Project Manager

About Us

Stanley, a HAVI company, is defined by Creativity, Building and Invention. We are makers of the legendary bottle and box. Driven by purpose, passion, and performance. Obsessed with making a difference and keeping our promises. Proud of our yesterday and focused on building the team of tomorrow.

Position Overview

Supporting Stanley’s Product Creation and Design organization, we are searching for a seasoned Project Manager to drive projects throughout our global product creation and development process. You’ll lead all aspects of project management from program reviews and project kickoffs to product launch. You will interface with product management, industrial design, quality assurance, engineering, sourcing, production, and supply chain teams to deliver a constant flow of innovative products that revolutionize the way people enjoy beverages and food everywhere. Your passion for working on a multitude of competing projects will inspire the product creation community to deliver an amazing array of products on challenging timelines and budgets. 

Responsibilities

• Capture project complexity and build timelines to ensure projects are planned and staged for success. Collaborate with resource managers to ensure appropriate staffing and support on all product creation efforts
• Ensure execution of project deliverables are aligned with brand expectations and project complexity; on time, on budget and right quality, including identifying and mitigating risk and facilitating trade-offs as needed
• Manage the communication of project status, prioritization, and risk within project teams and to supporting departments and the Senior Leadership Team
• Implement, continuously improve, and champion the new product creation and development processes throughout Stanley globally
• Establish and maintain a culture of winning as a team and taking ownership throughout the product creation community

Skills/Qualifications

Demonstrated ability in the following:

• Creating project and program plans including analysis and planning of deliverables, resources, timelines, budgets, and risk
• Coaching cross-functional teams in a diverse, matrixed organization with tight timelines, cost, and quality targets
• Quickly building credibility and trust at all levels of the organization for effective collaboration towards mutual outcomes
• Developing a sense of urgency in stakeholders while also building a solid foundation for future collaboration
• Negotiating changes that substantially impact the scope, budget, or schedule of a project
• Reporting project deliverables, risks, quality, resourcing, and costs to provide status and facilitate decision making
• Continuously improving project related processes and tools through lessons learned and leveraging best practices from across the organization
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an exceptional ability to simplify complex concepts and to bring clarity in the face of ambiguity
• Excellent verbal/written communication, organization, and time management skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong experience with Smartsheet, and other project management software

Education and Experience

• 7 years of demonstrated project management experience
• Experience supporting complex business and process transformation
• Successful track record delivering in a fast-paced, agile, high volume and collaborative cross-functional environment

Bonus if you have

• Hard/Soft Goods manufacturing process familiarity
• Experience working with a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system
• Experience working and communicating directly with supply chain personnel including production engineers and factory liaisons, at offshore factories

Stanley is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Stanley is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please reach Recruiting@pmi-worldwide.com.

The base pay range for this position is for a successful candidate within the state listed. The successful candidate’s actual pay will be based on multiple factors, such as work location, job-related knowledge, skills, qualifications, and experience. Stanley is a total rewards company, which includes rewards beyond base salary. At Stanley, full-time employees are eligible for an annual bonus, based on company and individual results. In addition, we offer a variety of employee benefits, personalized time off, 14-Paid holidays, dental, vision, 401(k), and much more.

About HAVI

HAVI is a global, privately owned company that connects people with ideas, data with insights, supply with demand, restaurants with deliveries and ultimately, people with the products they love. Whether we are sourcing, storing or delivering products, we bring unmatched category expertise and unrivaled operational excellence, combined with powerful digital analytics and insights. Founded in 1974, HAVI employs more than 10,000 people and serves customers in more than 100 countries. HAVI’s business units include Supply Chain, tms and Stanley. Our portfolio of businesses offers best-in-class sourcing and supply chain capabilities, brand defining marketing and promotion services and innovative consumer products. For more information, please visit HAVI.com, tmsw.com and stanley1913.com.

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