Project Manager - New Product Commercialization

Ornua (meaning "new gold") is Ireland's largest exporter of Irish dairy products, proudly bringing the unique taste of Irish dairy to the world for over 55 years.
Are you a Project Manager looking for innovative new projects and exciting launches with top brands and top retailers while gaining international exposure? Ornua Foods North America is adding to it's project management team, and this might be the job for you! At Ornua, we care passionately about driving sustainable, profitable growth, underpinned by our ambitious 'Path to Prosper' strategy. We have delivered significant growth in our core business, and we have ambitious plans for continued growth over the next five years. Come be a part of this strategy!
Why Ornua?

• Our co-operative ethos lies at the heart of how we do business as a purpose and values-led organization, creating value for Irish dairy farming families.
• Our Values lie at the core of everything we do. Our five values encourage us to Seek and Embrace New Ideas, Make It Happen, Be Our True Selves, Show You Care, and Achieve Great Things Together.
• Dynamic Working policy in place which facilitates flexible hours and hybrid working.
• Professional growth and development opportunities to advance your career including Global Mobility opportunities.
• Comprehensive Benefits with regional specific offerings that start Day One.
• Progressive Parental Leave including 20 weeks of maternity leave, 4 weeks of parental leave and a phased return to work.

Why This Role Is Valuable:
Ornua Foods North America's drive for growth is supported by a long-term project pipeline. The Project Manager role is focused on the delivery of Ornua Foods North America and wider global projects. The role will work daily with cross-functional team members, both internally, externally, locally, and internationally to deliver projects with tangible business benefits. A successful Project Manager will lead cross-functional teams to a successful delivery of project objectives while owning all phases of the project lifecycle, stakeholder management, team leadership, risk management, scope management, schedule management, and communications management.
Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Support the Innovation process in all aspects to ensure smooth, on-time, and successful launches
• Manage OFNA innovation, renovation, and modification projects from idea to launch
• Own project planning, execution, monitoring and controlling, and closing phases
• Adhere to and champion PMO standards for project management
• Communicate with cross-functional team and stakeholders for project needs, updates, risks, and timing

What You Bring To The Role:

• Undergraduate degree required
• 2-4 years in a medium to large organization, preference to CPG
• 2-4 years of disciplined project management experience
• Experience with stage gate, stakeholder management, leading cross-functional teams, risk/scope/schedule/communication management
• Preferred: Currently holding or actively pursuing a project management certification (CAPM, PMP)

Ornua has ambitious growth plans and we're building a team to help enable and accelerate that growth. We are looking for people who share our values, are curious, forward-looking, take ownership and work together to build a future for themselves and Ornua. How do you want to make your impact?
To learn more, please visit Ornua at www.ornua.com
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