Portfolio Manager

Company: Ball Corporation
Location: Westminster
Posted on: August 3, 2020

Job Description:

Ball Corporation supplies innovative, sustainable aluminum packaging solutions for beverage, personal care and household products customers, as well as aerospace and other technologies and services primarily for the U.S. government. Ball Corporation and its subsidiaries employ 17,500 people worldwide and reported 2018 net sales of $11.6 billion. For more information, visit , or connect with us on Facebook or Twitter. For more information, visit , or connect with us on Facebook or Twitter. Primary Purpose Of Position Looking for an experienced Portfolio Manager to join our Beverage Packaging North and Central America division. This role will direct, resource, and align a number of cross-functional projects across our organization. The role will support multiple projects ranging in size and complexity. Ideal candidates will have led project teams previously and demonstrated successes in past initiatives. Essential Functions - Facilitate and coordinate the efforts of business projects within their portfolio into the PMO Lead and the functional stakeholders; driving the establishment of the project portfolio definition, its structure and processes, from demand management and strategic alignment of projects and programs to portfolio categories and criteria, through evaluation, selection and prioritization; to execution, tracking and measuring the achieved results. - Ability to actively participate with functional counterparts within the organization and through all stages of planning and development of projects objectives within their portfolio; including directing and allocating the department's resources, timing, etc., needed to assure project completion - Ensure the oversight and coordination of dependencies across the projects in the portfolio, and resolve or escalate conflicts to PMO Lead for resolution. - Manage & align the funding process for the projects in their portfolio, which may span multiple functional/technical teams and/or years. - Lead reviews of all projects in their portfolio in various stages of their lifecycle, including those that are challenged and need recommendations for path to green: continue on path, be significantly changed, placed on hold or stopped. - Works closely with project teams and functions in defining, scoping, and staffing new initiatives. - Ensures alignment to business objectives of their portfolio . Develops communications documents, including portfolio status reports. - Effectively communicates project expectations within their portfolio to stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion. - Acts as liaison with business stakeholders on an ongoing basis. - Estimates the resources and participants needed to achieve program goals. - Drafts and submits budget proposals, and recommends subsequent budget changes where necessary. Position Requirements - Broad training in a related field usually acquired through college level education or work-related experience - Preferences: MBA, PMP certification, Lean Six Sigma - 5+ years of direct work in a program/project management capacity - Experience leading cross-functional teams is desirable - Familiar with continuous improvement processes such as lean, Six Sigma, COBIT, ITIL, CMMi - Working knowledge of the following areas: Corporate Strategy, Business Development, Finance, Economic Value Added (EVA), Project Management, Change Management - Experienced in applicable software applications such as MS Project; Excel; and PowerPoint - 25% of travel Demonstrated Ball Leadership Skills Inspire - Inspirational Role Model - Understands themselves and seeks opportunities to learn. Shows composure, responding consistently, openly, and courageously in all situations. - Authentic Leadership - Demonstrates humility in the way they lead others. Takes a stand for what is right and admits their mistakes. - Leadership Presence - Inspires trust in the broader organization. Acts on a sense of what the organization most needs to elevate its impact and move forward through complexity. Connect - Relationship Builder - Listens and empathizes, engages a wide range of people. Embraces peoples' differences and helps every individual feel special and valued. - People Grower - Encourages leadership in others and takes risks to help others grow. Champions collaboration across the organization. - Culture Champion - Consciously evolves the culture to help secure the future of the business. Recognizes where behaviors need to change and how to change them. Achieve - Results Oriented - A desire to make things happen, sets stretch goals, and motivates others to achieve them. Always looking to create a better result for customers. - Future Catalyst - Communicates a vision of the future that compels others and helps them see around corners. Embraces change, takes risks, and seeks diverse perspectives. - Breakthrough Strategist - Sees connections others don't see. Translates this new insight into break-through strategies that open up new directions. Enrolls others in the new. Equal Opportunity Employer Minority, Female, Disabled, Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender and Veterans

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