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Title: Project Manager – Product Launch

Location: East Hanover, NJ

Duration: 12 months Overview

• The Project Manager (PM) will work with cross-functional Team to complete projects on time and within budget. Her/his responsibilities will include project governance, funding, timeline development, and the complete project readiness to go live.

Responsibilities

• Manage product development through commercialization using I2M process.

• Lead cross-functional Team meetings. Help Team to identify risks, develop and execute mitigation plans, clearly understand trade-offs and escalate concerns as needed.

• Manage timelines for new product launches and productivity initiatives.

• Support the business delivery of overall financial targets.

• Will leverage their understanding of the big picture as well as the details of projects to effectively negotiate and influence organizational leadership.

• Serves as a lead for commercialization projects that result in a new or changing product and/or package. This involves the management of the total project timeline for on-time delivery within cost and quality parameters

• Responsible for running project meetings with cross-functional team members (from Marketing, Sales, Manufacturing, Research & Development, Quality, Finance, Procurement, and Supply Chain), soliciting updates, capturing notes, assigning clear ownership of follow-ups required and rallying the team to solutions that will enable project to be delivered in scope and on-time.

• Will serve as the Ideas to Market (I2M) expert guiding Teams through the various stages of development from idea generation to on-shelf execution.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Operations Management, Engineering, Chemistry, Food Science or related field

• Minimum of 3 + years of experience in a role focused on new product launches (either project management, Research & Development or Manufacturing)

• Attention to detail, ability to deal with complexity, strong interpersonal, written & verbal communication skills

• An understanding of supply chain operational management to include cost of goods sold, capacity, logistics, planning, capital, safety and quality

Additional Information

• Hybrid: 30% onsite required

• Must be local, able to be in East Hanover office for required activities

Important information: This position is recruited for by a remote Kelly office, not your local Kelly branch. Applicants must be legally permitted to work in the United States. Please contact Taryn Carbone ( taryn.carbone@kellyengineering.com ) for immediate consideration.

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here (https://www.mykelly.com/help-support-working-with-kelly-us/#Benefits) for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

Why Kelly ® Engineering?

Your engineering skills are in demand, but how do you find the right fit? Easy. At Kelly Engineering, our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world’s most critical challenges. We connect you with leading organizations where you can collaborate on innovative projects, work with cutting-edge technologies and accelerate your growth. Whether you prefer the variety and flexibility of short-term projects or are looking for a long-term opportunity, we’re here to guide you to the next step in your engineering career.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.