Associate Commercialization Manager
As a family of brands, it is Our Home's ethos to create and provide delicious, wholesome snacks to communities throughout the U.S. at a great value. We strive to create snacks that offer nourishment and a warm and welcoming sense of familiarity. Our Home is not just the house we live in, but the communities of which we are a part. Our Home gets the best snacks into hands, homes, and communities around the country so that we can flourish together.
We believe that a unified culture and shared values are essential to our success. At Our Home...
We have Growth Mindsets: We grow ourselves, our teams, and our company, both personally and professionally.
We embrace Integrity & Accountability: We do what we say we are going to do, and take ownership of our actions.
We Push the Boundaries: We challenge the status quo, and are creative problem solvers who win where others don't.
We believe that we are Stronger Together: Collaboration is at the center of what we do. We win and lose together. Our Home makes snacks for everyone and will continue to be known for flavorful snacks with better ingredients that satisfy every occasion and craving. We deliver this through our portfolio of household favorite snack brands, including Pop Secret, Parm Crisps, Good Health, Sonoma Creamery, Popchips, RW Garcia, Food Should Taste Good and From The Ground Up. Our Home is one of the fastest growing Better For You food brands in the country and this explosive growth requires great people with a passion for better-for-you snacks. Our Home is seeking an Associate Commercialization Manager to guide new projects from idea to launch, acting as the bridge between various groups within the organization including R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Procurement, Manufacturing, Inventory and Planning. They will actively partner cross functionally to drive project management programs that support Our Home’s mission and product portfolios. The Associate Commercialization Manager is responsible for project navigation and traffic control, leading teams through critical checkpoints, including analysis and prioritization of risks and opportunities. The ideal candidate should employ effective problem solving and should be able to easily adapt in a fast-paced, evolving environment where priorities shift day to day.
Key Responsibilities
- Execute projects that impact the company’s growth, profitability, and operational efficiency. Lead the commercialization process for new product launches. Own the Stage Gate process for projects; defining project scope, goals, deliverables, and timelines.
- Coordinate artwork review and packaging hand-off to vendors, working and communicating directly with our customer’s design agency, customer contacts, internal team and broker partner.
- Be accountable for new products and product maintenance ensuring 100% accurate part set up. Meet internal and external partner specifications and product requirements, including completion of production specifications in customer portals (examples include GORP, PROSPEC, Gateway).
- Collaborate across internal teams (Operations, Marketing, Procurement, Finance, Sales) and work with external contacts (suppliers, co-manufacturers and vendors) to ensure programs are launched on-time and in-line with project objectives.
- Serve as project lead to ensure cross-functional team members understand and work toward accomplishing the business vision, goals and objectives. Manage and communicate detailed project trackers to the extended team. Promote urgency to hit established timelines. Provide project status updates and flag issues to leadership.
- Lead weekly cross-functional team meetings to ensure teams are completing tasks according to agreed project timelines and facilitate discussions to manage and mitigate project risks.
- Learn and develop a strong working knowledge of industry, products, packaging, production lines, and the processes necessary to commercialize products across our manufacturing network.
- Ability to travel up to 20% as needed throughout the year for various activities including team off-sites, our annual company off-site, first production runs and production trials as necessary.
Requirements
- Minimum 3+ years in CPG Project Management or related business function
- Experience leading cross-functional project teams, experience with Stage Gate processes a plus
- Exposure to new product commercialization and startup procedures
- Experience managing private label branded products and working directly with customers
- Extremely strong organization skills, detail-oriented with strong project management skills, analytical capabilities, and the ability to collaborate cross-functionally.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- An enjoyment for working in a team environment with the ability to build strong relationships with business partners and lead projects
Benefits
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- 401k Plan with Company Match
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Parental Leave
- Short Term & Long Term Disability