Head of Project Management & US Strategy

Set up and implement business plan for Asendia USA to contribute to improve the growth in revenue & EBIT; Consolidate market intelligence information and be responsible for the adoption and roll out of a new innovation and strategy on activity planning process: set up roles, missions, decision making process; Manage and oversee the execution of the strategic plan by constituting a pool of Project Managers & launching relevant projects; Ensure functional & line management to: Existing project managers and new project managers to be hired; Launch projects necessary to fulfill the strategic plan; Ensure the new organization reaches the maturity level defined by the US Management Board; Provide internal consultancy on selected projects as specified in mandates defined with project stakeholders and participating to US Project & Strategy Steering Committees; Ensure coordination with Asendia global Strategy executives and act as part of the global Project Management Office community; and Spread out the APO methodology and own the priority and resources management process towards the US Management Board. In order to complete the above-mentioned tasks, the following skills and experience are required: Experience in e-Commerce Cross-border delivery market and experience developing effective business strategies in this market; Understanding of internal processes and decision making teams + culture; experience continuously bringing change management to an organization; Experience with management of global, complex and strategic projects and programs from initiation to achievement of target return on investment KPIs; Advanced project management skills & experience with tools like Prince 2 (waterfall principles, Microsoft Project); Experience developing and implementing Project Management Office processes: specialized Project Management and Portfolio Management processes worldwide in different regions (setting up roles, processes, missions at all levels of the organization); Experience initiating projectsprograms, building project management strategies and activity planning process methodologies from the ground up, providing, training and guidance to internal personnel; Experience providing internal consultancy to Project Managers and project teams to initiate, lead and close their projects; Experience "˜enforcing' project management processes at all levels of the organization (from contributors to Group Management Board members); Experience overseeing the risk management and reporting processes for projects, escalating major risks to a management boardbody; and Experience assessing project targets, capacity, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Return on Investment (ROI) and projects strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT). Requires a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in International Strategy, Business Management, Marketing or a related field, and at least three of years of experience as a Project Management and Strategy Management Board Member or related occupation. Hybrid Work from Folcroft PA.

Created: 2025-02-01