New Products and Promotions Project Manager

Job Description:This is a highly visible Supply Chain role tasked with defining supply strategies for goods and services essential to supporting new product launches and promotional events. The role involves executing new menu items, promoting existing offerings, collaborating with cross-functional teams, developing supply plans, ensuring availability, and aligning efforts with the overall business objectives of each promotion. The role of the NP&P Manager is to plan, execute and finalize projects adhering to strict deadlines. This includes acquiring resources and working with team members and third-party contractors or consultants in order to deliver projects according to plan.Functional Competencies:Attention To Detail - Accomplishes tasks and processes accurately and completely. Monitors and double checks the accuracy of information and work product to provide accurate and consistent work before completion.Business Acumen - Possesses a broad knowledge of business that provides the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions in business situations in a manner that is likely to lead to a good outcome. Knowledgeable in current and possible future policies, practices, trends, technology and information affecting the business and industry. Looks beyond the obvious, challenging initial thoughts and impressions. Uses both relevant and reliable indicators including qualitative and quantitative measures where appropriate. Ability to obtain information from both internal and external resources to access relevant guidance or other information, understand and apply it. For appropriate positions has a sound understanding and ability to interpret financial information and statements. Possesses a solid financial foundation in standards and other relevant rules. Knows the key leverage point in the Income Statement and the Balance Sheet as well as the critical aspects of ensuring short-term cash flow and long-term profitability.Communication - Clearly and concisely conveys information orally or in writing to individuals or groups to ensure that they understand the information and the message in a timely manner. Information needs to be presented in an appropriate manner for the audience/customer. Listens and responds appropriately to others. Has good situational awareness and appropriate and respectful interaction. Maintain open, candid and collaborative lines of communication with internal and external customers.Continuous Improvement - Ongoing effort to increase the level of quality, effectiveness or efficiency of existing products, services or processes. Then implement solutions and evaluate impact using relevant and reliable indicators, including qualitative and quantitative measures. These efforts can seek "incremental" improvement over time or breakthrough improvement all at once.Customer Focus - Provides expert guidance, partnership and support to internal and external customers related to the System to drive Plan to Win initiatives. Looks to understand pain points with our customers and ways to mitigate or remove them. Conducts oneself at all times in an ambassadorial, committed, professional and personable manner demonstrating respect for the position, fellow colleagues, departmental integrity and the company's best interest.Functional Skills - Demonstrates the practical use of essential skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment. These are specific skills outside of MMG Functional Competencies.Multi-Tasking - Processes information quickly and manages several tasks simultaneously. Navigates efficiently between systems or processes to access information quickly. Able to set goals and priorities. Can prioritize for results by distinguishing between mission critical and less time sensitive activities. Can eliminate roadblocks and create focus.Project Management - Provides leadership in efficiently and effectively planning, organizing, motivating, and controlling resources to achieve clearly defined objectives within a temporary, clearly defined timeframe. Plans well in advance and takes account of possible change circumstances and develops risk strategies. Can simplify complex processes and understands how to separate and combine tasks into efficient workflow. Monitors performance against deadlines and milestones.Risk Mitigation - Identifies manages and mitigates short and long-term risks (i.e. financial, brand, personal). Need to understand how risk affects or potentially affects the customers and businesses we serve. Builds a logical approach to address problems or opportunities or manage the situation at hand by drawing on one's knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.System Acumen - Can maneuver thru complex political situations effectively and can get things done both through formal channels and the informal network. Builds and maintains ongoing, collaborative working relationships with coworkers, customers and suppliers to enable individuals to understand agendas and perspectives of others, identify potential sources of opportunities or problems before they come to a head to better facilitate long term system benefits by recognizing and effectively balancing the interests and needs of one's own group with those of the broader organization(s)Duties:Logistics and Optimization: Work in conjunction with LXP/HAVI to determine the most beneficial freight scenario for the product launch.Cost Management: Achieve short- and long-term cost objectives for specific projects.Stakeholder Relationships: Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with internal and external stakeholders through trust, transparency, communication, and credibility to achieve strategic goals.Cross-Functional Integration: Collaborate effectively with Quality Systems, Field Supply Chain, and new product teams to ensure seamless operations.Contingency Planning: Develop and maintain functional supplier contingency plans to assure supply for the duration of the promotion.Risk Management: Identify and assess risks (both opportunities and threats) related to products, suppliers, or categories, and implement strategies to mitigate, exploit, or manage them effectively.Strategic Visioning: Develop and articulate credible visions and competitive strategies aligned with McDonald's goals.Goal Setting and Prioritization: Establish and prioritize category goals, focusing on mission-critical tasks, removing roadblocks, and driving results.Supplier Liaison and compliance: Serve as the primary point of contact between suppliers and the McDonald's System. Set performance expectations for each supplier and monitor for the duration of a project. Ensure suppliers meet McDonald's business and quality standards.Capital Investment: Gain senior leadership approval for any required capital investment associated with a project.Problem Resolution: Lead in resolving issues and communicating solutions to relevant System stakeholders.Subject Matter Expertise: Act as the resident expert for assigned categories.Additional Responsibilities: Perform other duties as assigned.ADA Requirements:Travel to supplier and test locations; exposure to noise in manufacturing facilities; fluctuations in temperature/humidity and dust. Prolonged sitting at desktop.Education/Skills/Qualifications:Requires degree in business, math or science; 5-7 years' experience in food manufacturing, food commercializationPMP certification a plus. Manufacturing knowledge/experience a plus.Direct work experience in project management capacity.Proven experience in strategic planning, change mgmt.Supply Chain Experience 5-7 years (food service preferred)Cross-functional Expertise - Track record of working collaboratively.Benefits:This position is benefit eligible

Created: 2025-02-19