Job Details

Overview

Senior Project Manager role at First Quality.

First Quality is a family-owned company with over 35 years in business, employing more than 5,000 team members across the U.S. and Canada. The group manufactures a broad portfolio of personal care and household products and provides raw materials and packaging solutions. The organization emphasizes humility, unity, integrity, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead the project management life cycle from initial charter development through post-launch reviews, ensuring delivery aligns with objectives.
• Lead cross-functional teams, align project scope, allocate resources, and create detailed, actionable timelines.
• Conduct risk assessments, proactively resolve issues, and maintain project resilience.
• Identify and escalate issues and risks to stakeholders and senior leadership while minimizing disruption.
• Act as gatekeeper of the stage-gate process, using data to support decisions and documentation.
• Manage intake of new projects, categorize and prioritize the project portfolio and requests.
• Facilitate Business Case reviews and approvals between requesters and senior leaders.
• Provide visibility into project status with dashboards and regular updates to stakeholders.
• Analyze required functions/disciplines for each project and ensure leaders are engaged and accountable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required (Engineering, Business Administration, Project Management, or related discipline preferred).
• Minimum 7 years of executive program/project management experience across multiple functions and disciplines.
• Experience in a consumer products manufacturing environment preferred.
• PMP Certification highly preferred; Change Management certification a plus.
• Financial acumen to align change efforts with financial perspectives.
• Extensive experience with Microsoft Project and other PM tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication, organizational, and analytical skills; ability to present data clearly at executive levels.
• Executive influencing skills and ability to operate across levels; adept at summarizing large data sets into actionable plans.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive results amid changing conditions.
• Technical and presentation skills in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Solid analytical and problem-solving capabilities and superb follow-up to keep processes moving.

Travel

Travel to First Quality facilities for key meetings and milestones may be required. Travel typically ranges from 5% to 25%.

What We Offer

• Competitive base salary and bonus opportunity.
• Paid time off (three weeks minimum) and medical, dental, and vision starting day one.
• 401(k) with employer match; paid parental leave; dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2,500.
• Wellness program with savings on health premiums and other benefits.
• Tuition assistance and additional family support benefits.
• Bundle of joy benefit (diapers) for new babies, plus other family-related benefits.

Equal Opportunity

First Quality is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or protected veteran status.