PLM Project Manager

Summary

We're looking for a skilled and dynamic PLM Project Manager to drive the successful launch and lifecycle management of new products. In this role, you'll be instrumental in aligning our product initiatives with strategic business goals, ensuring projects are executed on time, within budget, and to the highest standards. As a PLM Project Manager, you will lead the planning, execution, and delivery of key product development projects, ensuring cross-functional collaboration and seamless information flow across departments. Your ability to manage multiple priorities, balance stakeholder needs, and mitigate risks will be crucial in supporting the business team and achieving organizational objectives. If you thrive in a dynamic, results-driven environment, this is the role for you.

Salary: $85,000 - $95,000 (Eligible for up to a 10% annual bonus)

Location: Etobicoke, ON

Eligible for travel expense reimbursement (when applicable)

Valid driver's license and access to a vehicle required for travel within Ontario

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead Product Launches: Manage multiple new product launch projects, ensuring they align with business objectives, meet deadlines, and stay within budget.
• Supply Chain Coordination: Oversee the initial inventory, order quantities, and timing for new ingredients and materials during the first 6-8 weeks of product launches, ensuring smooth transitions and minimizing stockouts or excess inventory.
• Lifecycle Management: Drive the end-to-end management of product renovations, delisting, and transitions, with a focus on reducing liabilities and optimizing inventory.
• Timeline & Risk Management: Develop and maintain detailed project timelines, conduct risk assessments, and proactively identify potential project delays or obstacles, ensuring on-time execution.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with internal teams (R&D, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Sourcing, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, QA) and external stakeholders (vendors, customers) to ensure alignment and successful execution of all project-related tasks.
• Data Accuracy & Systems Coordination: Ensure product setup accuracy across organizational systems and tools, ensuring product data is aligned across departments.
• Trial Management: Work closely with R&D and manufacturing teams to plan and execute product trials, ensuring product quality and feasibility for new launches or format changes.
• Project Reporting & Documentation: Regularly track and report on project progress, documenting key updates, action items, risks, and resolutions, providing senior leadership with clear visibility on project status.
• Change Management: Lead change management initiatives for product lifecycle processes, ensuring smooth transitions and stakeholder buy-in.
• Continuous Improvement: Conduct project reviews and analyses, providing feedback and actionable insights to optimize future product launches and project execution.
• Travel: Occasional travel may be required to support first production runs and ensure the successful launch of new products.
• Perform other duties as required.

Required Experience

• Post-secondary education in Business or a relevant field
• 3-5 years of experience in project management, preferably within manufacturing, or supply chain environments
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to multi-task
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong organization, problem solving and analytical skills
• Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Passion to thrive in a constantly changing environment with shifting priorities

FGF Group Competencies:

Adaptive Intelligence - Team Members respond effectively to challenges by evolving their skills, mindset, and approach.

• Flexibility, Agility, Adaptability: Thrives in dynamic environments by embracing continuous change. Quickly adjusts to new priorities and actively seeks innovative solutions. Uses setbacks as opportunities for growth
• and applies a relentless focus on improving outcomes. Approaches challenges with a proactive, solutions-driven mindset and openness to feedback.
• Calculated Risk-Taking: Makes strategic decisions by evaluating options and creating contingency plans.

Collaborative Intelligence - Collaborative intelligence empowers teams to unlock collective strengths and achieve results through synergy and mutual trust.

• Team First and Collaboration: Engages with Team Members and colleagues, builds relationships, and fosters an inclusive, innovative environment.

Entrepreneurial Intelligence - Equips Team Members to identify opportunities, overcome setbacks, and move ideas to execution effectively.

• Continuous Improvement: Drives innovation and optimizes processes to enhance quality and productivity.
• Customer and Product Focus: Addresses need proactively with accountability and a solution-oriented mindset.
• Fierce Execution: Achieves results with a strategic and hands-on approach, learning from mistakes and building trust.

Leadership Competencies

Inspire & Energize Team Members

• Continually inspires and develops Team Members​ and promote cross-functional collaboration.
• Supports, shared knowledge and experience with your Team through authentic conversations and development planning
• Communicates clear expectations​
• Uses insight and knowledge to influence others​
• Understands and acknowledge differences and modifies style to support unleashing potential
• Demonstrates patience and empathy, while listening​

Create Winning Relationships​

• Inspire enthusiasm & commitment by communicating a clear path to success​
• Empowers others by delegating and providing support and opportunities for growth​
• Identifies, raises and resolves conflict​
• Builds trust and models the "Coach Approach"​

Entrepreneurial Leadership​

• Encourages informed risk-taking and supports learning from outcomes.
• Creates an environment where your team enjoys working hard while having fun​
• Provides feedback to reinforce results​

Disclaimer: The above describes the general responsibilities, required knowledge and skills. Please keep in mind that other duties may be added, or this description may be amended at any time.

In compliance with Ontario's Bill 190, we confirm that this posting represents a current existing vacancy within our organization.

We affirm that our hiring process, including candidate screening, evaluation, and selection, does not involve the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) or automated decision-making tools. All assessments and decisions are conducted by qualified human professionals to ensure fairness, transparency, and compliance with Bill 149.