Project Manager

What Makes Stephen Gould Exceptional.

Founded through a passion for entrepreneurship, our success is due to the ingenuity and tenacity of our extraordinary teams, bringing people and ideas together. With Stephen Gould, everything is within reach including an exciting career opportunity. We want you to join our team and build on our incredible 80-years of excellence. Stephen Gould looks for people that want to design and develop exciting solutions for a variety of engaged and passionate clients across the global. With headquarters in Whippany, New Jersey, 40 locations throughout the U.S and operations in six countries outside the U.S, we have grown tremendously while maintaining staying true to our 5 Principles: Stephen Gould - 5 Principals

Values and behaviors we look for:

• Be committed to delivering the best results as a team, recognize that decisions may differ from individual opinion, succeed as a group.
• Integrity and reliability show up every day in my work.
• Turn challenges into opportunities, be proactive and problem-solve early
  
  

We are seeking a high-energy Project Manager with engineering background to keep business moving with oversight and behind-the-scenes support, track schedules/tasks, build customer quotes, support new project timelines, and organize manufacturing—all with uncompromising attention to detail. Report to Business Stakeholder & Director of Engineering; collaborate with Packaging Managers, Program Managers, Client Management Specialists, and Quality Managers. Central liaison for all project info—status, risks, updates. Main manufacturing areas: injection molding, blow molding, glass molding, color range boards, color matching, and printing—delivered with precision and speed. No vendor sourcing responsibilities; only communication with existing vendors.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Info Liaison: Go-to source for status, risks, updates; push proactive communication; maintain real-time records.
• Reporting: Deliver weekly updates, risks, milestones to leadership.
• Collaboration:
• Partner with Packaging Managers on timing, samples, production timelines, and or Program Manager alignment.
• Collaborate with Client Management Specialists and Sales Team on order tracking, customer needs, deliverables/specs, and client communication.
• Customer Quotes: Build accurate, competitive quotes using existing cost data; include assumptions, lead times, MOQs; present professional packages; revise quickly.
• New Project Timelines: Lead timeline creation—map critical path (design freeze, mold fab, range boards and color matching, printing, sampling, QA, trials); use established vendor data.
• Sample Management: Coordinate receipt, inspect with Engineering for defects, functionality, color accuracy, and spec adherence; document, repackage, ship client-ready samples; escalate issues.
• Schedule & Tasks: Maintain master schedules (MS Project/ERP) including current purchase orders of repeat items; assign/track tasks (mold approval, range boards and color matching, printing setup, QA, shipping); send reminders; escalate blockers.
• Customer Requests: Capture, route, verify completion with uncompromising attention to detail.
• Partner with Sales Team: Organize cost/timeline-accurate quotes samples to win business.
• Development Process Participation: Be part of the development process on customer calls to support needs/requests and keep projects on pace.
• Project Oversight: Keep projects moving with oversight and behind-the-scenes support—lead full-cycle launches: custom molded components, range boards, color matching, and customer approvals.
  
  

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s in Engineering (Packaging, Mechanical, Chemical, or Industrial preferred).
• Experience:
• 6 years in cosmetics/personal care packaging PM.
• Track record with CMs and brands: L’Oréal, Estée Lauder, Avon, Coty, Revlon, P&G, Unilever, Puig.
• Success as info liaison, quoting (existing data), timeline creation, sample/engineering/QA/schedule management.
• Hands-on with injection/blow/glass molding, range boards, color matching, and printing.
• Supported sales via cost/timeline execution.
• Worked with technical/client teams.
• Skills:
• Experience with MS Project or similar PM softtware- ERP and timeline development.
• Familiar with: molding processes, printing, FDA/EU, quality systems (CAPA/NCR), cost analysis (no sourcing) is highly desired.
• Uncompromising attention to detail in sample/quote handling, execution, and documentation.
• Exceptional communication, follow-through, accountability.
  

Must be able to work in office 5 days a week initially and will transition to 3-4 days a week in office after you get acclimated to the role.

Stephen Gould is an equal opportunity employer