Senior Project Manager

Baldwin Richardson Foods Co.; Gananda (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Baldwin Richardson Foods Co. seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead enterprise-wide initiatives across technology, operations, and commercial teams.

You will drive end-to-end execution, governance, and optimized portfolios enabling scale, efficiency, and customer value. This role requires strategic thinking, analytical rigor, and a proven ability to deliver cross-functional results in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, PM, supply chain, engineering, or related field.
• Experience in leading complex, cross-functional projects.
• Proven ability to influence without direct authority.
• Strong strategic, analytical, and execution capabilities.
• Experience in manufacturing or industrial settings is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide projects from concept to implementation aligning with business objectives.
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, risks, resources, milestones, and escalations.
• Develop integrated project plans, governance, metrics, and reporting across teams.
• Coordinate with manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and operations on portfolio impacts.
• Identify and mitigate risks, issues, dependencies, and resource constraints.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Strategic planning

Lean Six Sigma

Agile

MS Project

Portfolio management

Regulatory awareness

Team influence

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

MS Project

Portfolio tools

PLM software

Job description

At BRF, we are accelerating strategic growth and operational excellence through rapid expansion, successful customer partnerships, and an influx of new opportunities. We are seeking a Sr. Project Manager who can help turn this momentum into sustainable long-term success by leading complex, high-impact initiatives that enable scale, efficiency, customer value, and disciplined execution across the enterprise.

In this role, you will lead end-to-end project execution for an expanding customer base while also driving internal optimization, product commercialization, governance, and continuous improvement initiatives. The successful candidate will serve as a critical connector between technology, innovation, engineering, operations, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, commercial teams, and senior leadership, translating strategic direction into executable plans and portfolio-level visibility.

We are looking for a growth-minded, proactive problem-solver with strong strategic, analytical, and execution capabilities. This individual will be comfortable owning complex project lifecycles from both an internal and client-facing lens, bringing structure to ambiguity, influencing cross-functional teams without direct authority, and delivering measurable outcomes that support BRF’s long-term business objectives.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Lead high-impact, enterprise-wide projects from concept through implementation, ensuring alignment with strategic business objectives, customer commitments, and long-term growth priorities.
• Accountable for successful project delivery by proactively managing scope, schedule, budget, risks, resources, milestones, escalations, deliverables, and stakeholder expectations.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, phase/gate milestones, governance structures, execution strategies, reporting cadences, and performance metrics across cross-functional teams.
• Manage complex project and commercialization portfolios, ensuring the appropriate stakeholders are engaged and that impacts to manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, packaging, quality, engineering, and operations are identified, understood, and mitigated.
• Anticipate, identify, and manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and resource constraints; escalat...

WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, project management, supply chain, engineering, operations, or related field; non-related education may be considered with applicable experience.

Preferred Education:

• Master’s degree in business, engineering, supply chain, operations, project management, or related field.

Required Experience:

• Minimum of five (5+) years of direct project management experience leading complex, cross-functional projects from initiation through implementation, including high-stakes initiatives, project governance, risk management, and resource planning.
• Minimum of eight (8+) years of progressive professional experience in project management, operations, engineering, business transformation, product commercialization, supply chain, or related functions, with a portion of the experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience successfully managing project schedules, budgets, milestones, escalations, deliverables, and stakeholder expectations for internal operational, customer-facing, and commercialization projects.
• Proven track record in strategic project leadership, cross-functional collaboration, executive stakeholder engagement, and influencing teams without direct authority.
• Experience leading or collaborating with multiple functions, including commercial teams, R&D, manufacturing, engineering, EHS, quality, supply chain, procurement, packaging, technology, innovation, and operations.
• Experience implementing, administering, or improving complex programs, portfolios, phase/gate processes, PLM systems, reporting standards, or project management tools.
• A proactive, growth-oriented mindset with the ability to seek solutions, optimize processes, adapt through ambiguity, and embrace rapid organizational change.

Preferred Experience:

• PMP or PgMP certification.
• Lean Six Sigma, Agile, or continuous improvement experience.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Project, portfolio/project management tools, Microsoft Office Suite, and web-based PLM software platforms.
• Experience in regulated environments or with regulatory authorities such as OSHA, EPA, or USDA.
• Demonstrated experience with industrial manufacturing, food and beverage, or equipment manufacturing organizations.