Associate Manager Project Marketing

Title: Associate Commercial Project Portfolio Manager Location: Hershey, PASummary:Strategic leader of business-critical product portfolio initiatives and portfolio reviews by partnering with various cross-functional groups to support business priorities.Responsibilities:Supports commercial portfolio reviews and acts as key partner point of contact for the respective portfolio leader (Sr Mgr / Mgr), in partnership with the portfolio operations team. Provides expert analysis, mines insights, and recommends actions while delivering forward-looking project portfolio visibility and viability, financial assessment, and capacity indicators to drive prioritization and business decisions . 10%Contributes to Stage-Gate process design across Types and Tiers for the assigned individual projects and participates in initiatives to continuously improve the Stage-Gate process, deliverables, Accolade system, and/or project portfolio management tools. 10%Provides critical leadership role in ensuring the successful development and execution of Medium / Low complexity projects for the commercialization of new and changing products/pack types, actively leading timelines, defining scope, managing resources, holding functions responsible for deliverables, and owning the budget, while requiring considerable coaching. 60%Accountable to deliver profitability and operational success by problem solving, removing roadblocks, elevating risks/issues, developing risk mitigation plans/contingencies, and facilitating decision making to drive projects forward through the stage gate process. 20%Project management process expert - owns project execution and adherence to stage gate processes from project initiation (confirming correct project type & tier) through 1st delivery to the customer.Core Competencies:Portfolio and project management exposure (e.g. served as cross-functional team member or managed simple projects)Strong resource management and planningExceptional organizational skillsProcess excellence and orientationNegotiation and influenceDrives objective decision-makingStrong skills in managing multiple prioritiesCollaboration and teamworkStrong oral and written communication skillsSAP experienceIntermediate to expert level Microsoft Project skillsExcellent problem-solving skills, the ability to make timely/sound decisions, and implement agreed upon solutionsAbility to work under pressure and be comfortable taking ownership of leading a team towards a quick resolutionQualifications:Bachelor's Degree required2-5+ years of related work experience, preferably in CPG - Product Lifecycle ManagementPMP Certified preferred Lean Six Sigma preferred