NA Switch and PPM Project Lead

Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally.  

Our mission is to bring health in people’s hands by making self-care as simple as it should be. For half a billion consumers worldwide – and counting.

At the core of this mission is our 100 loved brands, our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers. Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world’s most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan.

As a globally certified B Corp company, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet. Find out more about our mission at www.opella.com.

About The Job

The NA Switch and PPM Project Lead leads end-to-end execution of North America Switch initiatives and drives strategic product portfolio management priorities. The role is accountable for defining and executing the manufacturing strategy for switches and new product launches, ensuring operational feasibility, supply readiness, and on-time delivery of all strategic and operational commitments.

Main Responsibilities

• Serve as the NA Manufacturing & Supply Project Lead for Switch and an active member of the Switch Core Team, ensuring alignment on strategy, execution, communication, and reporting across all switch-related workstreams.
• Serve as a central liaison across M&S, all manufacturing sites involved (internal or external) on the NA switch initiative, Quality, Packaging, Engineering, Operations, & Supply Chain for all switch activities.
• Maintain and continuously evolve the US Switch Manufacturing & Supply Plan, ensuring all milestones, volume assumptions, facility/equipment modifications, external partner requirements, and project interdependencies remain accurate, current, and visible to cross-functional stakeholders.
• Coordinate all M&S activities concurring to launch the product on NA market in close partnership with the Switch team and NA commercial team
• Act as point of contact with external suppliers and partners, ensuring alignment of production, readiness, and quality expectations.
• Coordinate supply readiness for developmental studies, ensuring all supply chain flows and sourcing arrangements are in place to support timelines.
• Ensure product and package design requirements are compatible with site and equipment capabilities.
• Deliver regular project updates to senior leadership inclusive of operational milestones, dependencies, and risk mitigation plans.
  
  

PPM Strategic Project Lead Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and lead assessments for new product launches and other growth initiatives, ensuring feasibility from a sourcing, cost, and timing perspective.
• Collaborate with business partners and site leadership to provide structured feedback on project viability, supplier readiness, operational implications, and cost impacts.
• Ensure end-to-end system set up for new product launches to meet accelerated launch timelines and ensure data completeness and accuracy to support project deliverables.
• Conduct comprehensive portfolio analytics (sales, margin, complexity, operational efficiency) to inform decision-making and business prioritization.
• Lead strategic projects to optimize cost, improve supply reliability, enhance customer service, streamline processes, and unlock new sources of value.
• Support and manage execution of supply-security, optimizations, and simplification initiatives to strengthen operational resilience and margin performance.
  
  

About You

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Business, or a related field; minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.
• Proven project management capability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives with structured planning, governance, and risk management.
• Demonstrated ability to align and influence diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong technical and operational understanding of manufacturing, packaging, supply chain flows, and launch readiness requirements.
• Excellent communication skills in a multicultural and cross functional environment with the ability to distill complexity, influence decisions, and deliver clear updates to senior leadership.
• Proactive problem-solver with the ability to anticipate issues and develop practical, actionable solutions
  
  

Why us?

At Opella, you will enjoy doing challenging, purposeful work, empowered to develop consumer brands with passion and creativity. This is your chance to grow new skills and be part of a bold, collaborative, and inclusive culture where people can thrive and be at their best every day.

We Are Challengers.

We Are Dedicated To Making Self-care As Simple As It Should Be. That Starts With Our Culture. We Are Challengers By Nature, And This Is How We Do Things

All In Together: We keep each other honest and have each other's backs.

Courageous: We break boundaries and take thoughtful risks with creativity.

Outcome-Obsessed: We are personally accountable, driving sustainable impact and results with integrity.

Radically Simple: We strive to make things simple for us and simple for consumers, as it should be.

Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands.

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Opella and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

North America Applicants Only

The Salary Range For This Position Is

96,188.00 - 130,313.00 USD Annual

All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be

eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs. Additional benefits information can be

found through the LINK.

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