CPG Product Launch & Commercialization Lead

Suja Life, Inc.; California; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Suja Life is seeking a Product Commercialization Manager to lead integrated plans for Growth & Innovation projects from intake through first ship, coordinating with Portfolio Strategy and Commercial Strategy in a hybrid Southern California setting.

You will own intake, build timelines, track milestones, manage stage-gates in Asana, and keep Sales informed with clear status and risk signals. This role supports scalable processes as Suja Life grows its beverage portfolio.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in CPG project management, commercialization, or sales operations.
• Experience building integrated timelines with many dependencies across R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Sales, and Marketing.
• Working knowledge of stage-gate processes and the path from concept to shelf.
• Experience partnering with Sales and preparing customer-facing timelines and materials.
• Proficiency with project management tools (Asana required), Excel, and PowerPoint.
• CPG experience preferred in Food/Bev; RTD beverage experience is a plus.
• Clear, proactive communicator who raises risks early and constructively.
• Comfort managing many projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Highly organized with a knack for simple, scalable systems.
• Ability to define ownership and deadlines and keep teams aligned.

Responsibilities

• Own project intake and ensure clarity of scope, objectives, and timing.
• Build integrated project timelines with leads and partners; track milestones.
• Coordinate stage-gate reviews and capture decisions in Asana and recaps.
• Be the Sales liaison for requests, timing, and project updates.
• Maintain a shared view of status, blockers, and decisions; escalate risks.
• Coordinate handoffs between strategy teams and Design Studio for context.
• Apply established intake, stage-gate, and decision standards and drive learnings.

Skills

CPG project management

Cross-functional coordination

Asana proficiency

Analytical planning

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Asana

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Suja Life is seeking a Product Commercialization Manager to lead integrated plans for Growth & Innovation projects from intake through first ship, coordinating with Portfolio Strategy and Commercial Strategy in a hybrid Southern California setting.

You will own intake, build timelines, track milestones, manage stage-gates in Asana, and keep Sales informed with clear status and risk signals. This role supports scalable processes as Suja Life grows its beverage portfolio.