Customer-Facing Cross-Functional Launch Project Manager

Red Rover Recruitment; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Rover Recruitment is seeking a Project Manager in the Minneapolis area to lead Target-related customer projects from requirements through launch and stabilization. The role is home-based with occasional meetings at Target HQ in Minneapolis, requiring strong cross-functional coordination across Sales, IT, Supply Chain and Production.

You will translate retailer requirements into integrated project plans, manage timelines and risks, and provide clear status updates to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience managing cross-functional projects for major retailers.
• Proven ability to translate retailer requirements into action across sales, supply chain, production, and IT.
• Strong communication skills for executive updates and risk management.
• University degree.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project and Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• - Lead Target-related projects from initial requirements and planning through operational launch, first shipments and stabilization.
• - Serve as primary project contact for Target, providing updates on timelines, milestones, risks, decisions and launch readiness.
• - Translate customer requirements into integrated project plans with clear owners, dependencies, deadlines and success criteria.
• - Coordinate project activity across multiple facilities and internal functions, including Sales, Customer Service, IT, Purchasing, Finance, Production, Quality, Warehousing, Logistics and Engineering.
• - Create and maintain detailed project schedules, Gantt charts, action logs, risk and issue registers, decision records and customer-facing status reports.
• - Lead project kickoffs, cross-functional reviews, customer meetings and recurring progress calls.
• - Coordinate customer and product setup, including EDI planning and testing, product structures, item information and related system requirements.
• - Partner with Purchasing and Supply Chain to track raw materials, packaging, supplier commitments and long-lead items.
• - Work with Production and Planning to confirm capacity, scheduling, line readiness, required volumes and recovery plans when milestones are at risk.
• - Coordinate QA/QC standards, customer-specific requirements, specifications, validation, approvals and supporting documentation.
• - Oversee logistics readiness, including material receipt, warehousing, packaging and labeling requirements, routing, shipping and delivery coordination.
• - Track equipment installation and commissioning activities when new customer programs require additional manufacturing capability.
• - Partner with Finance and Sales on costing, commercial requirements, change impacts, reporting and profitability analysis.
• - Identify schedule, scope, cost, quality and operational risks early; develop practical options and escalate with a recommendation.
• - Manage customer-initiated changes through a disciplined process that makes timing, cost, inventory and operational consequences visible.
• - Support special customer and commercial projects as business needs evolve.

Skills

Project management

Target account experience

Cross-functional leadership

PMP/CAPM training

Education

University degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office

Job description

Red Rover Recruitment is seeking a Project Manager in the Minneapolis area to lead Target-related customer projects from requirements through launch and stabilization. The role is home-based with occasional meetings at Target HQ in Minneapolis, requiring strong cross-functional coordination across Sales, IT, Supply Chain and Production.

You will translate retailer requirements into integrated project plans, manage timelines and risks, and provide clear status updates to senior leadership.