Project Manager

Description:

Amplify Snack Brands, a division of Hershey, is a high growth “better-for-you” snack brand company based in Austin, Texas. Led by a team of world-class executives, the company produces guilt-free snacking products and prides itself on having products that taste great with simple ingredients. Our brands, SkinnyPop, Paqui and Pirate’s Booty, embody our mission of “snacking without compromise.” For additional information, please visit: https://careers.amplifysnacks.com/

The Portfolio Development Manager (a.k.a. Project Manager) is responsible for delivering Amplify Snack Brands’ goals by leading complex cross-functional initiatives, developing, and driving standardization of processes across functions, and presenting portfolio-level reports to align the executive leadership team on company priorities.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary process leader and project manager for complex product commercialization, innovation, cost improvement and other supply chain initiatives
• Lead initiatives through the Stage Gate process with a focus on best-in-class cost, on time execution, and adherence to established financial and operational success criteria
• Organize project teams, identify resources, develop project schedules, maintain project documentation and trackers
• Work with project teams to identify risks and to find solutions to project issues
• Monitor, report and present the status of the projects to the team in escalation of risks and opportunities to senior leadership
• Facilitate project post-mortems and drive process improvements based on key learnings
• Lead efforts to improve portfolio profitability by efficiently discontinuing underperforming items
• Promote a positive and collaborative working environment between all functions at Amplify

5 years of Operations or Project Management experience in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and/or project management experience in engineering or marketing

• Advanced working knowledge of MS Excel, Project, Smart Sheets and PowerPoint
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Demonstrated resourcefulness in problem solving
• Strong influencing, organization, and time management skills
• PMP certification preferred

Amplify Snack Brands, a division of The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The policy of Amplify Snack Brands is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.