Website:
montysbakehouse.co.uk
Job details:
Reports to: Chief Operating Officer
Background
Monty’s Bakehouse was established in 2003 to supply handheld hot snacks to the leisure sector, and then quickly moved into the Aviation market, providing innovative and high-quality products to passengers. Fast forward to today and the reputation Monty’s has established in the aviation industry led to it being acquired by SATS, Asia’s leading airline caterer. SATS also have trading relationships with many of the world’s leading food brands in multiple markets.
Monty’s holds 3 core values at its heart: Innovation, Quality and Service. These values underpin everything we do, from servicing our customers to looking after our people and the planet. This is why Monty’s has become B-Corp accredited.
Job Purpose
The NPD Projects Manager is responsible for coordinating the successful delivery of all New Product Development (NPD), customer product launch and innovation projects across Monty's Bakehouse. The role owns the Product Development project governance framework, ensuring projects are effectively planned, resourced, communicated and delivered through a robust but practical governance process from concept approval through to successful commercial launch.
Working closely with all other functions of the business and our outsourced manufacturing partners, the NPD Projects Manager provides the structure, governance and project management required to deliver projects efficiently, taking ownership of agreed project activities whilst ensuring stakeholders remain aligned throughout the development process
The role also provides project management support to wider business improvement initiatives as required by the Chief Operating Officer. The role is the custodian of the company's project governance framework, ensuring projects are effectively planned, coordinated, monitored and reported, whilst enabling efficient and collaborative delivery across the business.
Key Accountabilities
- Own and develop the Product Development project governance framework, ensuring projects are managed through a practical stage-gate process that supports effective decision making, clear accountability and successful delivery without creating unnecessary bureaucracy.
- Manage the delivery of Product Development projects through effective planning, governance and coordination, taking ownership of agreed project activities to ensure milestones, actions and deliverables are completed in line with agreed objectives and timescales.
- Manage cross-functional project activities, coordinating stakeholders whilst personally delivering agreed project actions and supporting teams to overcome issues that may impact project delivery.
- Manage project governance and reporting, chairing project review meetings, producing portfolio reporting and KPI dashboards, escalating risks where appropriate and ensuring project issues are resolved promptly.
- Champion continuous improvement, coaching colleagues in effective project management disciplines, reviewing completed projects, identifying lessons learned and continually improving project governance, ways of working and cross-functional collaboration.
- Ensure project stakeholders receive accurate, timely and consistent information regarding project status, milestones, risks, actions and key decisions, maintaining clear communication throughout the Product Development lifecycle.
- Manage the delivery of strategic business improvement projects, providing project management support to the Chief Operating Officer on operational and organisational initiatives outside the Product function where structured project management expertise is required.
Experience And Skills Required
- Demonstrable project management experience within FMCG, food manufacturing or a similarly fast-paced commercial environment.
- Experience coordinating multiple concurrent projects involving cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of structured project management methodologies, project governance, risk management and project reporting.
- Experience working with outsourced manufacturing partners and customer-led product development programmes would be advantageous.
- Able to balance structured project governance with commercial pragmatism, recognising when flexibility is required to support customer needs whilst maintaining appropriate control and stakeholder alignment.
- Highly organised with excellent planning, communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Comfortable operating in an agile environment where priorities change and pace is essential.
Personal Attributes
- Plans, prioritises and coordinates multiple projects effectively whilst maintaining excellent attention to detail.
- Builds positive working relationships across functions and with manufacturing partners, encouraging open communication and teamwork.
- Confidently engages stakeholders, driving accountability and progress without direct authority.
- Understands the need to balance robust governance with commercial agility and customer expectations.
- Anticipates risks, resolves issues and continually seeks opportunities to improve project delivery.
- Remains organised and effective in a fast-paced environment where priorities frequently change.
- Demonstrates integrity, accountability and professionalism whilst delivering a high standard of service to both internal and external stakeholders.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Monty’s Bakehouse UK Ltd adopts a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination on any of the protected grounds in the Equality Act 2010.
We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all current and prospective employees.
Our recruitment policy is to seek candidates that bring the skills and team fit to our company that will enable us to continue to grow and prosper. In doing so, we believe in and consistently work towards a diverse workforce because, in our view, diversity enables better business outcomes. We also believe that a more inclusive workplace, where people of different backgrounds work together, ensures better outcomes for all colleagues. From application to interview, we place skill and inclusion at the heart of all we do.
How we work with external stakeholders, clients and our suppliers is also of high important to us and we will take positive steps to ensure that all enjoy an experience with us that is fair, equitable and free from discrimination in their dealings with us.
Apply For This Role
To apply for this role, please send your CV to Jo Rodway jo.rodway@montysbakehouse.co.uk.
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