Senior Manager of Project Management

Hi were !

is a self-funded profitable rapidly growing multi-channel DTC specialty food and wellness company with over 550 people on our team. Were changing the landscape of snacking on nuts dried fruit chocolate and more! We planted our roots in Newark New Jersey during the Great Depression selling premium nuts on Mulberry Streets open-air market. Weve come quite a long way since then taking our multi-generational family business online in 1999. Even after 96 years we continue to pride ourselves in expertly sourcing the highest quality foods and treating our customers like family.

Whats our team like Were driven collaborative and entrepreneurial. Energy and passion power our business and we look for candidates who share in that excitement to help us continue to build something special.

The role:

Were looking for a Senior Manager of Project Management who can lead and this player-coach role youll be the engine behind some of our most important initiativesbringing structure clarity and forward motion to work that spans departments. Youll also begin to shape a lightweight practical approach to project management that scales with our business without adding unnecessary layers.

This is a hands-on role for someone who thrives in ambiguity rolls up their sleeves and knows how to get stuff donewhile quietly installing better systems along the way.

What youll do:

PMO Formation & Maturation

• Stand up the core structure of our project management approachdefine how we track projects make decisions and keep teams aligned
• Create and evolve a lightweight PMO roadmap that grows with the business starting small and adapting as needs change
• Roll up your sleeves to drive clarity and momentum across high-priority cross-functional projects
• Build culture not just process share tools templates and best practices with teams to level up project management across the company
• Host short trainings or working sessions when needed to help teams manage projects more effectively
• Model excellent project management through your own work setting the bar by doing

Business Operations & Governance

• Codify company-wide operational frameworks and prioritization cadences that drive alignment transparency and results
• Design and lead the companys annual and quarterly planning processes initiative tracking and KPI accountability forums; ensure cross functional alignment on company-wide initiatives.
• Serve as a thought partner to the CEO synthesizing information vetting proposals and preparing briefing materials; take on special projects to the CEO.
• Build models or collect insights to inform business trade-offs

Lead Key Projects

• Directly manage cross-functional projects tied to business growth operational efficiency or strategic transformation
• Own timelines deliverables and stakeholder alignmentensuring projects dont just launch but land successfully
• Get deep into the work with teams ask the right questions and remove blockers to keep things moving
• Establish and facilitate stage-gated decision governance structures (e.g. steering committee) ensuring that critical cross-functional decisions are well-informed sequenced and tracked
• Ensure executive visibility and alignment through crisp regular updates and structured decision-making forums

New Product Innovation (NPI)

• Build and lead an innovation program frameworkfrom concept through go-to-marketthat delivers speed with discipline
• Partner with Product/Merchandising Marketing Supply Chain and Finance to ensure robust business cases cross-functional readiness and launch excellence

Performance Management & Program Analytics

• Embed KPI tracking and structured performance measurement into every programtransforming the PMO into a data-informed delivery engine
• Leverage metrics to inform decision-making drive accountability and quantify value creation across initiatives

What youll bring:

• 8 years of experience managing projects and cross-functional initiatives ideally in CPG food & beverage or digitally native brands
• A track record of making order out of chaosdelivering business-critical projects on time and with results
• Practical experience building lightweight PM structures in a startup or scaling environment
• Comfortable influencing executives and frontline teams alike; you know when to push when to listen and how to keep momentum
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to distill complexity into clear action
• Proficiency with project tools (e.g. Jira); PMP or Lean Six Sigma is a plus but not required

What we offer:

• A high-growth and rewarding role in a foundationally strong and rapidly evolving business
• Annual Salary Range: $115000 - $130000 plus annual bonus
• Excellent benefits including a 401K Match
• Paid Maternity Adoption and Paternity leave
• And all the snacks your heart desires a 40% employee discount

EEO STATEMENT

is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard of actual or perceived race color creed religion national origin ancestry citizenship status immigration status age sex or gender (including pregnancy) gender identity or expression (including transgender status) sexual orientation marital status veteran status physical or mental disability genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local laws.

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