Continuous Improvement Global Projects ManagerBack in 1966, in Marseilles, when the world was talking about Start Trek , Sodexo was serving its first customers, initiating our journey in the Quality-of-Life Services leaded by the bold Pierre Bellon.Since then, we continued our adventure of offering everyday need solutions, improving the life of our users across the globe supported by more than 400 thousand dedicated and brave colleagues, in 64 countries, that lead us to where we are today. Portugal is no exception and 5 years ago, our shared service center – Sodexo Business Services – SBS, was born! In here, you will have the chance to be part of several Financial teams like Record to Report, Order to Cash, Purchase to Pay, Financial Analysis, Master Data, among others, that support European markets, making sure the business continues to growth. Are you bold enough to join our crew, with your unique character and ideas, and make us even bigger? We are waiting for you! And so, your career!In the meantime, check the opportunity below:Continuous Improvement Global Projects ManagerWhat will you do?Drive project management activities such as Task Coordination and Resource Allocation: Assigning tasks and efficiently allocating resources. / Progress Monitoring: Tracking project progress against the plan and timelines. /Risk Management: Identifying and mitigating potential risks. /Communication: Facilitating clear communication among team members and stakeholders. /Quality Assurance: Ensuring deliverables meet quality standards. /Change Management: Handling scope, timeline, or resource changes. / Stakeholder Management: Informing and managing stakeholder expectations. / Documentation and Reporting: Keeping thorough documentation and providing status reports.Support investigation of country activities with impact in end-to-end process performance, detect improvement opportunities, support on solutions design and prioritization, closing the gap between finance and supply processes.Support diagnosis projects focused on investigating local processes impacting end-to-end business performance (producing comprehensive diagnosis report, root causes analysis, identify added value initiatives to surpass the detected problems)Drive the solutions' design and action plan preparation trough workshops with multidisciplinary teamsAny other equivalent supporting action that would increase impact of SSC Continuous Improvement. What you'll need to succeed?:Fluent in English (other languages like French or German is a plus)5 years of professional experience, 2 of those in project managementUnderstanding of processes logics and languageExperience in value stream optimization and process analysis/improvementExperience with Continuous Improvement/Lean practices. (Green/Yellow/Black Belt is a plus)Knowledge of Lean principles/tools as VSM, value vs waste, visual management, standard work, PDCA, SIPOC, one-piece flow, pull, 5S, etc.Experience in Lean problem-solving tools/root-cause analysis as A3, fish-bone diagrams (Ishikawa), 5 why's etc.Able to travel occasionally to attend some meetings with countriesExperience in data analysis, reporting and KPIs preparationFamiliar with of Accounting Finance processesEngineering or Management background and Knowledge in SAP ECC & S/4 Hana architecture or supply chain operations is a plusNegotiation skills and ability to influence changeAdvanced communication skillsHighly flexibility, capacity to cope with a fast-growing fast changing environment and being able to deal with uncertaintyAbility to interact in a multi-cultural environment, curious and quick learnerCritical thinking skills, attention to detail and analytical mindsetProactive, positive mindset and resilience to change What we have to offer you?Health & Life Insurance;Attractive Meal allowance paid in Meal Card;Additional Days off: extra vacation day, employee's birthday, volunteering day;More than 6000 free online courses;Opportunity to grow professionally inside the Company;Possibility to participate in multicultural projects;Several internal activities aiming to promote our team´s wellbeing.We are waiting for you!Send your CV to our email ****** with the title of the role on the subject.Check all the opportunities on our career website (https://www.sodexo.com/en/contact-us/sbs-porto/porto-jobs)Find out more about Sodexo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX7PoE9kazUSodexo is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 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