Project Manager

Reckitt Benckiser LLC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Project Manager to drive product initiatives and manage cross-functional teams. In this role, you will be pivotal in developing and executing strategies that align with sales and growth objectives. You'll lead multiple projects, ensuring timely launches while managing budgets and resources effectively. With a focus on collaboration and innovation, this position offers a chance to make a significant impact in a company dedicated to health and hygiene. Join a dynamic team that values inclusion and invests in your career growth and wellbeing.

Benefits

Parental benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Life insurance

Global share plans

Short-term incentives

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of project management experience in consumer goods or manufacturing.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead project teams to develop and launch new product initiatives.
• Manage cross-functional teams to ensure timely product launches.
• Evaluate risks and implement strategies for project success.

Skills

Supply Chain Management

Collaboration and partnership building

Data Analytics

Logistics Management

Business Acumen

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business

PMP certification

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

Project Manager

City: Toronto

About Us

We are Reckitt, home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

About the Role

The Project Manager is responsible for supporting the business in developing and executing the long-term strategy to achieve sales and margin growth goals on individual categories through managing the scope and goals of the project, work plans, product launch timelines, and implementation strategies. You will plan and manage multiple related projects including cost/benefit analysis, estimation of budgets, timelines, and resources required for successful and timely completion of projects.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead project teams to develop and launch new product initiatives.
• Manage cross-functional teams (marketing, trade, quality, R&D, manufacturing, procurement, legal, packaging, logistics, etc.) to launch new products and modify existing products as per the agreed launch date.
• Establish project scope, timelines, and coordinate all activities associated with new product development and product change from inception through project completion.
• Lead Supply feasibility assessments for NPD/EPDs, coordinating activities with Marketing, Procurement, and factories to determine sourcing options, preliminary COGs, CAPEX, and project timelines.
• Proactively evaluate risks and implement mitigation strategies to ensure timely launches.
• Ensure COGS benchmarks are available based on other sourcing locations or similar products during early feasibility. Routinely update COGs/CAPEX assumptions as the project progresses through the innovation stage-gates.
• Support local single market NPDs/EPDs that are endorsed by the Global Category Team.
• Provide Supply input and act as supply representative in discussions relating to all projects under the assigned portfolio.

The Experience We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or a related field; PMP certification is a plus.
• 3-5 years of experience in project management, preferably in consumer goods, manufacturing, or pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams, including marketing, procurement, logistics, R&D, and manufacturing.
• Proficiency in project management tools.

The Skills for Success

Supply Chain Management, Business Partnership, Collaboration and partnership building, Relationship Management, Business Acumen, Productivity management, Improve business processes, Advanced Analytics, Data Analytics, Supply Chain Planning, Logistics Management.

What We Offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans, we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognize, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognize that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.