Lead regional Weed Control portfolio of projects, within AMEA & JANZ Crop Protection Development (CPD), including new active ingredients and product life cycle management projects
Ensure delivery of projects in line with strategic drivers, within agreed timelines and budget, and according to company R&D governance framework
Work in partnership with Head Project & Portfolio Management, portfolio operations manager and marketing portfolio lead to define regional development priorities for weed control product line
Business partner at cross-functional project development forums and weed control product line leadership teams (regional, global)
Lead and ensure delivery of special projects/initiatives as needed, including business improvement initiatives, digital transformation, new business opportunities
Enable decision making that is fact-based and focused on Value Over Investment (VOI); leads Portfolio Leadership Teams to assemble complete, consistent, and reliable overviews, insights, and recommendations on projects in a form that serves review bodies such as the AMEA Development Committee (DeCo), R&D Functional Leadership Teams or Country/Regional PLT鈥檚 in assessing projects. Conduct formal reviews of progress at agreed stage gates in the Stage
Accountabilities:
Lead and deliver the agreed CPD portfolio of projects for Weed Control new active ingredients and product life cycle management projects across the region
Manage resource deployment, risk profile and clarity on project progress and delivery to milestones and budget
Lead regional multi-functional project teams to proactively identify, document, and manage project risks, issues, and opportunities for rigorous control of product development
Represent regional positions and requirements in global development teams for new active ingredient and product development
Lead projects through established stage gate promotion governance process at Regional and Global levels; ensure documentation for stage promotions are well prepared and archived; and ensure appropriate stakeholder engagement with technical and commercial stakeholders before governance body review
Work in partnership with Head Project & Portfolio Management, portfolio operations manager and marketing portfolio lead to define regional development priorities for weed control products in line with strategic drivers
Provide transparency of development costs and business value of managed projects in project and portfolio management IT tools to enable fact-based, timely decision making and portfolio reporting
Promote global standards, methodology, tools and ways of working aimed at managing and reducing complexity and increasing effectiveness and efficiency in operations
Lead and ensure delivery of regional special projects/initiatives as needed
Collaborate with portfolio managers in successful implementation & running of Regional Weed Control PLT