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Perdue Foods is part of Perdue Farms, a family-owned company heading into its second century of growth and innovation. With a goal of becoming the most trusted name in premium proteins, we create products for consumers and for retail and foodservice customers around the globe, while changing the way animals are raised for food.

Summary

The Director of PMO is a strategic leadership role responsible for overseeing the Project Management Office (PMO) within the organization. This position requires a seasoned professional with extensive experience in project and portfolio management, capable of driving organizational change and ensuring that projects align with the company’s strategic objectives.

This newly created position will be responsible for advising, guiding, and tracking multiple large-scale projects running simultaneously, ensuring projects are resourced, stay on the targeted timelines, and within budget. This position will work closely with cross functional teams to drive various projects, process improvements, and ultimately key results aligned with enterprise-wide Transformation Management Office (TMO) initiatives.

This is a working leader position that will mentor project managers and ensure that all projects are executed effectively while driving adoption of a consistent set of tools to the organization, ensuring project management discipline and building overall organizational capability.

Principal and Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership : Develop and implement the PMO strategy in alignment with organizational goals, ensuring that project management practices support business objectives.

• Project Management: Develop, implement, and govern project management processes, tools, templates, policies, and metrics.

• Governance and Compliance: Establish governance frameworks to ensure compliance with project management methodologies, standards, and best practices across all projects.

• Portfolio Management : Oversee the portfolio of projects, supporting prioritization of initiatives based on strategic value, risk assessment, and resource availability.

• Resource Allocation: Ensure effective resource allocation across projects to optimize efficiency and effectiveness while balancing workload among project teams.

• Performance Monitoring: Monitor project performance through key performance indicators (KPIs), providing regular updates to executive leadership on progress, risks, and issues.

• Team Development: Coach and mentor project management practitioners and share knowledge of best practices, ensuring adoption of Perdue methodologies and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional development.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with senior executives to define project priorities and communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels to ensure alignment and support for initiatives.

• Change Management: Support change management strategies to facilitate smooth transitions during project execution and address resistance and promote acceptance among stakeholders.

Minimum Education and Experience

Bachelors in Business Administration, or related field, and a minimum of 8 years of experience in project management roles, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership position within a PMO environment.

The ideal candidate must also have:

• Expert knowledge of project management methodologies, techniques, and processes

• Proven track record of successfully managing complex projects and portfolios

• Strong budget, cost, and profitability management skills

• Proficient in project management software packages and resource management tools

• Excellent leadership skills with the ability to inspire teams and drive results

• Demonstrated experience working in matrixed environments with the ability to influence without authority

• Flexible, adaptable, and resourceful when managing changing timelines and multiple deliverables

• Demonstrated stakeholder and vendor management experience

• Motivated to build relationships at all levels with technology, solutions, customers, and vendor partner groups

• Exceptional communication skills for effective stakeholder engagement

Experience Preferred

Masters Degree and PMP (Project Management Professional) or PgMP (Program Management Professional) certification are highly desirable.

Environmental Factors and Physical Requirements

Position is mostly sedentary but may require occasional moving to other offices or buildings. May need to move light equipment or supplies from one place to another. May need to access files, supplies and equipment. Work activity is in an office, open-partitioned, cubicle environment.

Perdue Farms, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.