Senior Project Manager

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We believe being healthy should not require tradeoffs. SCN BestCo is a leading innovator, developer and manufacturer of Vitamin, Mineral & Supplement (VMS), Over-the-Counter (OTC) and prebiotics/probiotics in enjoyable forms such as gummies, lozenges and chews. With over 50 years of excellence, our team leads the way in changing how consumers make healthier choices. With unique food science expertise and proprietary processes, we’ve pioneered many firsts. Our passion to create new to the world products has guided and continues to be core to our mission of making health and wellness more enjoyable. Come join us and become a part of our winning formula!

The Senior Project Manager oversees and guides large, complex projects through the company commercialization process, including coordination among multiple internal departments and external customer counterparts including R&D, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Operations, Finance, Supply Chain, Regulatory and Manufacturing. The position is responsible for managing the execution of tasks by multiple project leaders and contributors.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assess assigned projects, targeting specific business unit goals and objectives and strengthening consumer and customer satisfaction.
• Oversee medium to large complex projects.
• Train, develop, and mentor Project Management team.
• Develop new and enhance existing project management office (PMO) tools.
• Develop project timelines for new projects including preparing responses to customer requests for information (RFIs).
• Ensure timely and efficient execution of projects.
• Collaborate with project and department leaders in the planning and execution of project tasks from ideation to commercialization.
• Coordinate and manage project team meetings including documentation of executed tasks, action items, and program governance.
• Publish monthly project goal achievement and financial growth achievements.
• Implement project management best practices and associated tools including the development of internal systems, both manual and digital.
• Collaborate with internal departments, using a cross-functional team approach to maximize communication and resources in an effort to operate as effectively as possible while ensuring successful project development and execution.
• Identify, manage, and resolve escalated issues arising from project execution including escalation internally and externally.

Required Qualifications

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or a technical field.
• 8 years of project management, account management, and/or other related experience.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities (KSAs):

• Understanding of basic principles of business management, forecasting, budgeting, market projections and how they influence and relate to project and program execution.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strong, productive relationships with internal and external customers.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including experience presenting to senior level leaders.
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint and PLM tools.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities with efficiency and accuracy.
• Detail-oriented, highly motivated, self-starter with relentless determination.
• Demonstrated ability to creatively approach challenges and opportunities in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Must have the ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with internal staff and management. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, or procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Must be able to demonstrate practical problem solving and trouble shooting skills. Ability to demonstrate practical problem solving and trouble shooting skills. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or Six Sigma certification.
• Familiarity with pharmaceutical sector and management of healthcare projects.
• Combined experience in project management, account management, business development, supply chain management, and/or research & development.
• Experience managing a matrixed organization (multiple decision makers).
• Experience applying Lean principles.

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