Manager, Project Commercialization, TH, CPG

Restaurant Brands International Inc; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the quick service restaurant sector is seeking a Manager for Project Commercialization in Toronto. This role involves overseeing the commercialization of strategic initiatives, managing project timelines, and ensuring effective stakeholder engagement. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project management, excellent communication skills, and experience in product commercialization.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of related experience in project management and/or analytical role.
• Minimum of 3 years in product commercialization.
• Experience in agile or start-up environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams to develop project scope and manage timelines.
• Provide communication of risks and manage stakeholder engagement.
• Conduct post-launch reviews and recommend improvements.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Analytical Skills

Risk Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Supply Chain Knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Restaurant Brands International Inc. is one of the world's largest quick service restaurant companies with over $40 billion in annual system-wide sales and over 30,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries. RBI owns four of the world's most prominent and iconic quick service restaurant brands – TIM HORTONS, BURGER KING, POPEYES, and FIREHOUSE SUBS. These independently operated brands have been serving their respective guests, franchisees and communities for decades. Through its Restaurant Brands for Good framework, RBI is improving sustainable outcomes related to its food, the planet, and people and communities.

Reporting to the Vice President - CPG, the Manager, Project Commercialization - CPG is responsible for leading the successful commercialization of strategic North American and Global CPG initiatives and product launches to deliver results in line with our annual budget and long-term plans. The position will manage and deliver projects from idea conceptualization through to product on shelf, while helping to optimize the RBI commercialization process and stage gate methodology.

Project Management

• Lead teams to develop project scope incorporating cross functional and supplier inputs
• Develop and manage project timelines and critical path, project budget / costs and project resourcing
• Provide concise communication of risks (both financial and technical) along with planned tactics to mitigate risks to key stakeholders
• Identify scope changes, such as timing and cost implications and communicate the impacts to the affected parties
• Ensure projects fit within financial parameters determined by approved business cases. Elevate and drive decisions by senior leaders when projects fall outside of these
• Ensure effective project team engagement, including establishing and managing recurring team meetings and tracking the status of projects across the portfolio

Stage Gate

• Manage key stakeholders / partners throughout the stage gate process, ensuring completion and accuracy of stage gate documents, to help drive effective decisions
• Conduct post launch reviews of key initiatives and recommend improvements to the commercialization process to influence better cross functional collaboration
• Ongoing responsibility for identifying opportunities and implementing improvements to ensure adequate evolution of the commercialization process
• Detailed knowledge of innovation tools and processes, Stage Gate, or similar early-stage iterative development process
• Expert communication and influencing skills and ability to drive effective discussions at all levels, with internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills, and the aptitude to quickly learn and apply new concepts / tools.
• Supply chain knowledge and experience in a food or CPG manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required
• Years of experience : 5+ years of related experience in project management and / or analytical role with a minimum of 3 years in product commercialization
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred
• Experience working in agile or start-up environment preferred but not required