Justin Wells Email & Phone Number

Evansville, Indiana, United States

Chicago

Led development and execution of PepsiCo Nutrition portfolio of products for Kids (over $1BN in Sales) from idea development through business case development to global execution (China, UK & North America).Lead PMO team across global categories and implemented best practices for program management capabilities including timeline development, risk management, status reporting, and portfolio analysis.Key member of transformational team to evaluate global PepsiCo innovation model and define and implement improvements delivering a 25% increase in speed to market for global programs through a new operating model.Developed and deployed a global KPI dashboard for all categories, focusing on portfolio metrics of Speed to Market (portfolio throughput and time to market), Portfolio Efficiency (hurdle metrics, speed of short-life products, portfolio aging) and process metrics for Compliance (key project descriptors and stage gate achievement).Redesigned and simplified innovation system (Accolade) to require 30% fewer metrics and 50% fewer deliverables while maintaining robust reporting capability and improved functionality.Designed and secured funding for next generation analytical reporting, incorporating innovation data and business sales that will be utilized by all business teams to manage and deliver key portfolios.

Greater Chicago Area

Lead change in culture within Tate & Lyle toward increased innovation through the development of new products, existing product development and new approaches to the business processes. Provide direction for new tools, training, prioritization and implementation to the global business.

Hoffman Estates, Illinois

Responsible for leading stage gate process incorporating commercial insights with technical solutions for specialty food ingredient innovations. Provide leadership for standardizing portfolio and project key performance indicators maximizing the portfolio mix, establishing appropriate milestones and mitigating innovation risk. Serve as center of excellence for portfolio management, project management and team leader skill development.

Regional Innovation Process Manager, Latin America Research and DevelopmentManage all research and development projects of the Latin America region with a primary focus on mentoring and leading team leaders to develop and manage accurate timelines that meet business projections. Facilitator of the Regional Portfolio Management Committee and core team member of the Global Innovation Process. Manage both regional and global projects with full accountability for the attainment of regional objectives and milestone achievement.

Lead one new category development project and two new global project initiatives as project manager. Responsible for leading three innovation project teams through development of detailed project schedules identifying linkages, critical paths, and task ownership Identify and communicate cross functional key issues and risks and develop contingency plans to upper management. Provide leadership and direction for team execution excellence through mentoring of essential interactions between functional departments and coaching team leaders on eliminating project barriers.

EPM Administrator, Global Priority ManagementImplemented internal Stage Gate software and accompanying Microsoft Project Management tools. Partnered with business customers to standardize metrics, portfolio dashboards, and Stage Gate documents globally. Expanded in house training with custom training materials designed to fit Mead Johnson process and global cultural.

Project Manager, Residence Life/FacilitiesDeveloped job material requirements, selection criteria for purchasing decisions, and project timeline that met all stakeholder requirements. Conducted product quality and specifications review at vendor facilities. Responsible for project budget including vehicle purchases, payroll, and equipment. Accountable for a ten person team consisting of six student workers and four full time employees.

M.B.A, Management

B.S.B.A, Management Information Systems