Intern - Project Management

ASR Group is the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar, with an annual production capacity of more than 6 million tons of sugar. The company produces a full line of grocery, industrial, food service and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group owns and operates six sugar refineries, located in Louisiana, New York, California, Maryland, Canada and Mexico. In the European Union, the company owns and operates sugar refineries in England, Portugal.  ASR Group also owns and operates mills in Mexico and Belize.  The company’s brand portfolio includes the leading brands Domino®, C&H®, Redpath®, Tate & Lyle®, Lyle’s® and Sidul®.

POSITION SCOPE

The Innovation & Commercialization Project Management Intern is responsible for the implementation of key Project Management Continuous Improvement initiatives within Research & Development. Owning select departmental improvement projects, the individual will work within a Global PMO cooperating with external software developers to improve portfolio reporting efficiency, P&L projection accuracy, and optimization of the project portfolio management software. Additionally the Intern will sit on cross-functional New Product Development taskforces developing progress summaries, updating business cases and timelines for product and packaging innovations.

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• In the process of obtaining Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or a related field from an accredited university

ESSENTIAL WORK EXPERIENCES

• Demonstrable experience managing projects.
• Keen interest in learning and experiencing product commercialization process.

POSITION STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES AND KEY DELIVERABLES

• Manage key departmental continuous improvement initiatives for the North America Project Management Office.
• Creation of efficient reporting processes while annotating accurate project progress summaries and risk mitigation meetings.
• Working with primary stakeholders and finance to qualify financial health of project porfolios.
• Reporting accuracy, working with cross-functional parties to track timeline progress and changes to scope.

DETAILED ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Actively maintains all project details in action registers that clearly demonstrate progress, issues and risks.
• Develops robust project timelines in MS Project.
• Records risk assessments and project evaluations to ensure continuous improvement to drive executional excellence.
• Analyze information and evaluate results to suggest the Project Portfolio Management software and reporting optimizations.

ESSENTIAL CAPABILITIES (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES)

• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Heightened attention to detail; highly organized
• Deadline-oriented with a strong sense of urgency
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation and production methods.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Analysis & Critical Thinking: Securing relevant information and identifying key issues and relationships from a base of information; relating and comparing data from different sources; identifying cause-effect relationships using logic to arrive at conclusions.
• Teamwork & Collaboration: Working effectively with others to achieve a desired outcome
• Continuous Learning: Demonstrates ambition and desire to move forward career; engages others in discussions about career development; seeks feedback on ways to increase performance; takes advantage of opportunities to build new skills and capabilities

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.  All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.