Sr. Commercialization Project Manager

Position Summary

In the position of Senior Project Manager, Product Development Commercialization, you will be responsible to lead the project management of all innovation and change management projects for the Commercial Large Store/ Foodservice and On Premise (FSOP) (including Club and E-Commerce) channel as well as all on-pack marketing promotion projects in the US. Lead cross-functional teams through the company stage gate process with a sound understanding of business/project scope, risk and resource analysis, as well as managing any escalation process with supply chain and commercial leadership. Develop a robust business process with our external network of packaging vendors to drive efficiencies and timely delivery of secondary artwork based with a deep understanding the artwork development process.

Essential Job Functions

• Take an active role in helping the design/scope of complex projects and project timeline templates or active project plans.
• Lead stakeholders with the development of the overall project plan/timeline strategy through stage 0 and 1 leadership.
• Lead weekly cross-functional team meetings with supply chain, technical community, and commercial stakeholders for a full report and plan for high complexity projects.
• Liaison with packaging vendors for continuous improvement, risk mitigation, and way-of-working (WOW) development to ensure efficiency in packaging execution.
• Track all activities and interact on a daily level to ensure communication of priorities and instill a sense of urgency with all stakeholders in New Product Development (NPD), Operations, Strategic Planning, Quality Assurance, and Commercial.
• Communicate progress and flag delays in timelines to NPD leadership by understanding the critical path of the project at hand to attempt to move the project along.
• Work with internal NPD stakeholders for delivery of tasks such as SAP set up of finished goods, raw materials, and kits as well as packaging development.
• Maintain creative, high performing, and motivated cross-functional teams through challenges, direction setting, coaching, and execution in everyday team interactions.
• Create tools to summarize/facilitate communication of tasks and responsibilities to the overall project team.
• Manage technical integration process with packaging vendors, packaging engineering, and procurement to ensure a timely commercialization of secondary artwork.
  
  

Position Requirements

• Prefer a Bachelor's Degree in the field of --Science, Engineering, or related field. MBA is a plus.
• Additional Experience Desired: More than 5 years of experience in project management role or supply chain management role involving supply chain development in the consumer goods industry or a related business function
• Additional Experience Desired: More than 5 years of experience in cross-functional team leadership and operations
• Computer Skills Desired: Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite with an emphasis on analytical and presentation tools (Excel and PowerPoint). Experience with other project management/team collaboration tools is a plus.
• Preferred Certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus.
• Additional Knowledge or Skills to be Successful in this role: Proven track-record of advancement in various high paced consumer goods companies. Knowledge of stage-gate product development process. Experience as a project manager for packaging development and print commercialization and at least 1 year experience as a supervisor to a team responsible for project/traffic management. New Product Development, Commercialization, or Brand Management in consumer-packaged goods experience is preferred. Educational background in Science or Engineering or proven track record of being able to manage projects that are technical in nature due to the development of print and packaging.
  
  

Base Salary Range: $90,000 - $120,000