.Product Portfolio manager as part of the Operations & site team. Position Snapshot Location : Nestlé Global Tech Hub in Barcelona, Spain. Type of Contract : Permanent Contract. Stream : IT R&D. Type of work: Hybrid. Work Language: Fluent Business English. The Role: R&D Information Technology (IT) is the stream in Nestlé IT in charge of powering the R&D function with IT capabilities to drive company growth through breakthrough research than can be translated quickly into products and services. Digital technologies are triggering a crucial, comprehensive transformation of R&D organizations, and Nestlé is no exception. It is not only about adopting digital tools, but is a fundamental shift in the operating model for R&D. For this reason, Nestlé R&D has developed a strategy to leverage digital to accelerate time to value, protect the core and unlock new opportunities, for example, by leveraging consumer insights to drive innovation and renovation. As a Senior Product Portfolio Manager within R&D IT, you will drive operations in the stream's Portfolio and Service Management to ensure all R&D IT teams deliver with quality, consistency and efficiency. Reporting to the R&D IT Product Stream Operations Manager (PSOM), you will be responsible for: End-to-end Portfolio Management, both at Global and R&D Site levels Oversee the demand management process to ensure demands are mapped to the right teams and projects, aligned with R&D goals and R&D IT portfolio, ensuring it is well reflected on Service Now PPM. Collect key IT deliveries impacting R&D sites and consolidate them in our Integrated Plan to provide visibility and increase coordination and planning across R&D sites Coordinate invoicing processes to ensure timely and accurate billing to feed into dynamic forecasting for Above Market and Functional Envelope budgets. Service Management: Oversee IT Service Management (ITSM) operations, including change and request activities, acting as R&D IT contact point with Service Management to ensure seamless operations and coordinate with R&D IT vendors, particularly new ones, to establish operational governance. Automation : Identify areas for automation and elimination to give R&D IT people time back to focus on delivering value to R&D, while driving adoption of continuous improvement of stream operations. By fulfilling these responsibilities, you will play a crucial role in optimizing and driving operations across R&D IT products, ensuring its alignment with organizational objectives and driving its ongoing improvement. What you'll do Build clear and documented ways of working in R&D IT for PPM activities and Service Management. Improve and standardize processes when needed in Portfolio and Service Management area for R&D IT. Maintain a central and updated Integrated Plan listing all key projects impacting R&D sites