Innovation PMO Leader

Build your career at Sazerac! With almost 400 years of rich history, Sazerac Company has thrived as an independent, American family-owned company with operations in the United States and around the world. Since the 2000s, Sazerac has averaged double digit growth every year! Sazerac Company produces and markets the most award-winning bourbons and whiskeys in the world, including Buffalo Trace, Pappy Van Winkle, Eagle Rare, Blanton’s, and Sazerac Rye. Additionally, Sazerac owns many popular brands across a range of spirits, including Fireball, Southern Comfort, Seagram’s V.O., Myers’s, Goldschläger, Parrot Bay, 99 Brand, and Platinum Vodka. 

We’re proud of our award-winning culture and distilleries. Our Louisville office has been named one of the “Best Places to Work in Kentucky” four times, and our Buffalo Trace Distillery has earned the title of “world’s most award-winning distillery” through the dedication of our craftsmen for well over 200 years. Whether you’re a recent graduate or an experienced professional, Sazerac provides extraordinary opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting, entrepreneurial industry.

The Innovation PMO Leader will develop successful and on-time delivery of Innovation which is critical to delivering Sazerac's growth plans.  This role will be responsible for project-related services to support a business unit or division within the organization including, but not limited to, portfolio management, governance, operational project support, risk management, and human resources utilization. They will develop and equip the organization with methodologies, standards and tools to enable project managers to better deliver projects and increase the capability of the organization through training, good practices and a central point of contact for project managers. They will be working across all functions (influencing, training, upskilling, busting barriers, etc.) and communicating with key stakeholders/leadership on overall health of projects/programs/portfolio.

Priorities

• Create, Implement and Evaluate cost saving projects that will drive costs out of the business without resulting in a reduction in quality.
• Ongoing effort to improve products, services, or processes. These efforts can seek "incremental" improvement over time or "breakthrough" improvement all at once. All are evaluated in the light of their efficiency, effectiveness and flexibility.
• Exceeding expectations across all customer segments, including external and internal customers. Needs in all areas are anticipated and requests and complaints are addressed as much as possible to the satisfaction of all customers. Creating raving fans of process and innovation.
• PDS system design and implementation to include active PDS evaluation for each team member with regular feedback sessions between team member and manager, overall grid rating for each team member, 360 degree feedback program. Identify the #1 Skill to be developed by each team member.

MUST

• Bachelor's degree
• 10 years relevant experience (minimum) with at least 8 years of implementation or project management experience.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of an organization
• Strong analytical and technical skills
• Advanced financial analysis skills
• Experience influencing key stakeholders effectively
• A proactive mindset and the ability to adapt to a fast-paced and dynamic work environment
• Ability to drive results in a complex, high-growth company
• Experience in business process methodology, governance, frameworks, or project management.
• Proven track record of developing strategic partnerships with various client groups, including internal and external groups.
• Proven team building capabilities/strong cross-functional teammate, strong organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple projects at one time.

PREFERRED

• MBA
• Certification/qualification in project management
• Experience with data visualization software (tableau, microstrategies, power bi) and advanced analytical tools like alteryx

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