NA Switch and PPM Project Lead

Opella•Chattanooga, TN

About The Position

The NA Switch and PPM Project Lead leads end-to-end execution of North America Switch initiatives and drives strategic product portfolio management priorities. The role is accountable for defining and executing the manufacturing strategy for switches and new product launches, ensuring operational feasibility, supply readiness, and on-time delivery of all strategic and operational commitments.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Business, or a related field; minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.
Proven project management capability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives with structured planning, governance, and risk management.
Demonstrated ability to align and influence diverse internal and external stakeholders.
Strong technical and operational understanding of manufacturing, packaging, supply chain flows, and launch readiness requirements.
Excellent communication skills in a multicultural and cross functional environment with the ability to distill complexity, influence decisions, and deliver clear updates to senior leadership.
Proactive problem-solver with the ability to anticipate issues and develop practical, actionable solutions

Responsibilities

Serve as the NA Manufacturing & Supply Project Lead for Switch and an active member of the Switch Core Team, ensuring alignment on strategy, execution, communication, and reporting across all switch-related workstreams.
Serve as a central liaison across M&S, all manufacturing sites involved (internal or external) on the NA switch initiative, Quality, Packaging, Engineering, Operations, & Supply Chain for all switch activities.
Maintain and continuously evolve the US Switch Manufacturing & Supply Plan, ensuring all milestones, volume assumptions, facility/equipment modifications, external partner requirements, and project interdependencies remain accurate, current, and visible to cross-functional stakeholders.
Coordinate all M&S activities concurring to launch the product on NA market in close partnership with the Switch team and NA commercial team
Act as point of contact with external suppliers and partners, ensuring alignment of production, readiness, and quality expectations.
Coordinate supply readiness for developmental studies, ensuring all supply chain flows and sourcing arrangements are in place to support timelines.
Ensure product and package design requirements are compatible with site and equipment capabilities.
Deliver regular project updates to senior leadership inclusive of operational milestones, dependencies, and risk mitigation plans.
Coordinate and lead assessments for new product launches and other growth initiatives, ensuring feasibility from a sourcing, cost, and timing perspective.
Collaborate with business partners and site leadership to provide structured feedback on project viability, supplier readiness, operational implications, and cost impacts.
Ensure end-to-end system set up for new product launches to meet accelerated launch timelines and ensure data completeness and accuracy to support project deliverables.
Conduct comprehensive portfolio analytics (sales, margin, complexity, operational efficiency) to inform decision-making and business prioritization.
Lead strategic projects to optimize cost, improve supply reliability, enhance customer service, streamline processes, and unlock new sources of value.
Support and manage execution of supply-security, optimizations, and simplification initiatives to strengthen operational resilience and margin performance.