Commercialization Project Manager
Salad and Go, United States
Job Description
This position requires working onsite at our office in Dallas, TX 4-5 days per week. Local candidates only, please. If you already have plans to relocate to the Dallas area, please include a note with your relocation timeline details in the cover letter section of the application. Thank you!
Salad and Go is a one-of-a-kind drive-thru concept on a mission to make fresh, nutritious food convenient and affordable for ALL. Recipes from our very own Michelin-star trained chef are prepared in our own central kitchens, delivered directly to our stores where our team members prepare made to order salads, wraps and breakfast burritos for our guests. Our food is offered at a price point that ensures accessibility: everyone deserves a delicious meal. Focused on a simple, convenient drive-thru only model, Salad and Go operates in more than 130 locations across Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma and Nevada and is expanding rapidly into new states. As part of our mission, Salad and Go puts special emphasis on community outreach and philanthropic initiatives and fosters a company culture that prioritizes the wellbeing of all our team members. Our one-of-a-kind model is fundamentally changing food systems and igniting a positive, life-changing movement toward better food for all.
Salad and Go is seeking a Commercialization Project Manager to lead a portfolio of complex projects related to the commercialization of both product improvements and new menu innovation. This individual will work closely with a cross-functional team to ensure successful project completion in accordance with the defined Stage Gate Process while adhering to timeline, scope and budget. This position will report directly to the Sr. Director of Product Development and Commercialization.
As the Commercialization Project Manager, you will:
- Define, plan and coordinate work teams, including coordinating the activities of a cross- functional team by leading through influence to ensure project timelines are met from project conception through startup and commissioning. Ensure resource availability and allocation.
- Leads collaborative project review meetings to highlight significant updates, assessing roadblocks and risk mitigation plans while providing project status to key stakeholders.
- Manages timelines and ensures progress to plan, as well as tracks and communicates critical project achievements and/or risks.
- Schedules and facilitates necessary meetings to coordinate and manage projects, and other related business requirements. Acts as a primary point of contact for projects, facilitating project update meetings and written updates, reporting progress to stakeholders.
- Manages projects through to completion ensuring project is on-time and on-budget.
- Drives process improvement and adherence to company project standards for assigned tasks.
Requirements
Minimum Requirements:
- 3-5 years of Project Management (Non-IT) experience at a CPG or other product development-related company; food amp; beverage industry experience preferred.
- PMP, APICS or PMI certification preferred. Experience working within Stage Gate processes preferred.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, Microsoft Project, SharePoint and Microsoft Teams.
- Ability to work with a high level of autonomy a self-starter with a bias for action.
- Ability to manage dynamic and competing priorities / projects, with the flexibility to adjust to changing priorities.
- Comfortable with ambiguity; strong business judgement.
- Prior experience at a high growth start-up.
- Results oriented in a fast-paced environment.
- Compassion for others and a desire to make healthy food options accessible to the world!
Benefits
- Competitive pay + bonus potential
- Unlimited PTO and paid sick time
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Growth potential with a fast-growing company
- Complimentary Salad and Go food
Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Salad and Go will provide reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship.
Salad and Go is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.