Project Manager Hybrid
Project Manager Hybrid
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Job Description
Project Manager
Duration: 9 Months
POSITION SUMMARY
The Project Manager is responsible for managing and organizing all timing milestones technical information and project documentation to ensure flawless execution as well as communicating with both the USbased development and Engineering teams and with Chinabased Packaging Engineering and Operations personnel. The overall success of the role will be measured by ensuring that a package meets or exceed expectations from a cost timing performance and specification standpoint. This position will also be part of managing the sourcing projects. The Project Manager will report to the Senior Director of Product Line and Program Management Packaging in the Product Design and Development Department.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Coordinate and manage custom packaging development projects from inception to marketing launch. This will include proper mold cost and unit cost requests; Drawing/Die line/Spec/FMEA requests; Mold validation and verification management; Timeline management and sample requests.
- Establish timelines for new product launches and ensure projects are completed in a timely manner; Ensure each step of the agreed timeline is being committed to and completed by individual project contributors.
- Lead US project kickoff and China Engineering project kickoff meetings and ensure all appropriate documents are prepared in a timely manner.
- Work with designers and Engineering staff (US/China) to ensure aesthetics quality and functional expectations are met. Interact with key project stakeholders to ensure clear communication throughout the project.
- Anticipate potential issues that may occur and communicate with the proper departments to create an appropriate corrective action plan; Offer recommendations and provide solutions to any design and engineering challenges that may arise when spec cannot be met; Manage and assist in the resolution of any project scope changes.
- Maintain updated and detailed project documentation in the Salesforce system including drawings die lines MOF specifications and project completion reports.
- Manage and prioritize a list of testing/tasks/activities openly and transparently: to manage expectations reduce risks and optimize workflow.
- Identify process improvements that will result in simplified steps and efficiency gains for the company.
- Lead or participate in other assigned sourcing projects.
Expectations for Success
- Ability to handle multiple projects with different scopes and requirements at the same time.
- Ability to manage projects from inception to launch in quality and on time.
- Thoroughly learn the project management process and the companies packages
- Communicate effectively both verbally and written and stand as an example of proper communication to the team.
- Maintain a solid understanding appreciation and balance for both creative expression and commercial reality.
Position Requirements
- Bachelors Degree in project management packaging engineering or associated fields from an accredited college or university
- The beauty/Cosmetic industry experience is strongly preferred.
- 34 years in a technical packaging support position in cosmetics beauty packaging or a related CPG environment Experience working on a PC using Excel Word and Outlook.
- Experience with timeline software is desired but not required.
- Bilingual in Mandarin or Spanish is preferred.
Pay Range $38$43/Hr Depending on experience
nextSource is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age veteran status marital status parental status cultural background organizational level work styles tenure and life experiences or for any other reason.
nextSource is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability you may contact us at .
What nextSource Provides:
- Healthcare Benefits including Medical Prescription Vision & Dental Coverage United Healthcare
- Voluntary STD & LTD New York Life
- 401(k) Retirement Planning Fidelity
- Discount Program
*You are Eligible to participate in the benefits program if you are considered a fulltime employee of nextSource working at least 30 hours per week on a consistent coverage will be effective on the 1st of the month following 60 days of employment.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Contract
