Overview:

The Portfolio Management Officer (PMO) is responsible for overseeing the governance, planning, financial tracking, and execution of IT initiatives within the fast-paced FMCG industry. This role ensures that the IT portfolio delivers business value, supports organizational priorities, and promotes operational efficiency across multiple functions and geographies.

Key Responsibilities:

• IT Portfolio Governance:
  Establish and maintain effective governance frameworks to manage IT programs and projects aligned with FMCG business needs.

• Strategic Planning & Roadmapping:
  Support IT leaders in developing, maintaining, and executing strategic roadmaps across functional domains such as Supply Chain, Sales, Marketing, HR, and Finance.

• Financial Management & Budgeting:
  Lead the budgeting and forecasting process for IT portfolios. Monitor expenditures, ensure budget adherence, and collaborate with finance on cost optimization.

• Stakeholder Engagement:
  Work closely with IT, business stakeholders, and external vendors to ensure portfolio alignment, risk mitigation, and value delivery.

• Performance Reporting:
  Prepare executive dashboards, progress reports, KPI summaries, and risk logs. Ensure visibility of progress and early escalation of issues.

• Process Excellence & Methodology Adoption:
  Drive adoption of best practices in project and portfolio management (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid). Promote consistent use of tools and frameworks across teams.

• Transformation Enablement:
  Support IT transformation and change initiatives including digital acceleration, agile operating models, and process improvement efforts.

• Internal Communication & Coordination:
  Lead planning and execution of internal communications for IT campaigns, leadership updates, and team engagement activities.

Skills & Experience:

• 10+ years in IT project and program management, with at least 3 years in a PMO or portfolio management capacity within an FMCG or similar fast-moving environment

• Strong experience in budget oversight, financial reporting, and vendor management

• Proficiency in tools such as MS Project, Power BI, ServiceNow PPM, Jira, Excel, SharePoint, and Teams

• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies (PMP, Agile/Scrum, ITIL)

• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills

• Comfortable operating in matrixed, multicultural, and cross-functional teams

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or ITIL certifications

• Experience managing IT initiatives across supply chain, commercial, or marketing functions

• Understanding of enterprise platforms such as SAP, Salesforce, or Azure