via Indeed
$70K - 120K a year
Manage project timelines, coordinate cross-departmental efforts, track risks and blockers, and ensure timely launch execution.
Requires 2+ years in project management within manufacturing or consumer goods, experience with project management tools like Monday.com, and relevant industry knowledge.
Position Summary The Associate Project Manager is primarily responsible for managing project timelines, task execution, and cross-functional coordination using Monday.com, ensuring all project milestones are delivered accurately and on schedule. This role drives Product Availability Dates (PAD), On-Time In-Full (OTIF) performance, and overall timeline adherence by maintaining clear visibility of every task, dependency, and blocker across the launch process. This position partners closely with Outside Sales, Operations, Scheduling, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to maintain updated project boards, escalate risks early, and enforce RFT (Right First Time) discipline. The main focus is timeline and project management, and the role also includes some ERP-related updates to support accurate and timely launch execution. Responsibilities and Essential Duties • Own and manage all project timelines in Monday.com, ensuring tasks, dependencies, and milestones are created, maintained, and consistently updated. • Lead cross-functional project alignment, ensuring all departments understand deliverables, due dates, and upstream/downstream impacts. • Execute established launch processes to ensure RFT and OTIF metrics are achieved. • Drive weekly project reviews, identifying at-risk items and enforcing escalation paths when delays threaten PAD or customer commitments. • Serve as the primary owner of the Monday.com launch boards, ensuring timelines reflect accurate information from Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Quality. • Track and communicate risks and blockers, develop mitigation plans, and ensure accountability across teams. • Coordinate line trials, pilot batches, and component readiness with Packaging Engineering and Process Engineering. • Conduct post-launch evaluations to identify process inefficiencies, lessons learned, and improvement opportunities. • Collaborate with Scheduling and Outside Sales to support capacity alignment and execution readiness. • Support CAPA/NOE follow-up only as related to launch quality defects, timeline impact or launch delays. • Maintain KPI reporting centered on project timeliness, OTIF performance, RFT accuracy, and cross-functional responsiveness. • Maintain limited ERP updates (item setup, PAD-aligned dates, demand entry) as needed to keep project timelines accurate. • Foster strong internal partnerships and communication channels to improve launch performance. Technical Skills Required • Own and manage all project timelines in Monday.com, ensuring tasks, dependencies, and milestones are created, maintained, and consistently updated. • Lead cross-functional project alignment, ensuring all departments understand deliverables, due dates, and upstream/downstream impacts. • Execute established launch processes to ensure RFT and OTIF metrics are achieved. • Drive weekly project reviews, identifying at-risk items and enforcing escalation paths when delays threaten PAD or customer commitments. • Serve as the primary owner of the Monday.com launch boards, ensuring timelines reflect accurate information from Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Quality. • Track and communicate risks and blockers, develop mitigation plans, and ensure accountability across teams. • Coordinate line trials, pilot batches, and component readiness with Packaging Engineering and Process Engineering. • Conduct post-launch evaluations to identify process inefficiencies, lessons learned, and improvement opportunities. • Collaborate with Scheduling and Outside Sales to support capacity alignment and execution readiness. • Support CAPA/NOE follow-up only as related to timeline impact or launch delays. • Maintain KPI reporting centered on project timeliness, OTIF performance, RFT accuracy, and cross-functional responsiveness. • Maintain limited ERP updates (item setup, PAD-aligned dates, demand entry) as needed to keep project timelines accurate. • Foster strong internal partnerships and communication channels to improve launch performance. Experience Required • Bachelor’s Degree preferred, OR equivalent experience accepted (3+ years of relevant experience may substitute). • 2+ years of experience in manufacturing, beauty, personal care, or retail/consumer goods industry. • 2+ years of project management experience, preferably in a fast-paced or contract manufacturing environment. • 1+ year Experience using project management systems (Monday.com preferred). • 1+ years of experience related to supply chain, scheduling, or launch coordination preferred (not mandatory). Physical Requirements • Regularly sit, stand, and walk for extended periods of time. • Ability to sit, balance, climb, stand, bend, squat, squeeze, kneel, turn, crouch, stoop repeatedly. • Physically able to lift 25 pounds occasionally. • Frequent exposure and/or to varying temperatures, loud noises, heavy machinery, fumes, or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, electrical, chemicals, and vibrations. • Frequent use of computer screen and use of headphones.
This job posting was last updated on 12/12/2025