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Sector: Project and Program Management
Role: Manager
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Lifestyle Brands (the LSB) is a growing house of like-minded brands under the SC Johnson umbrella including Method, Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day, Babyganics and Ecover. Headquartered in San Francisco with additional operations in Chicago and throughout Europe, the LSB is home to 650 employees. Together we act as a force for bold, transformative growth with a focus on delivering positive impact for people and the planet. If you're into pioneering the future and doing good while doing business, come join us.
The LSB is part of SC Johnson, a family-owned company and leading manufacturer of household cleaning, home storage, air care, pest control and shoe care products, as well as professional products. Originally founded in 1886 and headquartered in Wisconsin, U.S.A., SC Johnson and the Lifestyle Brands division are at work for a better world.
Location: Frimley
Contract type: Permanent
People Leader: Manager, Project Management
Function: PMO
Internal Job Title: Senior Associate, Project Management, Commercialization
Please note: This role is not eligible for international relocation.
What's in it for you?
* Competitive pay & benefits
* Flexible working hours + compressed week hours (1/2 day off on Fridays)
* 'Build your own' learning programme
* Free breakfast & snacks
* 25 days annual holiday + additional days after service
* Pension, Life cover & Health Insurance & income protection
* Volunteering days
* Season ticket loan
* Wellness days
* Free refills of Ecover products
Based in Frimley, UK, the Senior Associate, Project Management, Commercialization will manage multiple, simultaneous projects to ensure on-time, on-budget, and on-quality execution. They are responsible for delivering projects with low to moderate complexity in the Commercialization, Launch, and Post Launch Phases. This role leads regional cross-functional project teams through these phases to ensure project schedule/deliverables, cost, capital, quality, success criteria, timing, and risk/mitigation profile is clear and executed. They drive integration with the regional execution team and ensure alignment with business commitments.
Responsibilities:
* Leverage business acumen to understand market and category dynamics to optimize business results
* Manage projects through the Commercialization, Launch, and Post Launch Phases. Develop timelines, key milestones, and risk and mitigation plans
* Coordinate activities of functional team members to execute plans that will meet commitments of key deliverables
* Develop and manage detailed project schedule to meet launch commitments in each country defined in project scope
* Develop risk identification/mitigation plans to achieve project objectives
* Manage projects according to LSB processes and best practices
* Assure all appropriate cross-functional subject matter experts are engaged to deliver key subprocesses and milestones required for the project, with a focus on meeting cost of sales, capital, quality, and customer service metrics for the project (including first arrival date and case fill rates)
* Provide project leadership within a regional cross-functional team to drive the Commercialization and Launch of innovative projects
* Track project progress against deliverables/milestones, issue status reports, and escalate breakdowns and issues as necessary
* Maintain Project Documentation (Project Management system, MS Project Timeline, StageGate Documents, Risk Register, Issue Log, OneNote, Close Out Report, etc.) as needed
* Manage communication plan internal to team and external to team (Stakeholders, Sponsors, and Executives)
* Model strong R&D functional skills, including appropriate skills in effective communication, financial acumen, integrated risk management, project management, quality, robustness, regulation & safety, scientific rigor, and technical curiosity
* Apply root cause analysis and problem-solving skills to identify the most critical factors that impact successful project implementation
Experience you'll bring:
* Bachelor's Degree in a business or technical discipline and moderate experience in product development and/or commercialization, manufacturing, purchasing, planning, distribution, or master's degree with relevant work experience.
* Project Management (PMI) or Supply Chain (APICS) certification (preferred)
* Experience in Project Management in consumer package goods development, manufacturing, purchasing, planning, distribution and/or commercialization.
* Experience in new product launches, contract manufacturing, and financial analysis as it relates to operations
* Experience to interface, lead and build relationships with multiple levels and functions internal and external to the corporation
* Ability to motivate non-direct reports; keep teams working well together in a complex, non-structured environment
* Possess clear and concise communication skills/collaboration skills, especially across countries; orchestrate effective meetings
* Possess key attributes including creativity, problem-solving, adaptability, persuasiveness, perseverance, and strategic thinking
* Fluency in the English language, both verbal and written
About us:
We are the people behind method + Ecover. We've always done things differently - we're fearless thinkers, mad scientists and pioneering, passionate eco-enthusiasts who believe that making soap leads to brave ideas, bold inventions and beautiful bubbles. We started small but we have big plans to make the world a cleaner, greener, more colourful place. We invite everyone to join us as we pioneer a future where doing business is doing good for all.
Let's get one thing straight - you're not coming here to just sell soap, or cleaning products. You're joining us to move the hearts, souls and minds of others all over the world that see the world differently. We think about cleaning as an act of creative expression, a gesture of rebellion, and, yes, an escape from the normal. We take cleaning seriously - but not ourselves.
Alongside our US friends Mrs Meyers and Babyganics, we are collectively known as Lifestyle Brands and are part of the SC Johnson family.
Application:
Submit your application today here. If you would like more information about this role, please email us at LSBjobs@scj.com and ask for the full job description.
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Inclusion & Diversity
We believe that being a team of diverse people with different ideas, views and cultures will help us and our business thrive. We are committed to ensuring everyone who works at the LSB feels that they have a real sense of belonging and that they can show up as who they are, be valued, listened to and supported to do their best possible work.
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