Commercialization Manager

• Serves as the project manager for commercialization projects that cut across innovations, product reformulations and graphic refreshes.  Leads and coordinates cross-functional teams to bring initiatives from concept through launch.

• Manages high complexity projects requiring direct customer-facing engagement.

• Translates ideas and requirements into clear project plans, timelines, and deliverables.

• Identifies risks early and collaborates to develop solutions that keep launches on track.

• Optimizes processes, drives cost savings, and champions continuous improvement efforts.

• Uses tools like PPM, SAP, and Power BI to track progress, measure results, and support data-driven decision making.

• Facilitates communication across multiple teams and levels of the organization, ensuring alignment and transparency.

• Bachelor’s degree required; Business, Project Management, Supply Chain, Operations, Food Science, or a related discipline preferred

• 2+ years leading cross-functional teams in a CPG or food manufacturing environment.

• 5+ years of commercialization, R&D, Supply Chain, or Operations experience.

• Strong communication, facilitation, and influence skills.

• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

• Experience with SAP, PPM, and data visualization tools preferred.

• PMP certification a plus.

• Strong decision-making, conflict management, and communication skills.

• Experience with Microsoft Project or similar tools.

• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.

• Clear communication and the ability to influence without authority.

• Analytical thinking and comfort working with data in multiple systems.

• A collaborative mindset with a focus on problem solving and efficiency.

• A passion for bringing ideas to life and driving exceptional execution.

• Leads projects through the established stage-gate process, ensuring required deliverables, decisions, and approvals are completed at appropriate milestones.

• Develops integrated project plans defining scope, objectives, milestones, dependencies, deliverables, owners, and due dates.

• Establishes a reliable single source of truth for project status, milestones, risks, decisions, and outstanding actions.

• Coordinates activities across R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Packaging, Quality, Regulatory, Finance, Sales, Marketing, and other functional partners.

• Provides visibility to risks that could affect launch timing, customer commitments, cost, or successful execution and develop contingency plans with cross functional input.

• Partners with operations and technical teams to support plant trials, production qualifications, new equipment or process requirements, capacity considerations, and manufacturing readiness.

• Partners with business and functional leaders to support prioritization of commercial activities.

• Motivates and influences cross-functional team members to achieve project deliverables.

• Prepares concise, executive-ready updates that translate detailed project information into key messages, decisions, risks, and actions.

The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list of all tasks. Additional tasks and duties may be assigned from time to time as necessitated by business needs.