IT Transformation & Program Manager in Leinfelden-Echterdingen bei Avery Dennison

About Avery Dennison

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company that provides a wide range of branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency, and better connect brands and consumers. Our products and solutions include labeling and functional materials, radio frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital, and a variety of products and solutions that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience. Serving an array of industries worldwide — including home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive — we employ approximately 34,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Our reported sales in 2023 were $8.4 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.

Please let us know if we can support you with reasonable accommodations throughout the application process by contacting our Talent Acquisition team via Requestaccomodation@eu.averydennison.com.

This role provides the business partnership to the key stakeholders (e.g. commercial organization) in the organization and supports the IT portfolio/budget governance and communication for business. You will work closely with our leadership team, business teams and project managers as well as IT organization across matrix organizations to define, prioritize and manage the overall IT roadmap and governance. You will possess the ability of program management as well as hold key stakeholders accountable for achieving the aligned IT roadmaps by planning, tracking, progress reporting and quality assurance.

Main Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Participate in defining and managing the digital journey

• Work on the IT portfolio and budget management, including the initiation of the potential project ideas, alignment on potential resource and costs, RAB approvals, regular budget and resource review to ensure clear visibility among stakeholders, best practice sharing and portfolio deliverables accordingly to plan

• As the business partnership for key stakeholders in Commercial and Data Analytics topics

• Work with IT function leaders and project managers to ensure proper project/program management in place according to company process

• Provide clear analysis and insight on portfolio financials, progress, quality, issues and risks to support senior management in effective decision making.

• Lead the IT communication plan and implementation through close collaboration with matrix teams

• Manage the department operational activities e.g. budget tracking through defining the process and roles responsibilities and holding people accountable to ensure proper planning and monitoring.

• Actively come up with suggestions for improvement initiatives and tasks.

• Understand and consistently question the status quo and analyze existing processes and data, work across functions to establish certain processes and procedures in managing projects.

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  Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required.

• Solid track record of minimum 4 years of working experience in project/portfolio management in an international organization, working as IT PMO, or a similar role

• Relevant PMI certificate (PMP / PRINCE 2 certification preferred)

• Proactive, accountable and strong resilient to challenges

• Attention to details and produces work that meets high quality standards

• Proven stakeholder management capabilities; skills to support, advise and challenge stakeholders to drive changes

• Ability to navigate a highly matrixed organization effectively

• Experience with sales and marketing related applications, e.g. CPQ, CRM, ERP O2C modules are big plus.

• Business Fluency in English

Who we are! - Our Story:

Every voice. Every day! Eight Values. One Team!

Being open to every voice, every day, brings our value of diversity to life and makes Avery Dennison a vibrant and engaging place to be. We understand diversity and equal opportunities as enrichment for our future-oriented work. Across our diverse, global team, every voice makes us stronger. When we listen to and learn from each other, there is no limit to what we can achieve together. Each of us is unique, and we appreciate bringing together different personalities and talents.

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