Strategic Project Leader, Cross-Functional Ops

Vmc Group; Bloomingdale (NJ); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision insurance

401K with company match

Life Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Generous annual time off policy

12 Company-Paid holidays

Wellness Program

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

VMC Group is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead strategic, operational, and cross-functional initiatives across the organization. This role demands balance between strategic thinking and hands-on execution to drive high-priority projects from concept to completion.

The successful candidate will coordinate across Operations, Engineering, Sales, Finance, HR, IT, and other functions, ensuring defined objectives, timelines, and accountability are maintained.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Project Management, Operations, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive project management experience, preferably in manufacturing or multi-business environments.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional projects from concept through implementation.
• Experience working with senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Strong understanding of project planning, scheduling, risk management, stakeholder management, and change management.
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, Asana, Monday.com, etc.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and business-process improvement initiatives preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic and operational projects across VMC Group and its operating companies.
• Translate business priorities into clearly defined project plans, objectives, milestones, deliverables, and timelines.
• Manage projects from initiation through implementation and closeout.
• Establish project priorities, ownership, dependencies, and measures of success.
• Monitor project performance and ensure initiatives remain aligned with Company objectives.
• Identify opportunities to improve execution, efficiency, profitability, and organizational effectiveness.
• Lead projects involving multiple functions and operating companies.
• Coordinate teams across Operations, Engineering, Sales, Finance, HR, IT, and other departments.
• Establish clear roles, responsibilities, deadlines, and accountability for project participants.
• Facilitate project meetings and ensure action items and commitments are completed.
• Build alignment among stakeholders with competing priorities.
• Influence and drive results without having direct authority over project team members.
• Lead initiatives focused on operational efficiency, process improvement, cost reduction, quality, customer service, and organizational effectiveness.
• Work with operating company leaders to identify process gaps and develop practical solutions.
• Support standardization and best-practice sharing across VMC Group companies where appropriate.
• Develop project metrics and reporting to measure the impact of improvement initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve communication, workflow, productivity, and accountability.
• Provide leadership with concise, accurate, and timely project updates.
• Develop project dashboards, status reports, and presentations.
• Communicate project accomplishments, upcoming milestones, risks, issues, resource requirements, and decisions requiring leadership attention.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Project Management, Operations, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Asana

Monday.com

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

VMC Group is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead strategic, operational, and cross-functional initiatives across the organization. This role demands balance between strategic thinking and hands-on execution to drive high-priority projects from concept to completion.

The successful candidate will coordinate across Operations, Engineering, Sales, Finance, HR, IT, and other functions, ensuring defined objectives, timelines, and accountability are maintained.