What are the responsibilities and job description for the OTC Project Manager position at BestCo?
We believe being healthy should not require tradeoffs. SCN BestCo is a leading innovator, developer and manufacturer of Vitamin, Mineral & Supplement (VMS), Over-the-Counter (OTC) and prebiotics / probiotics in enjoyable forms such as gummies, lozenges and chews. With over 50 years of excellence, our team leads the way in changing how consumers make healthier choices. With unique food science expertise and proprietary processes, we've pioneered many firsts. Our passion to create new to the world products has guided and continues to be core to our mission of making health and wellness more enjoyable. Come join us and become a part of our winning formula!
The OTC Commercial Project Manager guides projects through the company commercialization process, including coordination among multiple internal departments and external customer counterparts including R&D, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Operations, Finance, Supply Chain, Regulatory and Manufacturing. The position is responsible for managing the execution of tasks by multiple project leaders and contributors.
OTC, Pharmaceutical, Consumer Healthcare, or CPG experience preferred
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Assess assigned projects, targeting specific business unit goals and objectives and strengthening consumer and customer satisfaction.
- Develop project timelines for new projects including preparing responses to customer requests for information (RFIs).
- Ensure timely and efficient execution of projects.
- Collaborate with project and department leaders in the planning and execution of project tasks from ideation to commercialization.
- Coordinate and manage program team meetings including documentation of executed tasks, action items, and program governance.
- Publish monthly program goal achievement and financial growth achievements.
- Identify, assign, and train project leaders for projects including acting as the project manager for critical projects.
- Implement project management best practices and associated tools including the development of internal systems, both manual and digital.
- Collaborate with internal departments, using a cross-functional team approach to maximize communication and resources in an effort to operate as effectively as possible while ensuring successful project development and execution.
- Manage issues arising from program execution including escalation internally and externally.
- Evaluate past program and project execution and achievement of expected goals.
Required Qualifications
Education & Experience :
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities (KSAs) :
Preferred Qualifications
Experience applying Lean principles.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)