Manager, PMO/Special Projects

Trivium Packaging; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Trivium Packaging seeks a senior PMO leader to drive the Global Aerosol and Beverage transformation. You will set strategies, governance, and KPIs across global sub-BUs, and lead special procurement initiatives, shared services, and tool development. Travel to support global programs will be required.

The role reports to the SVP GAB and emphasizes data-driven decision making, dashboards, and stakeholder alignment across regions. Strong leadership in large-scale transformation is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in transformation or top-tier consulting with manufacturing experience
• 2+ years in leadership roles
• Experience managing projects across a global footprint
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Engineering, Finance or Business degree required; MBA or equivalent preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead transformation and global sub-BU alignment on standard work, KPIs and change management
• Manage governance, measurement and reporting for key programs and execution
• Assess performance and partner with workstream leaders to drive results
• Develop prioritization recommendations and portfolio alignment
• Facilitate reporting forums and drive problem-solving across leadership teams
• Improve reporting capabilities with training and dashboards for leaders
• Lead transformation communications for teams and organization
• Perform financial and savings analysis and partner with Finance on sign-off processes
• Lead P&L reconciliation and CapEx planning with Finance
• Prepare board-level and Executive Committee reporting materials
• Maintain transformation materials and program documents
• Build credibility with global stakeholders and ensure alignment to business objectives
• Support special procurement projects including shared services and systems/tools development

Skills

Transformation leadership

Program governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial and performance analytics

Executive communications

AI literacy & analytics

Risk and stakeholder management

Strategic planning & portfolio design

Education

Engineering degree

Finance degree

Business degree

MBA

Tools

Dashboards

Job description

Role Summary

This global role helps lead the Project Management Office for Global Aerosol and Beverage (GAB), setting strategies, tools, processes, and governance to drive execution and alignment across global sub-BUs. The role also supports special projects in procurement and transformation, including shared services, systems, and tools, KPI development and strategic category initiatives. This role reports to SVP GAB and is based in the US.

Candidates based near Youngstown are preferred; however, we are open to considering talent from anywhere in North or South America, provided they are comfortable working remotely and travelling when needed.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the transformation and global sub-BU alignment on standard work, KPIs & change management & communication processes
• Manage governance, measurement and reporting for key programs and overall execution
• Assess performance regularly and partner with workstream leaders to drive results
• Develop recommendations on prioritization, resource allocation, and portfolio alignment
• Facilitate workstream, leadership and SteerCo reporting and problem-solving forums
• Strengthen reporting capabilities through training and dashboards that support leaders across the organization
• Lead transformation communications and messaging for teams and the broader organization
• Perform financial and savings analysis to evaluate impact, data quality and returns
• Partner with Finance on savings validation and sign-off processes
• Lead the P&L reconciliation process
• Partner with Finance to manage CapEx, restructuring costs, ROI, and hurdle-rate controls
• Prepare board-level and Executive Committee reporting materials
• Improve tracking quality, data integrity, and financial impact through outreach to workstream and project leaders
• Drive initiative owner engagement and stronger workstream data quality
• Maintain a repository of transformation materials, plans, and key program documents
• Build credibility and collaborative relationships with global stakeholders
• Keep the program aligned to business objectives and recommend performance improvements
• Project management and/or support of special projects in procurement including but not limited to:
  • shared services development
  • systems and tools design and development
  • performance management, tracking and KPI development
  • strategic category management support

Competencies/Skills

• Strong financial and business acumen with experience in value capture and performance management
• Strong change management and program leadership skills, with the ability to lead large-scale transformation and drive adoption
• Experience leading high-impact cross-functional, technical, and procurement-related projects
• Strategic planning capability, including target operating model design, roadmap development, and portfolio alignment
• Strong risk, issue, dependency, stakeholder, and decision management across global programs
• Digital and systems transformation fluency, including data, analytics, reporting tools, and process enablement
• Continuous improvement mindset with the ability to simplify, standardize and strengthen ways of working
• Excellent communication, presentation and influencing skills, including the ability to align teams without direct authority
• Experience coaching leaders and initiative owners to strengthen transformation capability and execution discipline
• AI literacy and practical application skills, including use of generative AI, copilots, automation, and predictive analytics to improve reporting, planning and decision-making
• Sound data governance and judgment, including the ability to validate AI-supported outputs and apply responsible use standards

Qualifications

• 5+ years in transformation or top-tier consulting, with significant manufacturing experience
• 2 years’ experience in leadership roles
• Experience managing projects across a global footprint
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Engineering, Finance or Business degree required; MBA or equivalent experience preferred

Work Environment

This position will primarily work in an office environment where sitting for prolong periods of time and using a computer, telephone and other office electronics are critical. The position will also need to lift up to 15 pounds on occasion.

Trivium Packaging is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. #LI-AG #LI-Remote