Job Description

Are you ready to take the next step in your career as a Project Manager? Astrix is partnering with a client in the sports nutrition manufacturing sector to identify a proactive, hands-on Project Manager to lead cross-functional initiatives and ensure the successful execution of key projects.

Type: Direct Hire

Location: Middlesex County, NJ (onsite role)

Rate: $130K - $160K

Duties:

• Serve as a primary leader overseeing a portfolio of projects, ensuring timelines are met and resources are effectively allocated, with a clear understanding of how tasks interconnect throughout the commercialization of new products.
• Develop and manage detailed project schedules and Gantt charts, tracking milestones, dependencies, risks, and contingency plans across teams to drive timely execution.
• Partner with cross-functional groups from project kickoff through product launch: Formulation, Marketing, Sales, Packaging, Operations, and Regulatory.
• Establish project charters, schedules, and performance metrics; secure alignment from stakeholders; assess risks; implement mitigation strategies; and lead conflict resolution efforts.
• Communicate updates effectively and consistently to all levels of the organization, tailoring the message to fit the audience.
• Identify and articulate project-related questions to support fast, well-informed decision-making.
• Oversee and maintain the Stage Gate process, ensuring project plans, test strategies, issues, and documentation are accurate and prepared for stakeholder reviews.
• Champion each project as its advocate, proactively removing barriers and ensuring steady progress through the Stage Gate process.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree is required.
• Minimum of 5 years of project management experience, ideally within the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry.
• Demonstrated success managing multiple projects with varying levels of scope and complexity and experience leading new product development from start to finish.
• Strong communication skills with proven ability to engage stakeholders, manage competing priorities, and maintain accuracy under pressure.
• Track record of building effective relationships with leadership and cross-departmental teams.
• Comfortable managing a heavy workload and meeting tight turnaround times.

This job description is a complete list of all desired skills, but not all are required. We strongly encourage candidates who have some of the skills to apply. We look forward to a conversation to learn more about you!

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