Sr Operations Business Project Leader

Job Location: Hershey, PA or Remote 



Role Summary:
This role leads and manages New Product for a specific brand projects of varied scope and complexity from an Operations perspective, through facilitating and coordinating multifunctional teams into the Operations department to the completion of a product launch. This position will develop a portfolio of strategic continuous improvement projects across the US Supply Chain to develop a multi-year project pipeline.  The individual will be collaborating with multiple functions to develop operational solutions, provide recommendations to leadership, and establish and implement execution plans for margin enhancement, network solutions and production capacity expansion initiatives.  They will leverage supply chain knowledge and technical skills to drive solutions in a dynamic business environment. 

Responsibilities: 
 

Provide analytical and project management support to cross-functional project teams for the correct and on time project execution.

Act as a liaison between Operations, Marketing/Sales & R&D.

Leads the formulation, evaluation, strategy setting, and presentation of US Supply Chain margin improvement solutions and alternatives with a focus on product and process improvement and network sourcing projects

Develops and presents project business feasibility assessments including project financial analysis, supply chain feasibility and risk assessment

Develops capital projects through completion and serves as a project leader during capital project development and approval.

Serves as Program Manager for complex continuous improvement projects including managing project timelines, interdependencies, risk analysis and contingency planning

Supports the US Supply Chain Continuous Improvement Business Process

Demonstrates and develops supply chain experience to understand and ultimately provide robust operational solutions.


Experience & Education: 
 

BS in Engineering, Food Science, or similar degree

Minimum 4 years Hershey or relevant confectionery experience

Experience/knowledge of manufacturing operations

Working knowledge of US manufacturing operations, core technologies/processes

Strong planning and project management skills

Experience leading product/process change or development projects

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Experience developing project business feasibility assessments

Effective time management/prioritization skills. Must be able to handle numerous projects at one time