Project Manager
Role Overview
Lead the commercialization of new products, packaging changes, renovations, innovations, and HMM initiatives from assessment through launch. The role manages cross-functional projects, ensures supply chain readiness and on-time delivery, and supports business growth and margin improvement in a global matrix organization.
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Job Overview
Lead the commercialization of new products, packaging changes, renovations, innovations, and HMM initiatives from assessment through launch. The role manages cross-functional projects, ensures supply chain readiness and on-time delivery, and supports business growth and margin improvement in a global matrix organization.
Key Accountabilities
Lead end-to-end commercialization and ensure launches are delivered on time and aligned with brand strategy, positioning, pricing, and customer requirements.
Develop and manage project plans, critical paths, milestones, stage gates, status reviews, budgets, documentation, and governance requirements across Run, Improve, and Transform initiatives.
Identify and mitigate project risks, issues, and bottlenecks while managing multiple initiatives and maintaining clear stakeholder visibility.
Coordinate R&D, Marketing, Sales, Finance, and Supply Chain inputs; build alignment, accountability, and execution quality across functions.
Partner with Procurement, Manufacturing, Logistics, and other Supply Chain pillars to ensure readiness across raw materials, capacity, production scheduling, first production, inventory, distribution, and operational risk management.
Required Skills and Experience
Supply Chain, project management, and/or operations experience, preferably in commercialization or new product launches.
Strong leadership, change management, influencing, communication, and collaboration skills.
Ability to lead cross-functional teams, manage multiple priorities, and deliver results in ambiguous situations.
Strong organization, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills; self-directed and results-oriented.
Experience working with global, multicultural teams and organizations.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Manufacturing, Logistics, or a related field.
10+ years of related experience in Supply Chain, Project Management, or Operations.
ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must meet minimum age qualifications in the country in which the job is located.
About General Mills
General Mills is a global food company with more than 100 brands sold in over 100 countries, including Cheerios, Nature Valley, Old El Paso, Annie’s and Blue Buffalo. Formally established in 1928 from milling businesses whose roots date to 1866, it produces cereals, snacks, meals, baking products and pet food.
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