Commercialization & Project Management Specialist

CK Snack Foods•Grand Rapids, MI

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Commercialization & Project Management Specialist (CPMS) you will execute commercialization projects from award through production launch by coordinating activities, managing timelines, tracking deliverables, and supporting cross-functional teams to achieve successful project outcomes. This role is responsible for keeping projects moving, stakeholders informed and launches on schedule.

Requirements

2-5 years of relevant experience.
Experience managing timelines, meetings and action items.
Dependable and take pride in doing quality work.
Work well as part of a team.
Willing to learn and take on new challenges.
Can successfully perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Responsibilities

Own Project Execution: Manage assigned projects from kickoff through launch, maintain project schedules and action-item trackers, coordinate project deliverables between departments, and ensure milestones are completed on time.
Coordinate Customer Commercialization Requirements: Manage customer specifications and approvals, track artwork, packaging, formula, and documentation requirements, coordinate customer communications throughout commercialization, and support customer onboarding and launch activities.
Lead Project Meetings and Communication: Schedule and facilitate project meetings, document decisions, risks, and action items, provide project status updates to stakeholders, and maintain project visibility across departments.
Track Risks and Escalate Issues: Identify project roadblocks, monitor schedule risks, escalate issues to management when necessary, and support the development of corrective actions.
Maintain Project Documentation: Manage project files and records, update project timelines and reports, ensure documentation accuracy, and support stage-gate compliance requirements.
Support Production Readiness: Track raw material, packaging, and manufacturing readiness, coordinate launch preparation activities, verify completion of required tasks before launch, and support first production runs.
Support Process Improvement Efforts: Recommend process improvements, assist with new project management tools and systems, capture lessons learned from completed projects, and help improve commercialization workflows.