Associate Project Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• 2–5 years of experience in project management, project coordination, manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, quality, commercialization, or related business functions.
• Proficiency with project management platforms such as Monday.com, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or equivalent systems.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for communicating with customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to identify project risks, evaluate impacts, and develop mitigation plans.
• Ability to facilitate meetings, drive action items, and hold stakeholders accountable to project commitments.
• Understanding of project lifecycle management, commercialization processes, and launch execution.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing operations, supply chain processes, production scheduling, and product development activities.
• Ability to analyze project data, timelines, and performance metrics to support decision-making.
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to navigate changing priorities and support multiple customer projects simultaneously.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships across Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Regulatory, Research & Innovation, and Sales.
• Proficiency with AI tools, reporting platforms, and workflow automation tools.
• Ability to analyze project data and use technology to improve project execution and visibility.
• Regularly sit, stand, and walk for extended periods; able to balance, climb, bend, squat, squeeze, kneel, turn, crouch, and stoop repeatedly.
• Physically able to lift 25 pounds occasionally.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in Business Administration, Project Management, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Life Sciences, Chemistry, or a related field.
• 2–5 years of experience using project management systems such as Monday.com, Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, or equivalent platforms preferred.
• At least 1 year of experience in Personal Care, Cosmetic, Pharmaceutical, Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), or Contract Manufacturing environments preferred.
• Understanding of ERP systems, Bills of Material (BOMs), specifications, and product master data preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage low-to-moderate complexity project timelines, keeping tasks, dependencies, and milestones current.
• Lead customer and internal project meetings; communicate and track action items, risks, and deliverables.
• Coordinate commercialization activities, including development, pilot runs, line trials, first production, and launch readiness.
• Execute established launch processes to achieve RFT and OTIF metrics.
• Drive weekly project reviews, identify at-risk items, and use escalation paths when delays threaten PAD or customer commitments.
• Own launch timelines and ensure they reflect accurate information from Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Quality.
• Track and communicate risks and blockers, develop mitigation plans, and ensure accountability across teams.
• Coordinate line trials, pilot batches, and component readiness with Packaging Engineering and Process Engineering.
• Conduct post-launch evaluations to identify process inefficiencies, lessons learned, and improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with Scheduling and Outside Sales to support capacity alignment and execution readiness.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to launch execution, project visibility, and cross-functional processes.
• Maintain limited ERP updates, including item setup, PAD-aligned dates, and demand entry, as needed to keep project timelines accurate.
• Foster internal partnerships and communication channels to improve launch performance.
• Use AI and automation tools to improve project coordination, reporting, risk identification, and process efficiency.