Project Manager

kdc/one Groveport is part of the kdc/one network, the leading best-in-class producer of beauty and personal care products.  We are a diverse and passionate team of experts offering innovative, turn-key solutions to our customers through ideation, formulation, design, packaging and manufacturing of products.   With over 15,000 passionate, innovative employees working in 25 manufacturing sites across the world, we want you to join our growing team. 

Our Groveport site has an immediate opening for a dynamic Project Manager who will be responsible for the coordination and organization of resources, equipment, meetings and information to ensure that all new product launches are successful (e.g. within time and budget).

Key responsibilities include:

• Coordinates all briefs and forecasts for new projects; manage components, bulks and raw materials needed to complete pilots and trials (e.g. identification, delivery, approval to pull from stock, component requests, adjustment out of inventory) and ensures all key stakeholders have needed items to meet project milestones and deadlines. 
• Updates and maintains the project tracking tools in Smartsheet to maintain an accurate level of information on all site-related projects (e.g. customer service, production, compounding, engineering, research and development/innovation);  creates project timeline with Critical Path callouts to share with team and customer. Tracks the project “innovation to production” with final hand off at the end of First Production.
• Prepares, submits and ensures the on-time completion of RFP and line trial quotes and tooling authorization forms; gathers quotes for change parts from engineering and maintains tracker for finance purposes.
• Coordinates line times/dates for trial with scheduling and the customer operations team to ensure line trials can be completed with minimal disruption to production; communicates with key stakeholders on upcoming line trial to provide visibility on upcoming projects impacting production.
• Prepares line trial packets including all documentation needed to support the line trial (e.g. customer line trial form, internal line trial form, DTO).
• Ensures all line trial documentation is completed by internal team; gathers information from engineering and quality and aligns on critical messaging to customers.
• Sends finished good samples to customers after trial is completed as outlined in line trial form requirements. 
• Leads Project update meetings for the site, providing accurate updates and necessary site information to the customer; communicates clearly any critical decisions or dates and drives for alignment to keep projects moving forward and follows up appropriately on any outstanding issues.
• Drives project “on time” delivery by communicating and following up with all stakeholders on outstanding information or deliverables to assure customers’ needs are met.

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in business management, operations management or related field is strongly preferred; in lieu of a degree, equivalent work experience is required.
• Minimum of 3 years of training/experience in project management.
• Experience with planning and requirement phases from a Project Management perspective (e.g. developing project plans, refining scope, driving and leading team in all above areas,)

We offer a fast-paced work environment and a competitive compensative package.