Hershey
Associate Manager Project Marketing
Location: Hershey, PA Summary: Strategic leader of business-critical product portfolio initiatives and portfolio reviews by partnering with various cross-functional groups to support business priorities. Responsibilities: Supports commercial portfolio reviews and acts as key partner point of contact for the respective portfolio leader (Sr Mgr / Mgr), in partnership with the portfolio operations team. Provides expert analysis, mines insights, and recommends actions while delivering forward-looking project portfolio visibility and viability, financial assessment, and capacity indicators to drive prioritization and business decisions (10%) Contributes to Stage-Gate process design across Types and Tiers for the assigned individual projects and participates in initiatives to continuously improve the Stage-Gate process, deliverables, Accolade system, and/or project portfolio management tools (10%) Provides critical leadership role in ensuring the successful development and execution of Medium / Low complexity projects for the commercialization of new and changing products/pack types, actively leading timelines, defining scope, managing resources, holding functions responsible for deliverables, and owning the budget, while requiring considerable coaching (60%) Accountable to deliver profitability and operational success by problem solving, removing roadblocks, elevating risks/issues, developing risk mitigation plans/contingencies, and facilitating decision making to drive projects forward through the stage gate process (20%) Project management process expert - owns project execution and adherence to stage gate processes from project initiation (confirming correct project type & tier) through 1st delivery to the customer. Core Competencies: Portfolio and project management exposure (e.g. served as cross-functional team member or managed simple projects) Strong resource management and planning Exceptional organizational skills Process excellence and orientation Negotiation and influence Drives objective decision-making Strong skills in managing multiple priorities Collaboration and teamwork Strong oral and written communication skills SAP experience Intermediate to expert level Microsoft Project skills Excellent problem-solving skills, the ability to make timely/sound decisions, and implement agreed upon solutions Ability to work under pressure and be comfortable taking ownership of leading a team towards a quick resolution Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree required 2-5+ years of related work experience, preferably in CPG - Product Lifecycle Management PMP Certified preferred Lean Six Sigma preferred
Location: Hershey, PA Summary: Strategic leader of business-critical product portfolio initiatives and portfolio reviews by partnering with various cross-functional groups to support business priorities. Responsibilities: Supports commercial portfolio reviews and acts as key partner point of contact for the respective portfolio leader (Sr Mgr / Mgr), in partnership with the portfolio operations team. Provides expert analysis, mines insights, and recommends actions while delivering forward-looking project portfolio visibility and viability, financial assessment, and capacity indicators to drive prioritization and business decisions (10%) Contributes to Stage-Gate process design across Types and Tiers for the assigned individual projects and participates in initiatives to continuously improve the Stage-Gate process, deliverables, Accolade system, and/or project portfolio management tools (10%) Provides critical leadership role in ensuring the successful development and execution of Medium / Low complexity projects for the commercialization of new and changing products/pack types, actively leading timelines, defining scope, managing resources, holding functions responsible for deliverables, and owning the budget, while requiring considerable coaching (60%) Accountable to deliver profitability and operational success by problem solving, removing roadblocks, elevating risks/issues, developing risk mitigation plans/contingencies, and facilitating decision making to drive projects forward through the stage gate process (20%) Project management process expert - owns project execution and adherence to stage gate processes from project initiation (confirming correct project type & tier) through 1st delivery to the customer. Core Competencies: Portfolio and project management exposure (e.g. served as cross-functional team member or managed simple projects) Strong resource management and planning Exceptional organizational skills Process excellence and orientation Negotiation and influence Drives objective decision-making Strong skills in managing multiple priorities Collaboration and teamwork Strong oral and written communication skills SAP experience Intermediate to expert level Microsoft Project skills Excellent problem-solving skills, the ability to make timely/sound decisions, and implement agreed upon solutions Ability to work under pressure and be comfortable taking ownership of leading a team towards a quick resolution Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree required 2-5+ years of related work experience, preferably in CPG - Product Lifecycle Management PMP Certified preferred Lean Six Sigma preferred