Operations Project Manager

About the role

The role is responsible for managing projects and working with associated team's projects across all areas of wellness operations, including product development, production stabilization, process and systems improvements and vendor portfolio management for sourcing and supply chain. The operations project manager will manage cross functional project planning, schedule and cost involving product, marketing, sales, senior leadership, and global shared services participants.

Responsibilities

• Support operational activities relating to sustaining production of products and expansion of supply chain capabilities in new factory locations
• Project manage operational activities through inter-departmental coordination based on desired timelines
• Work with teams as required to ensure factory transfer projects are on track, including running projects related to wellness moves
• Continue to support Senior OPM with critical vendor projects and long term supply chain planning
• Manage PLM processes, including change management, using system based solutions
• Promote best practices for operational processes
• Project manage internal and external groups supporting product changes
• Outwardly communicate product changes to key stakeholders and receive buy-in before release
• Work with documentation control team for any product updates to be implemented in agile
• Review forecast and supply plans with supply team and vendors to ensure production capacity
• Collaborate with product teams and factories to ensure product production readiness, using product dashboards, schedules, and checklists to track
• Plan long term strategic transitions between supply and marketing to minimize any risk and reduce cost impact
• Work on continuous improvement across supply chain

Requirements

• Strong communication skills – verbal and written communication across multiple levels of leadership
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain, business, or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of experience working on engineering or project management of product development
• Proven background in project management
• Ability to travel domestically/internationally (Mexico, Asia) up to 10% as needed
• Ability to join virtual meetings in the early morning or evening for international calls as needed outside standard business hours
• Authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis

Qualifications

• Experience working cross departmental and with overseas manufacturers
• Exposure to cross-functional schedule management

Skills

• Strong communication skills – verbal and written communication across multiple levels of leadership
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain, business, or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of experience working on engineering or project management of product development
• Proven background in project management
• Ability to travel domestically/internationally (Mexico, Asia) up to 10% as needed
• Ability to join virtual meetings in the early morning or evening for international calls as needed outside standard business hours
• Authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis

Benefits

• Salary + Bonus
• Healthcare
• Dental
• Vision
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401(k) with company match
• Basic Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability (STD)
• Long Term Disability (LTD)
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Charitable (volunteer) Leave
• Education Assistance