Project Manager Commercialization
Project Manager Commercialization
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Job Description
The Project Manager Commercializationis responsible for leading assigned endtoend innovation processes leveraging Highliner Foods Stage Gate Process and MS Project project management tool The Project Manager is accountable for ensuring the successful delivery of projects in accordance with critical path and supporting processes across the organization including both Innovation and Renovation. The role also involves managing 40 Innovation and Renovation projects per year. Project Managers work closely with key crossfunctional business teams to ensure flawless through all project lifecycle phases.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage Innovation and Renovation projects from Project Brief to including dealing with ambiguity and managing multiple projects at once.
- Support the Stage Gate process
- Facilitate the technical feasibility phase documenting the technical requirements in collaboration with crossfunctional teams.
- Update communicate and defend project status and progress ensuring transparency and alignment across all teams.
- Coaching and support project teams on Renovation and Innovation principles ensuring adherence to best practices.
- Proactively identify risks and roadblocks and develop mitigation plans to ensure projects stay on track.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist the Director of Commercialization in establishing and identifying process standards for how projects are run including the development of a common set of practices principles and templates.
- Manage the development of new and innovative product projects using High Liners Commercialization and Stage Gate Process.
- Leverage robust project management communication tools (MS Project Spreadsheets Monday) to ensure ontime product launches.
- Manage project schedules and stages and escalate project constraints to key business leaders when necessary to ensure successful project completion.
- Review current commercialization process mapping to identify areas of risk and provide continuous improvement solutions.
- Work with internal customers to identify business issues problems and/or enhancements.
- Ensure that all key business stakeholders are represented on the project team and help to identify/close skill or knowledge gaps to ensure project deliverables are met.
- Manage monitor and report project progress.
Qualification
- Bachelors Degree in Business or Technical field of study.
- 57 years of experience in CPG Project management with demonstrated experience in delivering highquality business unit projects on time.
- Project Manager experience in the CPG Industry with a proven ability to lead complex projects and manage crossfunctional teams.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) designation is an asset.
- High degree of ambiguity management with strong critical thinking and multitasking abilities.
- Good to expert knowledge in MS Project and project management tools with the ability to manage projects at the subtask level.
- Proven ability to motivate and influence people as well as manage relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Demonstrated ability to drive speed of in the organization and move projects through various phases.
- Thorough highly organized and disciplined with a high degree of detail orientation.
- Familiarity with CPG manufacturing industries and understanding of related technical processes.
- Ability to identify risks develop mitigation plans and implement process improvements.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
