Primary Function

Lead capital projects in the Asia Region and achieve cost, scope, and schedule targets byleveraging regional strengths & resources to meet the business goals across Abbott Nutrition Supply Chain.The Project Manager draws on his/her multi-disciplinary experience – engineering, processdesign, automation, operations, and construction management etc. to achieve these goals.Most capital projects are between USD 1.0 Million to USD 50 Million and multiple projectsare managed at a given point in time, requiring various implementation timeline and siteslocations.The Project Manager must develop and manage capital and expense cash flow budgets aswell as manage project teams in a Matrix structure, to achieve project results.This person also directs internal and external resources to accomplish the project goals tothe satisfaction of the client and the business expectations.

Responsibilities

Determine the client’s functional requirements and prepare the project scope in terms ofperformance, quality, reliability, and maintainability in agreement with the client and otherfunctions — MIS, Quality Assurance, Product Development, Marketing and Operations.Develop project execution strategy, identify activities, prepare schedules, evaluate risks,prepare risk mitigation plans, and determine the resources necessary for successfulimplementation.Manage project team’s efforts to develop the project proposal, design criteria; scopedefinition, cost estimates, and execution schedules that are required for RCE preparation.Lead project teams to ensure full compliance with internal and external standards —Company standards, national and regional standards, including Safety and EHS standards.Communicate the status of each project to senior management and other internal andexternal parties, routinely.Provide expert engineering, processing, and project management guidance and oversightto new manufacturing projects initiated in Asia region.Facilitate regional perspective to manufacturing process design in agreement with local /national standards and manufacturing capabilities.Provide process engineering and project management support to regional manufacturingoperations and act as primary liaison with the E&IT Global Engineering Groups to identifyand provide project management support.Provide critical engineering support and guidance during plant/process start-up andcommissioning.Provide expert engineering guidance and support to manufacturing operations acrossAsian Nutritional Sites to help resolve issues both during project execution androutine manufacture.Facilitate project technical support during Bidding, Negotiation, and Construction phases ofthe projects. Be responsible for interpretation of design intent of bidding and contractdocument packages.Work with sites to develop Long Range Capital Plan and Site Master Plans thatare in alignment with the larger goals of the division and corporation.Lead and/or provide guidance to sites in the Front End Planning activities, includingdevelopment of the project scope, design and cost estimates, schedule development, andproject execution plans on process improvement projectsMaintain clear communication lines with all sites to ensure consistent deployment of best inclass practices and equipmentPlan and schedule work in accordance with plant demands and availableresources.Lead proposed manufacturing scenarios for new product introductions early to determinemanufacturability, capital cost, and schedule issues. Identify capital requirements tomanufacture these products when requiredInterface with Asia regional R&D center to align on upcoming and future product trends thatcould impact manufacturingAssess contract manufacturing facilities for their ability to manufacture products andprovide recommendations for process upgrades if required

Requirements

Bachelors Degree in Engineering from reputed instituteMasters Degree in Business Administration, desirable but not mandatory.Other: Basic psychology, accounting and writing courses would be helpful and registrationas a professional engineer is desirable, but not mandatory.Engineering degree is essential to managing engineering projects in the Company dueto large number of technical decisions that must be made. Often these decisions arevery critical to product quality to the customer, Safety and security of the Company’sEmployees and contractors working on the project, and bottom-line impact to businessgoals and bottom-line.MBA or equivalent business experience would provide the incumbent with thebackground needed to manage budgets, cash flows, and aid with personnelmanagement.Professional engineering registration could be an asset when dealing with consultantsand contractors who often have professional engineers on their staff.Substantial large capital project experience along with Project Management certificationprovides the necessary background to be successful in this roleKnowledge of applicable regulatory standards and requirements for infant formula andnutritionals.At least 10 years Project Engineering, Engineering related work or applicable businessexperience is requiredAt least 8 years Project structured work experience such as a project engineer, consultant, project team member, etc.In addition to the above the incumbent must have acquired a broad range of engineeringand management skills, specifically in the Nutritional or FMCG industry, with goodunderstanding of manufacturing operations.The Project Manager must have a working knowledge of engineering functions, cost controlsystem and scheduling techniques and be able to deal with contractors and A&E firms.The Project Manager must have a working knowledge of the technical aspects of unitoperations -- Liquid Processing, Spray Drying, Nutritional Product Manufacturing systemsand industry and corporate standards and procedures.Good human relations and outstanding presentation skills are essential to successfullyinterface with Executive Management at the Company, to manage team members in aMatrix environment and to successfully deal with external suppliers.Minimum 12 years of overall working experience required