Dom Mistry

Senior Global Npd Project Manager @Avon

Northampton, GB

Own and manage the development process from innovation through to market • Project manage ground-breaking cosmetics innovation launches globally [ Europe/ APAC / LATAM and Brazil ] • Lead and manage cross functional project teams, including vendors and contact manufactures, through each phase of the projects to lead and influence to ensure all activity is completed and the projects remain on track. Liaising, agreeing, involving and communicating all aspects of the project achieved via meetings and documentation to stakeholders.• Coordinate and communicate project scope, identify dependencies and understand the critical path to secure timely project delivery, Create high level and detailed project plans timelines with input from all areas of the project /matrix teams and third party vendors and contract manufactures.• Clarifying and defining project scope and all activities at the start of a project and managing any changes to the scope throughout the project through change control processes.• Pro-actively understand, manage and communicate risk throughout the project lifecycle to avoid issues and escalate via the appropriate senior channels when required with recommendations for direction.• Achieve cost, time and quality of a project. Highlighting and challenging when off track.• Ensuring projects with high risks are appropriately escalated and documentation to provide updates are clear and concise.• Identify and manage stakeholders, resolve conflicts, empower and inspire teams• Define, assess and track the impact of change requests• Capture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement initiatives and development of Project Management capability, Promote Project Management principles and best practices in all aspects of work.• Ensuring adherence to the agreed development process and governance. Suggesting, implementing and promoting improvements to process.• Leading and facilitating Project Reviews post launch corrective actions are put in place.