Sr. Manager - Portfolio

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Work alongside directors and managers to provide project management services supporting various short- and long-term projects throughout the company.
• Oversee a portfolio of projects, with a diverse blend of objectives and outcomes.
• Update and track overall portfolio on status, budget, and risks, providing reports and visibility into project performance and highlighting areas that require attention.
• Lead larger proposals and ensure the successful delivery of projects while adhering to overall mission and objectives of the company.
• Guide teams to develop and gain approval of project plans, which outline the objectives of the project, scope of work, and project elements, including: schedule, project deliverables, funding limitations, and allotment of available resources to various phases of projects.
• Assist VP – Project Management in driving strategic initiatives within the PMO organization, focusing on process improvements and operational efficiencies.
• Mentor and develop project management staff, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous learning.
• Review change readiness and make recommendations for organization change management actions to increase readiness and adoption of technologies deployed.
• Interface with project owners and internal stakeholders to address issues, report progress, and mitigate risks across the project portfolio.
• Carryout guidelines for project standardization, design and methodologies.
• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of business operations and models as well as the critical business issues and requirements.
• Actively research and employ new, innovative ways to identify opportunities and introduce project management tools and practices into existing processes.

Other Duties And Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean personal work environment.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• A Bachelor’s degree is required.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in project and/or portfolio management is required.
• Previous experience in the beauty/personal care/CPG industry is preferred.
• Additional skills and abilities include:
• Adaptive, responsive individual able to thrive in an extremely fast-paced and dynamic work environment; handles pressures well; adjusts plans to meet changing needs.
• Demonstrable leadership of project and program management function; proactive, integrated project execution, with processes, metrics, controls, and governance for results-oriented application development that delivers business value.
• Exceptional proficiency in project management software (e.g., Smartsheet) and MS Office Suite.
• A team player who works well with distributed, multi-cultural, multi-language teams.
• Customer focused; meets internal and external customer expectations, delivers upon commitments; builds customer confidence; gains their trust and respect; builds relationships.
• Excellent organizational, time and project management skills.
• Leadership in all aspects of team resources from hiring, evaluation, assignment, direction, management, mentorship, training and career development.
• Exposure and familiarity with industry is preferred.

Work Environment

• The work is typically indoors in an office environment but may also work in the field with outside sales and/or a warehouse environment.

Work Hours

• The work schedule is 5 days per week, 8 hours per day.
• Initial start time may vary, with work hours typically from 8am-5pm.
• Work hours and shifts are subject to change depending on operating business conditions and needs.
• The position resides in Orange County but may be hybrid with 2 days being remote work.

Physical and Mental Demands

• Sedentary, exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, or negligible amounts of force frequently, to move objects.
• This job also requires constant sitting.
• Constant use of the upper extremities is required to reach, handle, and position tools and equipment.
• The employee must know and follow proper safety protocols and maintain a professional and polished appearance.
• The employee must also be able to maintain and preserve confidentiality of company information, exhibit strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with internal stakeholders including international affiliates.