Plm Manager

Job Posting:
Ready For a Tasty New Challenge?

**Overview**

We're looking for a skilled and dynamic PLM Project Manager to drive the successful launch and lifecycle management of new products. In this role, you'll be instrumental in aligning our product initiatives with strategic business goals, ensuring projects are executed on time, within budget, and to the highest standards. As a PLM Project Manager, you will lead the planning, execution, and delivery of key product development projects, ensuring cross-functional collaboration and seamless information flow across departments. Your ability to manage multiple priorities, balance stakeholder needs, and mitigate risks will be crucial in supporting the business team and achieving organizational objectives. If you thrive in a dynamic, results-driven environment, this is the role for you.

**What Wonderbrands Offers**:

- Wonderbrands believes in Home Grown Talent and accelerated career growth
- Competitive Compensation, Health, and Dental Benefits
- Pension plan with matching contribution
- Quarterly incentive program
- Discount program that covers almost everything under the sun - Restaurants, gyms, shopping, etc.

**Responsibilities**
- Lead Product Launches: Manage multiple new product launch projects, ensuring they align with business objectives, meet deadlines, and stay within budget
- Supply Chain Coordination: Oversee the initial inventory, order quantities, and timing for new ingredients and materials during the first 6-8 weeks of product launches, ensuring smooth transitions and minimizing stockouts or excess inventory
- Lifecycle Management: Drive the end-to-end management of product renovations, delisting, and lifecycle transitions, with a focus on reducing liabilities and optimizing inventory
- Timeline & Risk Management: Develop and maintain detailed project timelines, conduct risk assessments, and proactively identify potential project delays or obstacles, ensuring on-time execution
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with internal teams (R&D, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Sourcing, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, QA) and external stakeholders (vendors, customers) to ensure alignment and successful execution of all project-related tasks
- Data Accuracy & Systems Coordination: Ensure product setup accuracy across organizational systems and tools, ensuring product data is aligned across departments
- Trial Management: Work closely with R&D and manufacturing teams to plan and execute product trials, ensuring product quality and feasibility for new launches or format changes
- Project Reporting & Documentation: Regularly track and report on project progress, documenting key updates, action items, risks, and resolutions, providing senior leadership with clear visibility on project status
- Change Management: Lead change management initiatives for product lifecycle processes, ensuring smooth transitions and stakeholder buy-in
- Continuous Improvement: Conduct project reviews and analyses, providing feedback and actionable insights to optimize future product launches and project execution
- Travel: Occasional travel may be required to support first production runs and ensure the successful launch of new products

**Requirements**:

- Post-secondary education in Business or a relevant field
- 3-5 years of experience in project management, preferably within product lifecycle management, manufacturing, or supply chain environments
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to multi-task
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
- Strong organization, problem solving and analytical skills
- Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Passion to thrive in a constantly changing environment with shifting priorities

**What is the recipe for a great career at Wonderbrands**

Wonderbrands, is a leading Canadian bakery with 140 years of experience in baking packaged breads. We are the makers of Wonder Bread, Country Harvest, D’Italiano, Gadoua, and Casa Mendosa. We have a network of 14 Bakery Manufacturing facilities across Canada.

Wonderbrands, now part of the FGF Brands Group of companies, is unlocking an incredible opportunity for growth through a focus on production innovation capabilities, through a leading-edge supply chain practice and investing deeply in communities where we bake. We are heavily focused on embracing an entrepreneurial drive and a highly collaborative start up culture with an emphasis on cross-functional collaboration.

In compliance with Ontario’s Bill 190, we confirm that this posting represents a current existing vacancy within our organization.

**Disclaimer**: The above describes the general responsibilities, required knowledge and skills. Please keep in mind that other duties may be added or this description may be amended at any time.

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