Supply Chain Project Manager

Vaco; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco in the United States is seeking an experienced project leader to drive end-to-end BCPs and cross-functional initiatives in supply chain. You will lead formal weekly meetings, monitor progress, and ensure deliverables meet quality, time, and budget objectives.

Collaborating with Engineering, Manufacturing, Marketing, and Commercial teams, you will define scope, support onboarding efforts, and drive issue resolution across functions.

Qualifications

• End-to-end supply chain experience required.
• Experience with product development and movement from development to shelf.
• Comfortable working with Engineering, Manufacturing, Marketing and Commercial teams.
• Change management experience desired.
• Ability to work in an environment where onboarding materials are being developed.

Responsibilities

• Leads BCPs and complex projects independently.
• Plans projects to develop standardized timelines.
• Uses MS Project or similar to create schedules focusing on critical path.
• Delivers KPIs for timing, cost, quality, and budget.
• Partners with Brand Marketing and R&D to define scope and design.

Skills

End-to-end supply chain

Product development understanding

Cross-functional collaboration

Change management

Process onboarding

Job description

Responsibilities

• Independently leads BCPs, (business continuity plan) projects of various complexity.
• Leads project planning sessions to collaboratively develop standardized timelines (networks) for projects.
• Utilizes MS Project or similar tool to develop project schedules with a focus on the critical path.
• Responsible for delivering Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) of project timing, cost, quality, and budget.
• Partners with Brand Marketing and R&D to define project scope & design.
• Lead formal weekly team meetings and communication methods that drive project execution and completion.
• Monitor and report status of project progress and risks to leadership.
• Ensures project outputs are consistently high-quality deliverables, on time and within budget to all business objectives.
• Communicates project expectations and plans to the project team members, leadership, and other stakeholders in a clear and concise fashion.
• Leads identification, negotiation, and support of resolution to issues within cross functional teams.
• Maintains documentation as required by the stage-gate development process.

Requirements

• Strong end-to-end Supply Chain experience.
• Experience with product development and understanding how products move from development through manufacturing and ultimately to the shelf
• Comfortable working across Engineering, Manufacturing, Marketing, and Commercial teams.
• Change management experience.
• Must be comfortable working within an environment where formal processes and onboarding materials are still being developed.
• CPG or Retail industry experience preferred.

EEO Notice

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For residents of Ontario, Canada: Based on Highspring's discussions with its Client, Highspring's understanding is that this position for employment is a current vacancy (either through Highspring as a contractor or with the client directly).