Operations Project Manager

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive Project Manager to lead and coordinate multiple concurrent projects across several brand families. This role is responsible for managing complex timelines, balancing competing priorities, and driving cross-functional collaboration to ensure successful execution of new production innovations, limited-time offerings, and SKU lifecycle management initiatives including product sunsetting and delisting.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple simultaneous projects with competing timelines and evolving priorities across various brand families.
• Lead project planning, execution, tracking, and completion for:
• New production innovations
• Limited-time offerings (LTOs)
• Sku rationalization initiatives
• Product sunsetting and delisting activities
• Cook up cross-functional collaboration among operations, production, marketing, sales, procurement, supply chain, finance, and other key stakeholders.
• Collect, organize, and synthesize data and input from numerous employees and departments to maintain project alignment and momentum.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, milestone tracking, GANTT charts, stage-gate documentation, and executive reporting.
• Facilitate project meetings, status updates, and follow-up action items to ensure accountability and timely execution.
• Identify project risks, bottlenecks, and resource conflicts, and proactively recommend solutions.
• Ensure projects remain on schedule, within scope, and aligned with operational and strategic objectives.
• Provide clear and concise updates directly to the Vice President of Operations regarding project progress, challenges, and key deliverables.
• Support process improvement initiatives that enhance project execution efficiency and cross-functional communication.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, Operations, Project Management, Supply Chain, or related field preferred.
• 3-7+ years of project management experience in manufacturing, consumer goods, operations, product development, or related industries preferred.
• Proven experience managing multiple complex projects simultaneously.
• Strong understanding of project lifecycle management, stage-gate processes, and timeline management.
• Proficiency with project management software and reporting tools, including GANTT chart development and maintenance.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams without direct supervisory authority.

Additional Skills & Competencies

• Exceptional time management and prioritization skills.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication abilities.
• Strong organizational and analytical capabilities.
• Ability to influence and coordinate teams across multiple departments and leadership levels.
• Hightly detail-oriented with strong follow-through and accountability.
• Ability to remain calm, adaptable, and solution-focused in high-pressure environments with shifting priorities.
• Strong presentation and reporting skills for executive-level communication.
• Self-motivated and capable of working independently while managing multiple moving parts simultaneously.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision benefits
• Long- and short-term disability
• Life insurance
• 10 Vacation days per year subject to accrual policy
• 11 Company paid holidays
• 401(k) with Company match
• Identity theft and legal services