Project Leader Operations

Reporting to the Director of Operations Business, you will be the commercialization project manager for innovation, product changes, and cost savings projects within assigned brands. As part of the Operations Business Development team, you will lead the commercialization process, ensure effective use of resources, and communicate priorities and risks across the Supply Chain functions for assigned categories.

Position Responsibilities

• Primary accountabilities are to help achieve net sales, profit and Supply Chain cost/KPI achievement for assigned product categories and plants
• Project management of new product / graphic only commercialization projects for assigned product groups
• Coordinate and support material set-up/readiness, scale-up efforts and launch/post-launch metrics
• Project management for cost improvement efforts for assigned product groups, ensuring annual target achievement
• Participate/provide support to Plant and other Supply Chain performance improvement efforts
• Help promote business simplification efforts for assigned product groups - examples include Active SKU Management, packaging standardization, and component/specification consolidation. Work with business team to assess product offerings and ongoing use of Supply Chain resources
• Monitor Supply Chain Goals for assigned product groups, providing improvement plan support to plants/main Supply Chain functions
• Support quality improvement strategies for assigned product groups

Position Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum 2 years' experience in manufacturing, engineering or project management
• Exposure and understanding of multiple Supply Chain and other business disciplines (Purchasing, manufacturing, logistics, R&D)
• Exposure to new product commercialization and startup procedures.
• Ability to manage resources without direct reporting relationships
• Have continuous improvement mindset
• Number of days in the office: 3
• At this time, we require applicants for this role to be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring employer sponsorship either now or in the future.

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Our Benefits:

We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:

• Health: Medical, dental and vision insurance, company-paid life, accident and disability insurance
• Wealth: great pay, incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
• Growth: online courses, virtual and classroom development experiences
• Balance: paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role)

Our Company:

Conagra Brands is one of North America's leading branded food companies. We have a rich heritage of making great food, and a team that's passionate about innovation and growth. Conagra offers choices for every occasion through iconic brands, such as Birds Eye®, Marie Callender's®, Banquet®, Healthy Choice®, Slim Jim®, Reddi-wip®, and Vlasic®, and emerging brands, including Angie's® BOOMCHICKAPOP®, Duke's®, Earth Balance®, Gardein®, and Frontera®.

We pride ourselves on having the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in the food industry. For more information, visit www.conagrabrands.com.

Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law.