger PLC changes for the CE Region as per established process and data requirements and ensure availability of communication elements to implement the change (country/sales guidance, customer letters, TDSs, samples etc.).

　　• Create and drive tracking on PLC implementations: timing, impact, completion, risk identification, confirmation on cut/migrated decisions and progress, discontinuation progress, drive mitigation actions.

　　Primary Work Location

　　DEU Heidelberg - Tullastrasse

　　Additional Locations

　　POL Warsaw - ul. Osmanska

　　Work Shift