Strategic Launch & Portfolio Lead

Stateside Brands; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Stateside Brands in Philadelphia is seeking a Director of Commercialization to drive planning, coordination, and execution of launches across our brands, products, packages, and markets.

You will bring structure to a fast-moving, high-growth organization, collaborating with Supply Chain, Sales, Marketing, Finance, R&D/Quality, Operations, and external manufacturing partners to ensure projects move forward with clear ownership, timelines, dependencies, and accountability.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in commercialization, project/program management, operations, supply chain, innovation, or related functions.
• 3+ years leading complex cross-functional projects.
• Experience within alcoholic beverage, beverage, CPG, food manufacturing, or a fast-paced consumer products environment preferred.
• Strong understanding of commercialization processes from concept through production and market launch.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the company’s complete commercialization project portfolio and serve as the central point of accountability for active and upcoming projects.
• Establish and maintain a standardized stage-gate commercialization process from initial request through launch and project closeout.
• Manage projects including: new product/flavor launches, new brands, SKUs and pack sizes, packaging/artwork changes, copacker transitions, reformulations, regulatory changes, and SKU discontinuations.
• Maintain a centralized project pipeline showing status, timing, ownership, dependencies, risks, and next actions.
• Ensure every project has clearly defined objectives, scope, business justification, deliverables, owners, and target launch dates before execution begins.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic planning

Supply chain understanding

Communication

Executive presence

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business / Supply Chain / Operations / Engineering / Project Management or related discipline

Tools

Project management software

Job description

Stateside Brands in Philadelphia is seeking a Director of Commercialization to drive planning, coordination, and execution of launches across our brands, products, packages, and markets.

You will bring structure to a fast-moving, high-growth organization, collaborating with Supply Chain, Sales, Marketing, Finance, R&D/Quality, Operations, and external manufacturing partners to ensure projects move forward with clear ownership, timelines, dependencies, and accountability.