Senior Project Manager

Application Deadline :

12 October 2025 Department :

Tea Supply Chain Location :

Poland

Overview Are you searching for a career with bags of variety, in an environment that celebrates differences and empowers collaboration, which values individuals and will encourage you to make an impact? Do you want the freedom to explore, and the opportunities to find new ways and to innovate? If so, TwiningsOvo delivers.

We’re looking for people who don’t just come here to get the job done, but who have a real passion for the brand and a desire to do the best job they can. In return, we offer an inspiring package of employee benefits - to show just how much we value you. This role will offer you the scope for growth and the tools to aim high.

As a Senior Project Manager, you play a key role in a lean, performance-focused and innovative NPD team. Within Tea Supply Chain, the project management team are the engine that drives the delivery of NPD & TSC initiatives and are respected in the business for the value that they deliver.

You will drive and deliver NPD & TSC strategic projects across the Twinings product portfolio including NPD Core innovation, NPD Adapt & TSC Value Optimisation & TSC Procurement initiatives where complexity of the project or impact on consumer experience require high and mature project management skills.

You will have energy and passion for delivery and be a part of a high performing NPD team which consistently delivers products which exceed the expectations of consumers, and utilises all available expertise to maximise opportunities.

With 50% of our growth in the next few years coming from innovation, improving our ability to deliver all types of innovation seamlessly and at pace, as well as enhancing our brand reputation through amazing quality and optimum regulatory, you will be key to our success.

Key Responsibilities

Deliver NPD & TSC strategic projects positively and proactively, on time in full.

Responsibility for the successful initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure of NPD projects with different levels of complexity.

Manage Markets and other Teams expectations through regular effective communication to all stakeholders and team members.

Use appropriate tools / schedules for activity planning and lead project meetings to engage the project team to actively participate and support the project implementation. Ensure the project is on track, stakeholders are aligned, and issues / risks are highlighted in a timely manner.

Identify and highlight risks and challenges through the life of a project and, with the project team, find solutions that minimise the risks.

Influence, manage, brief and coordinate people across Team NPD and across Tea Supply Chain (including Technical, Procurement, Data Team, Finance, Regulatory & Supply Centres) and external suppliers (e.g. design agency, material suppliers, co-packer, etc.) to engage in and deliver projects.

Create and implement the project timeline and supervise its implementation.

Coordinate the first production in the production area and monitor the implementation progress until the product is fully approved.

Ensure project statuses and key milestones are kept accurate and up to date in the NPD Gateway system.

Update other systems (e.g. EDC for estimated costings), KPIs and Data Bridges with key information to enable project delivery.

Work with other Project Managers to support other projects, look for process improvement opportunities and proactively share learnings.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Track record of achievement within an innovations or project role in a fast-paced Food / FMCG / personal care manufacturing environment.

Managed multiple projects with different timelines and requirements.

Managed and delivered complex projects in a matrix, shared service or virtual team environment.

Worked in large cross-functional teams with multiple stakeholders, gaining engagement and alignment to achieve outcomes.

Demonstrate a client / customer focused mindset and solution-focused approach to issues / risks.

Lead and inspire others, influence cross-functionally, manage key relationships and stakeholders, while keeping a clear focus on the end goal.

Ability to communicate proactively, clearly and concisely across cultures with the right people at the right time, including the best approach to communicate (emails, calls, etc.).

Capable of working cross-functionally with marketing, operations and regional teams across different countries and time zones.

Analyse information, identify anomalies and proactively address them.

Ability to ask penetrating questions, detect unstated assumptions and resolve conflicts.

Ability to prioritise and work effectively under pressure on many tasks without compromising quality or delivery.

Agile / flexible in approach and ways of working and embraces change.

Good facilitation skills and strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Multi-tasking and effective prioritisation.

Benefits

Private health care - family covered

Subsidized meals in local canteen

Two additional, fully paid days off over the festive period

Discounted online Twinings tea shop

Welcome pack for newborn Twinings babies

Co-financed MultiSport card

Co-financed kindergarten

Discounts for sport, education and travels

Vouchers for Christmas

Holiday bonus

Comprehensive wellbeing program

Vouchers for beauty treatments

Onsite beauty treatments

Twice yearly parties for the whole team

Access to LinkedIn Learning

Access to ABF Networking, connect, collaborate, and grow across the ABF Group.

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