Strategic Initiatives Project Mgr-1

Wayne Farms LLC; Georgia; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayne-Sanderson Farms seeks a Project Manager to centrally coordinate cross-functional initiatives, ensuring alignment across teams from planning through delivery. The role emphasizes structured governance, dashboards, and data-driven decisions without direct people management responsibilities.

The ideal candidate brings 3–5 years in project management, strong communication, and the ability to influence stakeholders across departments while delivering on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in project management, project coordination, PMO, program support, or a related field.
• Experience supporting or leading cross-functional projects involving multiple stakeholders
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities
• Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills
• Ability to build relationships, influence stakeholders, and drive accountability
• Experience creating project plans, reports, dashboards, and documentation
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate projects from planning through completion
• Develop project plans, timelines, milestones, budgets, and success measures
• Manage priorities, dependencies, risks, and resources across multiple workstreams
• Monitor progress and address obstacles that could impact delivery
• Partner with business leaders to drive project execution and accountability
• Facilitate project meetings, governance reviews, and executive updates
• Build partnerships across departments and levels of the organization
• Communicate project status, key decisions, and risks to stakeholders and leadership
• Influence outcomes and drive alignment without direct authority
• Maintain project dashboards, reports, action logs, and documentation
• Track project performance and support data-driven decision-making
• Help improve project management tools, standards, and best practices
• Support portfolio tracking, governance activities, and change management efforts

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Stakeholder management

Project documentation

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Smartsheet

Excel

PowerPoint

Teams

Job description

# Strategic Initiatives - Project Manager## Drive Strategic Initiatives That Impact the Entire Business This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys solving complex challenges, collaborating with diverse stakeholders, and making a meaningful impact without having direct people management responsibilities. ## What You'll DoAs a Project Manager, you'll serve as the central point of coordination for cross-functional projects and business initiatives, ensuring teams stay aligned and focused on successful outcomes. ### Project Leadership & Execution* Lead and coordinate projects from planning through completion* Develop project plans, timelines, milestones, budgets, and success measures* Manage priorities, dependencies, risks, and resources across multiple workstreams* Monitor progress and proactively address obstacles that could impact delivery* Partner with business leaders to drive project execution and accountability ### Stakeholder Collaboration & Communication* Facilitate project meetings, governance reviews, and executive updates* Build strong partnerships across departments and levels of the organization* Communicate project status, key decisions, and risks to stakeholders and leadership* Influence outcomes and drive alignment without direct authority ### Reporting & Continuous Improvement* Maintain project dashboards, reports, action logs, and project documentation* Track project performance and support data-driven decision-making* Help improve project management tools, standards, and best practices* Support portfolio tracking, governance activities, and change management efforts ## What We're Looking For### Required Qualifications* 3-5 years of experience in project management, project coordination, PMO, program support, or a related field* Experience supporting or leading cross-functional projects involving multiple stakeholders* Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities* Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills* Ability to build relationships, influence stakeholders, and drive accountability* Experience creating project plans, reports, dashboards, and documentation* Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams ### Preferred Qualifications* Experience working within a PMO, Transformation Office, Strategic Finance, or similar environment* Experience using Smartsheet for project planning, reporting, and dashboards* Knowledge of change management, portfolio management, or continuous improvement methodologies* PMP, CAPM, Lean Six Sigma, or similar certifications ### EducationBachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Information Technology, or a related field preferred. ## Why Join Wayne-Sanderson Farms?* **High-Impact Work** – Support strategic initiatives that influence the entire organization.* **Enterprise-Wide Exposure** – Collaborate with leaders and teams across multiple business functions* **Career Growth** – Gain visibility into strategic projects and business operations while expanding your project management expertise.* **Collaborative Environment** – Work alongside high-performing teams committed to achieving results. ## Ready to Make an Impact?If you're a detail-oriented project professional who enjoys bringing structure to complexity and helping teams achieve ambitious goals, we'd love to hear from you.**Apply today and help shape the future of Wayne-Sanderson Farms.**