Own Brands Product Project Lead

Daymon; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Daymon is seeking a Product Project Lead to drive private label product development with cross-functional teams, ensuring milestones are met within established timelines.

You will proactively communicate with retailers, suppliers, and internal teams to ensure objectives are achieved, manage risks, and maintain product status reports via PLM systems. This role requires detail orientation, execution discipline, and effective communication to keep launches on track.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
• 2-4 years' experience in related field.
• Must have strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must have basic computer skills including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Work with supplier partners and retailer on launching new items, label updates, and reformulations; ensure deadlines are met.
• Manage relationships with supplier partners and retailer; proactively communicate with retailers and internal teams.
• Identify potential risks and provide solutions; advise stakeholders on roadblocks.
• Support business managers on new business development.
• Facilitate product development discussions with senior leadership of supplier partners or retailer.
• PLM system navigation; create product and status reports.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Self-starter

Prioritization

Organization

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Outlook

Job description

We are seeking a Product Project Lead who is professional, detail-oriented, process and execution-driven, with strong communication skills. A successful Product Project Lead drives projects through the private label product development process, while working closely with cross-functional teams to achieve milestones within established timelines. To effectively reach these goals, you must be able to proactively communicate with the retailer, suppliers, and your internal team to ensure objectives are met.

The Company is one of North America’s leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management, and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers, and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics, and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.

• Work with supplier partners and retailer on executing new item launches, label updates, and reformulations of product. Ensure all parties stay on track to meet deadlines.
• Manage relationships with both supplier partners and the retailer. Proactively communicate with retailer, suppliers, internal team and/or third-party teams to ensure objectives are met.
• Identify potential risks and solutions. Advise the key stakeholders (internal and external) on potential roadblocks in a project and help provide and execute solutions.
• Work with and support business managers on new business development.
• Required to facilitate product development discussions with senior leadership of supplier partners or retailer.
• PLM system navigation required, must create product and status reports.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Direct Reports: This position does not have supervisory responsibilities for direct reports

Indirect Reports: Does not have direct reports, but may delegate work of others and provide guidance, direction and mentoring to indirect reports

Minimum Qualifications

Education Level: (Required): Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Experience Requirements: 2-4 years' experience in related field

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Must be able to think on their feet, be a problem solver, and be a self-starter
• Must have strong written and verbal communication skills
• Must have basic computer skills including use of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and Outlook
• Must have strong prioritization and organization skills