Sr. Project Leader

Company Description

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company. We are Making Possible™ products and solutions that help advance the industries we serve, providing branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency, and better connect brands and consumers. We design and develop labeling and functional materials, radio frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital, and offerings that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience. Serving industries worldwide — including home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive — we employ approximately 35,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Our reported sales in 2024 were $8.8 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com. 

Our Vestcom Business is the industry leader in technology-driven shelf-edge solutions for Retailers and CPGs. Our data-integrated media solutions drive sales and loyalty, engaging shoppers where it matters most – the point of decision. Our patented innovation has been trusted by top retailers for more than 30 years to drive productivity and profitable growth. 

At Avery Dennison, some of the great benefits we provide are:

• Health & wellness benefits starting on day 1 of employment

• Paid parental leave

• 401K eligibility

• Tuition reimbursement

• Employee Assistance Program eligibility / Health Advocate

• Paid vacation and paid holidays

Job Description

The primary objective of the Sr. Project Leader is to maintain standard workflow processes as well as identify, document, and train stakeholders in new or improved workflow processes. Workfront, a third party, online workflow management tool, is the principal tool used for organizing and executing projects. In this role, you will be responsible for Workfront project administration, project onboarding and closure, sprint project management, reporting, issue management, process improvement, documentation, and coordination. Project Leaders work daily with various stakeholders, including our customer service PM teams, roughly 12 distinct teams within Product & Platform Engineering, production facility team members, accounting, and others. Excellent understanding of standard project management practices is required for most projects including management of project plans, stakeholder engagement, quoting, resources availability, project scheduling, prioritization, communicating status updates, and change management. Beyond standard project management skills, the Project Leader position will require an evolving understanding of client business rules and technical processes unique to Vestcom. 

►   Key Areas of Responsibility

• Workfront Project Administration – Uses Workfront to manage the project and tasks within the project to show burndown, resource utilization, project progress and documentation.

• Project Onboarding and Closure - Drives project onboarding and closure including the following processes: business requirement reviews, quoting, scheduling, resource management, and closure.

• Sprint Project Management - Manages project portfolios for clients which include the following duties: continually developing knowledge of client business rules and technical systems used to perform work, publishing project schedules to stakeholders, maintaining project plans, sponsoring meetings between client rep and P2E resources, identifying, and helping to overcome obstacles, and providing progress reports as needed.

• Reporting – Creates, monitors, and trains users on Workfront reports that drive processes including billing, performance monitoring, time tracking, project onboarding / closure, issue management, work queues belonging to teams outside P2E and inform leadership of project status.

• Issue Management – Supports the Helpdesk issue management process in Workfront through answering questions and assisting P2E with maintaining their Helpdesk issue queues as needed.

• P2E Process Improvement – Identifies workflow inefficiencies and then creates processes for, documents, and trains stakeholders in new or improved workflows.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Communications, or related field; 5+ years of related Information Technology project management experience; or equivalent combination of education and work experience.  

• PMI Project Management Professional (“PMP”) certification is a plus.