Sr Commercialization Manager

Campbell's•Camden, NJ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Senior Commercialization Manager at Campbell’s, you will lead the commercialization of high-impact, strategic initiatives that drive category growth and business performance. You will serve as a key leader across the product development lifecycle, owning complex commercialization projects, influencing portfolio decisions, and coaching cross-functional teams to successfully deliver innovation and improvement initiatives. Your expertise will help shape category strategy, optimize project prioritization, and ensure successful execution across the portfolio.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, Food Science, or a related field.
7+ years of project management, commercialization, product development, or related experience.
Experience working within a Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) manufacturing environment.
Strong knowledge of commercialization, innovation, and product development processes, including Stage Gate methodologies or similar iterative development frameworks.
Demonstrated ability to manage complex, cross-functional projects and portfolios.
Strong business and financial acumen with the ability to evaluate tradeoffs and make data-driven decisions.
Proven leadership skills with experience coaching, influencing, and developing team members.
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving capabilities.

Nice To Haves

PMP certification.
MBA or advanced degree.
Experience with Campbell’s Commercialization Process or similar commercialization frameworks.
Experience leading large-scale portfolio management reviews and strategic prioritization processes.
Direct people management experience leading commercialization or project management teams.
Advanced expertise in innovation strategy, portfolio optimization, and organizational change management.

Responsibilities

Own and lead highly complex commercialization projects and strategic initiatives within your category, ensuring successful execution from concept through launch.
Manage and oversee 1–3 critical “Big Bet” projects, driving alignment across teams, timelines, and business objectives.
Lead Category Portfolio Management Reviews (PMRs), Stage Gate reviews, and prioritization processes to ensure resources are focused on the highest-value opportunities.
Provide leadership, coaching, and development support to Commercialization Project Leaders (CPLs), Senior CPLs, and/or Category Commercialization Managers.
Drive strategic thinking across the category portfolio, evaluating tradeoffs, challenging assumptions, and identifying opportunities to improve outcomes.
Partner with Supply Chain and Business leaders to contribute to strategic planning efforts and long-term portfolio direction.
Identify project interdependencies, risks, and conflicts, and develop mitigation strategies to ensure successful delivery of category goals.
Serve as the commercialization subject matter expert for your category, leveraging business and financial acumen to guide portfolio decisions and commercialization tradeoffs.
Apply deep knowledge of commercialization processes and innovation methodologies to support successful project execution and business growth.

Benefits

medical
dental
short and long-term disability
AD&D
life insurance (for individual, families, and domestic partners)
matching 401(k) plan
unlimited sick time
paid time off
holiday pay
free access to the fitness center (if in WHQ)
on-site day care (operated by Bright Horizons)
company store
Campbell’s Cares program matches employee donations and/or volunteer activity up to $1,500 annually
variety of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
competitive health
dental
401k
wellness benefits beginning on the first day of employment