Global Initiative Leader Professional Beauty

PURPOSE

We are innovators in Hair and Nails. We empower our people to delight consumers, inspire beauty professionals & our communities. We deliver sustainable growth for our stakeholders.

MISSION AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Global Initiative Leader (GIL) is responsible for leading the activities of a multi-functional team, who together develop and execute a comprehensive initiative plan to deliver in-market success. The Initiative Leader uses his/her expertise in Initiative Systems to deliver outstanding, breakthrough business results. The Initiative Leader collaborates with all the multi-functional team members, but especially with the Commercial/Brand Leader and Go-to-Market Leader to ensure that all necessary learning, qualification and execution activities of the initiative are completed in support of a successful launch. The Initiative Leader will be expected to manage a portfolio of projects which may vary between new product launches & Supply Chain design depending on Business needs.

Key Responsibilities and tasks

- Owns the E2E readiness and timeliness of the initiative across technical, commercial and financial aspects.

- Leads the integration of the multi-functional team and leverages our innovation processes for breakthrough speed and productivity with quality execution.

- Supports SIL in execution post commit gate as required (depends on categories and initiative specifics)

- Collaborates with multi-functional partners to deliver a portfolio of initiatives, that is sufficient to fulfill the brand innovation strategy in consumer offer, business scale and profitability, and meeting Wella standards.

- Build alignment with initiative stakeholders on all plans. Crisis-Like Collaboration . Drives and consolidates Initiative team recommendation (including SKU portfolio and sourcing, make vs buy).

- Ensures the adherence to operating strategies for new launches or drives team options recommendation if need be to go out of operating strategy.

- Owns driving any initiative issue to resolution while demonstrating courageous leadership and smart risk taking.

- Oversees action plan led by SIL and IP and leads resolution plans in case of escalation through the alert process. Effectively frames & communicates to leadership to ensure fast decision making.

- Is the SPOC to leadership for all initiative reporting, Gate decisions and change management. Coordinates communication and recommendations with functional leadership (across Supply Chain, Procurement, R&D and Commercial functions).

- Deliver Initiative Success . Clarify business objectives and expectations. Deliver project Success Criteria. Focus on Business First, Project Second.

- Guide initiative teams to develop holistic Gate-process-based learnings to deliver on-time Commercial, Technical & Market readiness.

- Coaches the Initiative team members in delivering their tasks in synchronization and with efficient cross functional interaction in the project environment.

EXPERIENCE

- Project management experience

- Understanding of new product development processes & stage gate approach

- Exposure to production environment & interaction with packaging, process, manufacturing functions

- Strong Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, PowerPoint and AI tools capabilities

- 2-3 years project management related experience essential

- Additional background in planning / purchasing / R&D / technical environment also beneficial

- Preferably to have experience of Wella Operations or related industry, pharmaceutical, paint, food, FMCG

SKILLS & BEHAVIORS

- Strong Leadership and teamwork skills

- Demonstrates a strong sense of individual accountability

- Is autonomous, action-orientated and pragmatic

- Is committed to deliver results, goes after the stretch target

- Takes conscious and calculated risks

- Makes fast decisions balancing intuition and facts

- Proactively seeks improvement, is a solution provider and a problem solver

- Makes innovation happen within real-life constraints

- Learns from successes and failures, looks for and reapplies best practices

- Embraces and accelerates change in a fast-paced environment

- Is resilient and flexible, adapts to new challenges

- Is passionate, enthusiastic and has fun in work achievement

- Thrives on challenges and keeps a healthy attitude under pressure

- Communicates effectively; delivers impactful presentations, says what’s on mind, goes to the point

- Is willing to help others and focuses on customer needs

- Solicits and derives benefit from other’s feedback

- Demonstrates relevant business knowledge & financial awareness

- Is dedicated to driving the business in a profitable & sustainable way

- Guides others through change by example

- Adapts leadership style to situations & people, finds the right balance between delegation & control

- Gives constructive & actionable feedback to improved performance & development

- Recognizes the contribution of others, differentiates fairly