Job description

Responsibilities

The PCM will ensure that projects are completed on time and within budget.

Responsibilities will include project governance, funding, timeline development, and the complete project readiness to go live.

Serves as a lead for commercialization projects that result in a new or changing product and/or package.

This involves the management of the total project timeline for on-time delivery of all agreed and resourced projects within cost and quality parameters.

Provides perspective for the execution of project timelines and processes.

Serve as the I2M expert identifying opportunities and making recommendations to leadership.

Through the completion of project evaluations, identify key learnings and successes for future projects, and in leveraging their understanding of the big picture and the details of projects, effectively negotiate and influence organizational leadership.

Manage timelines for new product launches and productivity initiatives.

Manage product development through commercialization using I2M process.

Identify, track and mitigate risks with particular attention to critical path activities.

Work with local and global colleagues to develop sourcing solutions for new products or complexity reduction at current sourcing location.

Facilitate development of a project fact base with other functions, define options, clearly understand trade-offs and escalate concerns/issues.

Support the business delivery of overall financial targets.

Drive consistency and quality in the execution of projects using the appropriate methodology and tools

Identify, assess, and mitigate project-level risks and escalate them to global leads and/ or the program manager when needed

Provide project reporting and status updates using scorecards, status reports and monthly review meetings and leading stakeholder meetings

Lead budget management, resource planning and utilization

Confirm the completion and consistency of projects and their readiness to go live

Qualifications

B.S. degree in: Operations Management, Engineering, Chemistry, Food Science or related field of study

3 + years of experience in a role focused on new product launches (either project management, R&D Manufacturing)

Must have current Project Management experience (3 years); PMP certification is a plus.

Must be very comfortable with uncertainty

Must be proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook and Project)

Proven experience in project management methodology

Excellent communication skills and able to drive effective discussions with project resources from tactical execution level up to steering committee members

Excellent project planning and proactiveness in identifying risks and mitigations and managing strict timelines

Strong focus on cost, schedule and quality of project delivery

Knowledge of relevant business processes and related technology solutions

Stakeholder management and ability to influence positively in decision making

Proven ability in building effective teams across internal and external partners

Strong conceptual and analytic skills – enjoys problem solving

Organizational skills

Influencing and negotiating skills

Attention to detail

Ability to deal with complexity

Multi-lingual capabilities are beneficial

Solid understanding of the supply chain operational management agenda with regard to cost of goods sold, capacity, logistics, planning, capital, safety and quality

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $39.00 - $45.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 1 year

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• East Hanover, NJ 07936: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Project management: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

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