Senior Project Manager, Operations (Domestic Sourcing)

The Senior Project Manager delivers sustainable, best in class thinking, governance, and process to enable flawless execution of the products that are sourced and produced domestically. Project Managers work cross-functionally on a global scale, leading via influence and driving timelines to bring products to market with a high degree of speed and efficiency, ensuring a 5-star quality experience and high rate of sales. Our Project Managers own communication streams across several groups to ensure that risks are mitigated, and deliverables are completed on time. They operate with urgency and escalate to senior management in parallel to driving resolutions.

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for supporting, owning and delivering operations projects that are focused on our domestic sourcing & operations business. This role will work cross-functionally to understand scope, cost & timeline requirements for new products and will support in the identification, testing and onboarding of new suppliers. Additional projects will be related to new line launches, cost down exercises and other strategic or governance needs.

We are looking for an individual who is excited to work cross-functionally, wants to take ownership of projects & partnerships, and has very clear, confident communication. This role is crucial to ensuring the reliability, launch and on-going upgrades to a growing part of SharkNinja’s business. This role is best suited for a professional who thrives, and has demonstrated success, in a dynamic, fast paced consumer goods environment.

Open to remote work. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Responsibilities for the Senior Project Manager include:

• Develop project scope documents and enroll assigned team members for assigned high impact projects – including clear outcomes, objectives, and targets
• Define aggressive, yet achievable, baseline plan working with project team (scope, schedule, budgets, resources, improvement/savings targets and/or ROI)
• Define risks, mitigation plans, and pre-align team/leadership on actions to be taken if risk event occurs
• Identifies problems, conducts root-cause analysis, and implements solutions using a variety of approaches
• Builds extensive cross-functional knowledge of business operations to effectively manage risks, coordinate product launch activities and identify & communicate critical path decisions
• Ensure controls are in place to ensure project is delivered on time, on budget and that it delivers on impact expected (e.g. service improvement, cost savings)
• Provide critical thinking, based on experience, and challenge project teams and leadership on assumptions to improve plans and delivery
• Manage across interdependencies to ensure speed to delivery at lowest risk
• Develop and lead communication with Executive sponsors, senior leaders, and extended stakeholders for assigned projects – includes program status, issues, risks, and mitigation plans

EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate will be an operations and/or program management expert with experience in organizations known for world-class consumer products. This manager must be proactive, action-oriented and possess the ability to quickly solve complex problems. This manager must also have strong experience partnering with and influencing cross functional teams, including product development, marketing and planning. Most importantly, this individual must balance the strategic and hands-on requirements of this role with a flexible working style and a proven ability to communicate with key stakeholders.

• 5+ years of project management, or relevant experience, working in CPG environment preferred
• Understands what program launch success is and drives path forward to achieve success on time and in a cost-effective manner
• Demonstrated functional knowledge and experience across Supply Chain, Sales & Operations a plus
• Strong project management skills with proven ability to deliver results by managing risks and developing solutions
• Track record of quickly developing solutions to complex problems that require a high degree of ingenuity, creativity, and innovativeness
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, cross-functional projects with measurable results—delivered on time and within budget
• Successful track record of leading cross-functional initiatives from concept to completion
• Comfortable balancing several responsibilities at once and managing multiple projects with ease
• Strong written and communication skills with an ability to streamline complex information across a variety of audiences with impact 
• Adaptable to the changing needs of a dynamic, fast-paced business

EDUCATION and OTHER SKILLS

Academic credentials must include an undergraduate degree, ideally in a discipline relevant to Operations, Supply Chain, or Business. A master’s degree in business administration or technical discipline, while not required, will further differentiate the ideal candidate.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Travel Required (Domestic & International) - up to 10%
• Flexible work schedule to accommodate virtual meetings with global regions