Operations Project Manager

The Operations Project Manager – Consumer Packaged Goods will oversee and manage full item life cycle(s) processes, coordinating timelines with cross-functional project teams. This includes but is not limited to item commercialization, sales analytics, inventory management, and demand planning, with a strong overall emphasis on robust soft skills and customer service.

Responsibilities

• Support Sales Team

Build trust with the sales team by handling all details and thoroughly preparing them achieve sales goals. Keep the sales team organized and focused.

Deliver successful program launches by ensuring accurate and timely execution, maximizing time and resources & ensuring all milestones and deadlines are met.

Manage and nurture internal and external relationships across departments, customers, and suppliers to achieve flawless execution and tangible results post-authorization.

Collaborate with internal and external partners to utilize timelines and checklists, ensuring customer programs are developed and launched successfully.

Ensure adherence to internal protocols and policies and compliance with external client and customer requirements.

Take ownership of deadlines to ensure timely completion of all key tasks.

Accurately establish and maintain items within internal, customer and vendors systems to support smooth operations.

Identify opportunities to leverage vendors and partners better to drive increased sales.

Facilitate smooth program transitions to Logistics, ensuring continuity and efficiency.

Responsible for using NPE templates to analyze sales data and trends. It is the responsibility of the Logistics Manager to use this data to identify the + / - of each item's performance and proactively work with internal sales and external merchants on action items that are derived from the sales data.

Responsible for managing inventory to an exact WOS at the warehouse(s), DC's and store level using all applicable sales metrics available to NPE.

Goal is to have the team member fully responsible for decision making for the assigned Accounts / programs / vendors.

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Clear obstacles, articulate a shared vision, and help the team work cohesively towards common goals.

Apply analytical skills, critical thinking, and a commitment to continuous learning to resolve challenges effectively.

Possesses strong mathematical skills to support analytical and decision-making tasks.