Job Information
Rise Baking Company Senior Food Commercialization Project Manager in Minneapolis, Minnesota
This position is REMOTE ELIGIBLE.
Job Purpose
Support profitable business growth with key customers by managing and successfully delivering new product development (NPD) projects. Lead cross-functional teams to develop projects that meet customers’ expectations and ensure projects are commercialized on time and in full.
Essential Functions
Deliver customer-driven NPD projects for key customers on time and in full
Align with Sales and R&D on clear project briefs and understand the customer’s NPD process and milestones to ensure their expectations are met
Create and manage project timelines, lead team meetings, identify resource requirements, set expectations, assign tasks and responsibilities, follow up, and track/report progress
Lead cross-functional project team through NPD process and ensure adherence to key milestones and overall timeline
Create and maintain comprehensive and up-to-date project documentation
Identify, mitigate, and escalate risks to the achievement of project milestones as required
Conduct post-mortem analysis for key projects to identify root cause of successful/unsuccessful project execution
Understand our business, our key customers’ business, and the competitive environment and encourage strategic insight-driven NPD
Attend and support customer calls, meetings, presentations, and ideation sessions as needed
Support the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of cross-functional processes and ways of working
Support food safety program, quality standards, and legality of manufactured products
Perform other job-related duties as assigned
Qualifications (Education, Experience, Competencies)
Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in project/business management, marketing, or related discipline preferred
5+ years of experience managing complex new product development projects
Project management certification preferred
B2B or B2C food industry experience preferred
Understanding of basic revenue and pricing models, and profit and loss
Working knowledge of project management tools/software
Proficient with Microsoft Office
Self-motivated leader with a collaborative and positive attitude
Demonstrated ability to influence, engage, and motivate cross-functional teams
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in customer-facing and internal situations
Ability to relate and connect the product, consumer, and competitors
Strong organizational skills with attention to detail
Proven ability to effectively prioritize and manage multiple tasks and projects concurrently
Ability to deal with ambiguity and work effectively under pressure