Operations Project Manager - Global Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Copeland; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

Copeland is seeking an Operations Project Manager to lead cross‑functional projects spanning Manufacturing Operations, Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics and Operational Excellence. You will translate business priorities into structured plans, coordinate multi‑function execution, manage risks, and ensure improvements in safety, quality, delivery, cost, inventory and productivity.

The role offers a fast‑paced manufacturing environment and requires disciplined project execution with strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Logistics, Business or related field; or equivalent experience.
• 1+ year of project coordination/management in manufacturing, procurement, supply chain, or ops.
• Experience building and maintaining project plans, risk/issue logs, and executive summaries.
• Experience with cross-functional teams and influencing without authority.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data-organization skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead small to medium operational projects or workstreams from initiation to closeout.
• Develop charters, scope, WBS, schedules, budgets and success criteria.
• Maintain logs for actions, risks, issues, decisions, dependencies; ensure due dates.
• Establish governance, cadence, stage gates, and concise sponsor reporting.
• Monitor schedule, cost, scope, benefits, and performance; propose recovery actions.
• Capture lessons learned and transition deliverables to process owners.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Time management

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Logistics, or Business

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Project

Planner

Smartsheet

Cora

PowerPoint

Oracle or SAP

Job description

Copeland is seeking an Operations Project Manager to lead cross‑functional projects spanning Manufacturing Operations, Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics and Operational Excellence. You will translate business priorities into structured plans, coordinate multi‑function execution, manage risks, and ensure improvements in safety, quality, delivery, cost, inventory and productivity.

The role offers a fast‑paced manufacturing environment and requires disciplined project execution with strong