CPG Project Manager

PMI-MN; Minnesota; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Duke Cannon Supply Co. is a growth-oriented CPG company seeking a Project Manager to guide projects from inception through commercialization across multiple product categories and strategic initiatives.

The role requires coordinating packaging, marketing, supply chain, finance, and sales, with a strong emphasis on communication and risk management. Ideal candidates will have 5+ years in CPG project management, excellent collaboration skills, and an entrepreneurial mindset.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in CPG project management in a large-sized consumer business (personal care, cosmetics experience preferred).
• Proven track record of embracing and supporting change management and continuous improvement with a high level of detail.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
• An amazing collaborator with cross-functional partners at all levels, including manufacturing partners.
• Entrepreneurial mindset to thrive in a rapidly changing environment and outpace competition.

Responsibilities

• Own management of projects: Lead planning, tracking and execution across the organization with cross-functional alignment and roadmaps.
• Lead project meetings: ensure functions are aligned on status, mitigate risk and escalate conflicts.
• Manage project timelines: create, update and report on timelines; Wrike experience is a plus.
• Cross-functional collaboration: act as hub for packaging, marketing, supply chain, finance and sales teams.

Skills

CPG project management

Change management

Cross-functional collaboration

Written and oral communication

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Wrike

Job description

Duke Cannon Supply Co. is a growth-oriented CPG company that operates with an entrepreneurial mindset – and has become one of the fastest-growing brands in the men’s grooming category. Our mission is to better the day of hard-working men, and we fulfill this mission through the products we build, the conversations we create, and our give-back program to veterans.
We are currently seeking a Project Manager to help support and drive our explosive growth. This role is for individuals who have a passion to guide projects from inception through commercialization, across multiple product categories, and to support strategic projects across the organization. This may include product development lifecycle, large and complex seasonal projects, and supporting operations and supply chain. The ability to effectively communicate across all levels of the company and with external partners, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and assess and elevate risk while being the calm voice in the room will be key to the candidate’s success.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own management of projects: Lead the planning, tracking and execution of projects across the organization. Establish and support cross-functional alignment, clear executional roadmaps, resource requirements and project deliverables while ensuring projects meet established business needs.
• Lead Project Meetings: Ensure all functions are aligned on project status and next steps; highlight and mitigate risk; identify project conflicts and elevate as needed.
• Manage project timelines: Create, update, and report on all project timelines across projects with multiple complexities and durations. Experience using Wrike is a plus.
• Cross functional collaboration: The project manager will be the hub for packaging, marketing, supply chain, finance, and sales teams.
• This role requires 3 days/week in office.

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED:

• 5+ years of relevant experience in CPG project management in a large-sized consumer business (personal care, cosmetics experience preferred).
• Proven track record of embracing and supporting change management and continuous improvement with a high level of detail.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
• An amazing collaborator. The ideal candidate is a natural collaborator and is always looking for the best ideas and technology, no matter the source. They must also build strong relationships with cross-functional partners at all levels, and particularly with our manufacturing partners.
• An entrepreneurial mindset. The ideal candidate must have the passion to work in a rapidly changing environment and continually bring new thinking to bear so that we may continually outpace our competition.

PREFERRED

• A 4-year bachelor’s or comparable degree, or equivalent experience.
• Project Management certification: nice to have but not required.
• Ability to communicate clearly and work effectively with internal and external business partners
• Self-starter with a strong sense of follow-up and ability to prioritize competing priorities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to represent the brand well