Purpose of The Role:

The ideal Project Manager is accountable for leading the cross-functional teams that ideate, design, develop and launch new products for Pampered Chef. Furthermore, this individual manages the overall NPD process, making improvements to drive efficiencies and enhanced communication as needed for the organization. Sharing clear communication to key stakeholders about project status, key risks and action plans to ensure product success is integral to the role. 

Responsibilities:

• Manage cross-functional teams to ensure NPD projects are launched on time and within budget while meeting or exceeding customer expectations.
• Develop seasonal launch timelines based on critical path milestones, ensuring alignment and transparency to drive accountability, and clearly articulating dependencies and risks to project goals to key stakeholders.
• Balance multiple seasons in parallel, understanding how to prioritize workloads of the team to maximize effectiveness.
• Effectively manage and facilitate project kickoff meetings, regular project status meetings, key alignment and Gate meetings, commercialization planning meetings, and lessons learned discussions.
• Own New Product Development process, monitoring effectiveness and gaining alignment for modifications as needed to increase efficiency of the teams and business.
• Manage project performance using key reporting metrics, escalating constraints and delays to management as appropriate.
• Support annual commercialization and field promotional activities including National Conference and other in person events.
• Act as liaison and/or representative for Product Management team on other business teams as assigned.

Measures of Success:

• Seasonal launch execution
• Product launched on time
• Plans within budget without QA issues
• Team achieves season NPD forecast within +/- 10%

Competencies for Success:

• Balances stakeholders
• Communicates effectively
• Decision quality
• Resourcefulness

Education & Experience:

• 3-5 years of project management and/or project coordination experience leading cross-functional teams within durables market required; 5+ preferred.
• Bachelor’s Degree in applicable field strongly desired
• Technical proficiency in project management application; PMI or equivalent certification preferred.
• Experience leading international cross-functional team preferred.
• Experience with financial rollups and budget oversight of product development and ability to create and present scenarios.
• Experience with off-shore and domestic development; Understanding of basic manufacturing processes and associated lead times strongly preferred.
• Proficient computer skills;
• Ideal candidate has experience managing with and without PM software suites; Experience launching a software or transitioning between software platforms a plus.

About Pampered Chef:

Established in 1980 by Doris Christopher, Pampered Chef is a global marketing enterprise and a proud Berkshire Hathaway company since 2002. We develop a multi-purpose, high-quality and unique kitchen product line that includes time-saving kitchen tools, cookware, cutlery, stoneware, and pantry products serving millions of customers around the world. We support a large network of independent consultants with their direct sales efforts in addition to our corporate ecommerce business.

We celebrate the power that mealtimes have to become something more: a way to transform relationships, share stories, create traditions, and build happier and richer lives. But, with today’s expectations, we know finding the mealtime win can be difficult. We’re here to help bridge that gap between the ideal mealtime and the realities of today. We do this through our distinctive, high-quality kitchen tools, parties that show you how to make delicious, timesaving recipes, and the opportunity to join our supportive international community of more than 50,000 consultants.

Pampered Chef is committed to providing a workplace where coworkers can do their best work, whether at home or in our Addison office location. This role will have the opportunity to work collaboratively, both in our Addison office and virtually, with leaders, and cross-functional partners to measure, test, learn, and improve our customers’ mealtime journey.

Pampered Chef complies with the federal OSHA mandate pertaining to Covid-19 vaccinations, testing, and face coverings. As such, Pampered Chef requires you to provide your vaccination status as a condition of employment. If you have questions about this, please discuss with the Pampered Chef HR Recruiter.