TerrAscend Corp. is a leading TSX-listed company with operations across North America, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Ohio, and California through TerrAscend Growth Corp., as well as retail operations in Canada.
TerrAscend operates The Apothecarium and other dispensary retail locations, along with scaled cultivation, processing, and manufacturing facilities across its core markets. Our portfolio includes well-known brands such as The Apothecarium, Cookies, Kind Tree, Legend, State Flower, Wana, Cuue, One, and Valhalla.
The role of the Project Manager, Category is to lead commercialization and portfolio execution for the flower and pre-rolls categories across markets, ensuring products move from concept to launch with clear ownership, disciplined timelines, and strong cross-functional alignment. This role serves as the central project driver for category initiatives, connecting cultivation, operations, commercial, and retail partners to support timely launches, proactive issue resolution, and consistent post-launch follow-through.
Why TerrAscend?
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain detailed project plans for flower and pre-rolls initiatives, including new products, strain rotations, pack and bud size updates, line extensions, and discontinuations.
- Coordinate inputs and deliverables across cultivation, post-harvest, R&D, manufacturing, procurement, quality, regulatory, supply chain, wholesale and retail teams.
- Track category-specific risks such as biomass availability, third-party procurement, potency, flavor profiles, packaging lead times, compliance review and state-specific label requirements.
- Support launch readiness by confirming timing, inventory, training materials, sell-in assets, and retail execution needs.
- Maintain documentation for decisions, approvals, dependencies, changes in scope, delays and other key project milestones.
- Report progress, blockers, and mitigation plans to the Director of Portfolio Operations and key stakeholders.
- Own executional readiness and milestone completion for flower and pre-rolls projects, ensuring timelines, trackers, launch checklists, and handoffs are accurate and current.
- Maintain clear communication flow across teams, rapidly escalate issues, and document changes in scope, root cause, ownership, and mitigation plans.
- Drive on time launches and change implementations by reducing delays caused by missing inputs, late approvals, poor coordination, or unclear process steps.
- Improve issue resolution, handoff quality, project visibility, and stakeholder confidence through consistent follow-up and cross-functional coordination.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience in category management, project management, commercialization, or operations may be considered.
- 4-7 years of experience in category management, project management, product commercialization, operations, or cross-functional program execution, preferably in cannabis, CPG, retail, agriculture, or another regulated industry.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects from concept through launch, including timelines, milestones, dependencies, risks, approvals, and post-launch follow-through.
- Strong cross-functional leadership skills with the ability to coordinate inputs, drive accountability, and maintain alignment across cultivation, operations, commercial, retail, compliance, and supply chain partners.
- Experience supporting product launches, assortment changes, packaging updates, inventory readiness, or go-to-market execution across multiple markets or business units.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to maintain accurate trackers, project plans, launch checklists, and decision documentation.
- Ability to identify risks, escalate issues appropriately, recommend mitigation plans, and keep projects moving despite competing priorities or changing requirements.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to summarize project status, blockers, decisions, and next steps for leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment with shifting priorities, tight timelines, and a high degree of ambiguity.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools; experience with project management platforms, reporting tools, ERP systems, or inventory/category planning systems preferred.
- Background Check Required
Health & Wellness — Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for eligible team members.
Plan for Your Future — 401(k) savings opportunities to help support your financial goals.
Time to Recharge — Paid time off and company holidays for eligible team members.
Grow Your Career — Learning, development, and opportunities to build your career across a growing organization.
Employee Perks — Team member discounts and additional programs designed to recognize and support our people.
Support When You Need It — Resources and programs focused on your overall well-being.
Benefits and eligibility may vary based on employment status, location, and other applicable factors.
Working Conditions
This position may require the ability to perform essential functions that include, but are not limited to, standing, walking, bending, reaching, and lifting. Team members may need to lift and move items, e.g., product packages, display cases, cash registers, or inventory boxes, weighing up to 50 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.
The role may also require visual abilities to accurately handle transactions, verify product information, and maintain inventory, as well as manual dexterity for handling cash, operating point-of-sale systems, and organizing products. Employees may be required to remain on their feet for extended periods and perform repetitive hand or arm movements with or without reasonable accommodation.
EEO Statement
TerrAscend is an equal opportunity employer. At TerrAscend, employees and applicants are evaluated based on their qualifications, skills, and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination based on sex, race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy or related medical conditions, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws.
Disclaimer
This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. The Company has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice. The list of job responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, and the like is not exhaustive, rather it is illustrative of the current essential functions required for the position.
TerrAscend participates in E-Verify.
Please review the E-Verify Participation Notice and Right to Work Notice, available in English and Spanish.
E-Verify Participation Notice:
https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf
Right to Work Notice:
https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RighttoWorkPoster.pdf
TerrAscend Evanston, Illinois, USA Office
909 Davis Street Suite 500, Evanston, IL, United States, 60201
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