Department: Supply Chain
Location: Stamford, CT USA
Posted: 2012-02-27
Requisition Number: sc-120227-projectmgr

1 opening
Full-time (exempt)

Main Areas of Responsibility:

• Financial responsibility: Responsible to deliver project on cost, including all costs to execute the project (molds, capital investments, contractor charges, pre spending on materials, etc); Delivering product cost and margin commitments for project.
• Leading Project Team(s) - forming respective team, leading team meetings, developing critical path schedules, developing metrics and process to evaluate progress, planning action steps, resolving issues and risks, publishing and reviewing status documents
• Developing Long Term Innovation calendar for responsible Brands - The Project Manager will have a specific set of brands and will be responsible to develop the longer term calendar of innovation with the key commercial leadership.
• Developing Specific Focused Improvement Area(s) - each Project Manager will have a specific area of focus to develop and improve. This will be a combination of capability development for project managers, company process improvement, etc.
• Personal Development - each individual will be responsible to develop a personal development and training plan and executing against same.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree Required - prefer technical field, packaging a plus; Masters and/or MBA degree a plus.
• Minimum 5 years experience in Project or Program Management.
• Minimum 3 years experience in skin/color/OTC development and/or operations
• Experience in dealing with multiple functions, including commercial disciplines.
• Strong communication skills across all technical and commercial functions.
• APICS a plus.
• Computer / Technical skills: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project
• Project management experience; proven experience leading larger and complex programs.
• Capability and experience in communication across all technical and commercial functions.
• Experience in Consumer Goods, Healthcare, Pharma is a plus
• Strong sense of team work; capable and experienced at developing a team approach across a team of diverse contributors.
• Knowledge of finance, marketing and sales functions and deliverables.
• Self starter - proven ability to operate on own to develop and set direction and drive the project team to same.
• Detail oriented and capable to handle complex programs.
• Ability to travel between Stamford and NYC offices.

Education:

• Bachelors Degree Required - prefer technical field, packaging a plus; Masters and/or MBA degree a plus.

Closing Date: Closed on 2012-06-26

Contact:
E-mail: stamford.positions@elizabetharden.com

DFW/EOE/AA