Program Manager, Innovation - Commercialization

Florida Crystals / ASR Group • West Palm Beach, FL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

ASR Group is the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar, with an annual production capacity of more than 6 million tons of sugar. The company produces a full line of grocery, industrial, food service and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group owns and operates six sugar refineries, located in Louisiana, New York, California, Maryland, Canada and Mexico. In Europe, the company owns and operates sugar refineries in England and Portugal. ASR Group also owns and operates mills in Mexico and Belize. The company’s brand portfolio includes the leading brands Domino®, C&H®, Redpath®, Tate & Lyle®, Lyle’s® and Sidul®. OVERVIEW The Innovation & Commercialization Program Manager oversees multiple projects and programs from ideation to post-launch audits, ensuring alignment with organizational strategy and goals. This role is responsible for establishing, maintaining, and enforcing decision-making structures, PMO processes and standards that make sure a project, or program is run effectively and in alignment with organizational goals while maintaining progress visibility to all key stakeholders. The Program Manager will lead cross-functional teams to execute projects in adherence to the established stage gate process.

Requirements

• 2 - 5 years of experience in Project Management processes
• Clear understanding of Stage Gate Process
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to manage change request and scope creep
• MS Office literate, especially Office 365
• Proficient in MS Project and project documentation tools
• Bachelor’s degree in business, Engineering, or related field
• Project management experience, preferably PMP certified

Responsibilities

• Develop end-to-end detailed project plans and manage scope, schedule, and cost impacts
• Identify and mitigate risks and issues proactively
• Coordinate and lead project reviews with cross-functional teams to ensure deliverables meet quality, cost and time standards
• Ensure accurate and timely updates of specifications in the PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) system
• Provide clear project status updates, risk assessments, and timelines to key stakeholders
• Facilitate effective communication amongst team members to ensure alignment and transparency throughout the process
• Escalate risks or issues proactively with proposed mitigation plans
• Identify improvement opportunities to increase efficiency in PMO processes and project execution
• Support creation of PMO training documents for cross-functional teams involved in stage gate process

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees