Project Manager

Project Manager Location: Ogden, UT (on site) About the Role We move fast on limited drops, trend responses, brand-moment products, and PR / influencer-seeding boxes — programs that need to be on-shelf in weeks, not months. We're hiring a Project Manager to own that fast lane end-to-end: the calendar, the critical path, the suppliers, and the cross-functional orchestration that turns a fast idea into an on-time launch. You'll report to our VP of Supply Chain with a direct dotted line to the CEO , who sets the direction for these programs. When the CEO has an idea, you turn it into a realistic commit date and a plan — fast. This is a build-the-process seat, not an inherit-the-playbook seat: your job is to make "fast" mean *disciplined* , not chaotic. What You'll Own - The drop / launch calendar — the single source of truth for every fast-turn program in flight. You keep it current, realistic, and visible to everyone. - The critical path — translate a brief into a realistic commit date (typically within ~48 hours), map every dependency, and drive each milestone to its date. - A purpose-built fast-lane process — a slimmed, time-boxed gate process designed for speed that never sacrifices quality or margin. You design it, own it, and hold teams to it. - Supplier coordination for speed — know which vendors can actually move fast, manage those relationships to the *timeline* (not just price), and surface lead-time risk before it becomes a miss. - Cross-functional launch orchestration — Brand, eCommerce, Marketing, and Warehouse all need to know what's coming and what they owe. You're the air-traffic controller. - The PR / influencer-seeding box program — curated kits across all brands: contents, packaging, recipient coordination with Marketing, and assembly with Warehouse. - The post-launch loop — cycle-time actuals vs. commit, what broke, what improves next cycle. The lane gets faster *and* tighter every round. Success Criteria First 30 Days — Every active program is logged, calendared, and visible. You've met every supplier in the fast-turn network and know their *real* lead times, not their sales-pitch lead times. 60 Days — First drop launched under your ownership, on commit date. The fast-lane process is documented and socialized; the cross-functional team knows you're the coordination layer. 90 Days — Cycle time is baselined and you can show it shrinking, not growing. You can articulate the delta between the fast lane and the standard 15-month calendar, and supplier responsiveness is tracked. What You Bring - A bachelor's degree from an accredited university — required. - 4–8 years in project management, program management, product operations, brand/marketing operations, or product development — ideally including fast-turn, limited-drop, launch, or event programs. - A track record of owning timelines and critical paths end-to-end , and fluency in a project-management tool (Asana, Monday, Smartsheet, or similar). - Vendor / supplier coordination experience — managing partners to a deadline, not just negotiating a price. - Cross-functional orchestration without authority — you keep people you don't manage on schedule. - Comfort with high visibility and fast-changing direction (you'll have a direct dotted line to the CEO), and the ability to turn creative intent into an operating calendar quickly. - Physical / consumer-product experience is a strong plus — this is physical product with factory and print timelines, not software. Speed without discipline is just chaos with urgency. The fast lane has to be genuinely faster than standard development — fewer gates, tighter timelines, pre-qualified suppliers — but every gate that exists must hold. This is an individual-contributor seat : your leverage is process, relationships, and calendar discipline, not headcount. Reporting & Organization Line — Role Reports to (solid): VP of Supply Chain Dotted line: CEO (Hayden Wadsworth) — sets program direction Internal title: Product Manager — HydroJug Rush Products Level: Senior individual contributor Location: On-site, Ogden, UT About HydroJug, Inc. HydroJug, Inc. is an established, profitable consumer-products company headquartered in Ogden, Utah, designing and selling premium hydration and lifestyle products through direct-to-consumer and major retail channels — now scaling a portfolio of brands. #J-18808-Ljbffr