Sr Manager, Launch Programs

WK Kellogg•Battle Creek, MI

3d•$148,560 - $185,700

About The Position

WK Kellogg Co is hiring a Senior Launch Program Manager to manage multiple new product launches, product improvements, line extensions, and regulatory programs that drive business results. The role develops, organizes, manages, and executes complex projects, delivering to cost, schedule, and performance while providing leadership and direction to cross-functional teams. The position ensures the Innovation Process and Program supports completion of key activities and gives senior management appropriate information for timely portfolio decisions. It anticipates business or technical issues, helps ensure contingency plans are available, and promotes timely, cost-effective improvements and innovation. The manager collaborates with cross-functional teams on systems and tools that reflect project timelines and interactions, and provides strategic input on project approvals, milestones, and resource prioritization. The role also demonstrates leadership within Launch Program Management and R&D and supports the company’s philosophy and capability building in that discipline.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, ideally in Engineering, Food Science, Business, or a related field.
Extensive experience in R&D, Engineering, Operations, or Business Management, preferably at a Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) company.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills to convey complex or detailed information to audiences with differing knowledge levels.
Negotiation and alignment-driving skills.

Nice To Haves

Owner’s Mindset.
People management and leadership experience.

Responsibilities

Develop, organize, manage, and execute complex projects, delivering to cost, schedule, and performance.
Provide leadership and direction to cross-functional project teams.
Ensure the Innovation Process and Program enables completion of key activities and provides senior management with information for timely portfolio decisions.
Anticipate potential business or technical issues and proactively address them.
Ensure contingency plans are available from relevant functions as needed to deliver Category goals.
Discover, advance, and evaluate timely, cost-effective improvements, concepts, developments, and technical insights.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to use systems and tools that reflect project timelines and interactions.
Provide strategic input to plan and prioritize project approvals and milestones for efficient resource use.
Demonstrate leadership within Launch Program Management and the R&D Function, supporting the company philosophy and capability building.