MEA Business Development Project Manager

Company Description

As a global key player in yeasts and fermentation, Lesaffre designs, manufactures and markets innovative solutions for Baking, Food taste & pleasure, Health care and Biotechnology.

Family group born in northern France in 1853, now a multi-national and a multicultural company, Lesaffre is committed to working with confidence to better nourish and protect the planet.

In close collaboration with its clients and partners, Lesaffre employs 11 700 people in more than 50 countries.

Lesaffre achieves a turnover of 3,2 billion euros.

Job Description

Directly reporting to the MEA Business Development & Marketing Director, you will contribute in accelerating the deployment of all our growth projects, elevating our ability to monitor and deliver business excellence within the Middle East and Africa Region. You set up, execute and roll out cross functional projects from Commercial and Marketing to Innovation to Business Intelligence as well as M&A opportunity when necessary.

To succeed in your role, you will work closely with the sales, baking center and marketing teams at the regional and group level.

As Project manager, you will:

Define and execute projects governance:

• Contribute to the definition of the roadmaps
• Execute the implementation of the projects
• Ensure the respect of deadlines, objectives, budget of the project as well as the client satisfaction
• Coordinate the project teams, lead the project meetings and document the evolution of the projects
• Communicate on the project to the stakeholders
• Organize and contribute to the finalization of projects and ensure its validation with the business lines

Consolidate an MEA view and manage the follow up:

• Prepare reports and presentations to communicate the project follow-up and results clearly and concisely
• Use the requested tool for project follow up
• Organize steering committee
• Follow up KPIs

Build bridges between Business developement & Marketing  functions and MEA subregions:

• Make sure the projects remain aligned with MEA business strategy
• Create a project management leaders community
• Collaborate with internal teams to identify needs

Training & change management:

• Contribute to communication among internal cross-functional teams Supports the development of training program for project management, including change management, communication plans and go-live support
• Spread good practices within MEA region of project management
• Participate in designing new processes