Project Manager (Product Development and Launch)

Reckitt Benckiser LLC; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global consumer goods company is seeking a Project Manager for Product Development and Launch in Mississauga, Canada. This role involves leading project teams to develop and launch new products, managing cross-functional teams, and ensuring timely project completion through effective strategy execution. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree, 3-5 years in project management within consumer goods, and strong analytical skills.

Benefits

Parental benefits

Employee Assistance Program for mental health

Life insurance for all employees globally

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead project teams to develop and launch new product initiatives.
• Manage cross functional teams to launch new and modify existing products.
• Establish project scope, timelines and coordinate all activities associated with new product development.

Skills

Supply Chain Management

Collaboration and partnership building

Project management tools proficiency

Vendor Negotiation

Advanced Analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering or related field

PMP certification

Job description

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Project Manager (Product Development and Launch)

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.

Supply

Our supply chain is the backbone of our business. It's how we get our trusted products to people all over the world, safely and efficiently. And it's our talented and passionate teams that make this happen.

If you're looking for a career in supply chain, there's no better place to be than Reckitt. We offer a variety of exciting opportunities in all areas of the supply chain, from planning and procurement to manufacturing and logistics. You could join our Global Supply Planning team to develop and implement our global supply strategy, or work with our Procurement Centre of Excellence team to negotiate and manage our supplier relationships.

Our Manufacturing Excellence team help us improve the efficiency, quality and safety of our manufacturing operations, and our Logistics Excellence team develop new and innovative ways to distribute our products to customers.

About the role

The Project Manager is responsible for supporting the business in developing & 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. 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 as well as 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 have mitigation strategies to overcome the challenges, ensuring 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.
• Ensure the necessary stakeholders have visibility of project timelines and drive key Supply milestones to ensure the project is delivered on-time.
• 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
• Provide business-focused manufacturing support, analysis, and coordination for tactical issues.

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 Accumen, Productivity management, Improve business processes, Advanced Analytics, Data Analytics, Logistics Management, Supply Chain Planning, Vendor Negotiation, Contract Negotiation, Category Management Expertise, Supply Management, Procurement.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, 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 recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise 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.

This role is not currently sponsoringvisas or considering international movement at this time.