Project Manager

Salary Range $85,000.00 - $105,000.00 Salary/year

Position Type Full Time

Job Shift Day

Education Level 4 Year Degree

Travel Percentage None

Category Strategy - Planning

Description

Do you love snacks? Are you looking to join an ever evolving and rapidly growing team? PIM Brands might just be exactly what you’re looking for!

At PIM, We Make The Brands You Love®. Our portfolio of products, from Welch’s® Fruit Snacks to Sun-Maid® Chocolate Raisins and Sour Jacks® Sour Candies are enjoyed by millions of consumers every day. And when it comes to careers, we seek talented, results-oriented individuals who want to play a part in building amazing brands and products while working in a collaborative, dynamic, and fast-paced office environment. At PIM, you can make an immediate and lasting contribution to help grow iconic snack and confectionery brands, no matter your area of expertise.

We are looking for a Project Manager interested in starting a career with a top-ranked and growing snack company, and to be part of our Supply Chaing & Project Management Office at PIM’s Headquarters in Park Ridge, New Jersey. The Project Manager role owns the delivery of innovation and continuous improvement from ideation to delivery. This critical business role plans, communicates, coordinates, and executes the entire life cycle of cross functional business imperatives. You will be on the front lines of delivering the brands people love!

The ideal candidate will have experience within a fast paced consumer-packaged goods (CPG) company environment and is well versed at interacting with and influencing multifunctional teams of internal and external stakeholders. You will be leading multiple projects simultaneously so the ability to organize and prioritize activities and helping others organize and prioritize will be important in being successful. Experience working in a stage gate oriented and deadline driven environment is also critical.

Responsibilities:

• Drive successful execution of projects from ideation to launch.

• Communicate project status, costs, bottlenecks and timelines to key stakeholders varying from suppliers to the Executive Team

• Guiding teams through creation, setups, approval, and execution of projects.

• Collaborating effectively with functional areas, support functions, and alliance partner functions (if applicable) to drive project delivery

• Ensuring communications within and from the team are clear and effective, meetings have clear purpose and objectives, and that conflict is surfaced and resolved.

• Provide mentoring, coaching, and oversight to associate project managers and project managers working on common projects. Sharing lessons learned and best practices.

• Leveraging relationships and networks to improve and enhance team dynamics. Proactively identifying and removing obstacles to drive business results.

• Actively participating and completing ongoing training and personal development activities to increase leadership competency and to gain knowledge and skill in the discipline of project management.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as Business, Economics, Project Management, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, preferred.

• Three (3) or more years of experience in project management or a related role.

• Demonstrated leadership and ethics; demonstrated ability to hold others accountable for delivery.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team setting, including demonstrated ability in building and managing teams.

• Strong collaboration and problem-solving skills; able to establish good working relationships with employees at all levels, resolve conflict and provide feedback, and to devise and implement creative solutions to problems.

• Strong communication skills, both oral and written; demonstrated ability to speak up appropriately and to raise issues to teams and senior management.

• Ability to multi-task and manage various project elements simultaneously.

• Demonstrates Advanced software skills in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project or similar programs.

• Track record of delivering results.

• Organization, attention to detail and follow through.

• Ability to Prioritize critical tasks across multiple departments.

• Ability to thrive in situations of complexity and ambiguity while functioning at a high level of productivity in a fast paced and dynamic environment.

• Team player with ability to work with all functional players and understands how to navigate.

• Flexibility to step outside the bounds of normal roles to help get it done.

• Demonstrates excellent follow-up.

• Sensitive to handling confidential information, and ensuring confidentiality is maintained.

• Self-motivated, approachable, authentic, and genuine.

• Excited about joining a fun team that makes delicious products.

Worksite:

• The PIM Brands Global Headquarters in Park Ridge, New Jersey

• The role requires working on-site: Monday thru Friday. Work remotely once per month on a Friday.

• Summer Fridays between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day weekend

We are proud to offer:

• The pay range for this position is $85,000 - $105,000. PIM Brands takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.

• Comprehensive benefits package - EFFECTIVE DAY 1, Including medical, dental, vision, disability, insurance plans and much more

• Total compensation package including bonus, 401(k) plan match and other incentives (*based on eligibility and position)

• Diverse range of benefit choices tailored to support you in making optimal decisions for yourself, your loved ones, and your preferred way of life

• Personal time off, vacation time, floating days and observed holidays

• Business casual dress

• Entrepreneurial and innovative culture offering the opportunity for internal career advancement

• Professional development and training opportunities offered across the organization

Awards & Accolades:

• America’s Best Workplaces - 2026

• Best Places to Work in NJ

• Top 50 Employer in New Jersey

• #10 Candy Company in North America

• #26 Global Candy Company

• Makers of Welch’s - #1 Fruit Snack in U.S.

• Advocate of the Year Award

• Recognized by NJBIA - State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Facility and in Research/Development

• Recognized by New Jersey Business Magazine ( 2024

• Top 100 Privately Owned Company in the Metro NYC Market

PIM Brands is an Equal Opportunity Employer

PIM Brands is an e-Verify Employer

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