Project Manager at Taylor Farms Pacific

Title: Project Manager                                     

Department: Sales

Reports to:   Ed Saint Clair

Salary: $85,000–$95,000

About Taylor Fresh Foods, Inc.

Taylor Fresh Foods, Inc. is dedicated to being North America’s favorite maker of salads and healthy fresh foods. Our “Taylor Family” includes nearly 23,000 team members who are passionate about making high-quality, great-tasting products for families across North America. As we continue to rapidly grow, we have a career opportunity available for a talented and motivated individual to join our Taylor Farms Albertsons Team as a Project Manager located in Tracy, CA.

About the Role:

• The Project Manager will support day-to-day project management execution of the Albertsons National account for our Fresh Prepared Food division, across multiple manufacturing facilities. This role will work closely with the National Sales Manager along with multiple Product Developers, Plant Project Managers, Commercialization & National Procurement across multiple manufacturing facilities.
  The successful candidate must be able to work effectively as a team player, possess strong communication & organizational skills, interact well with cross-functional teams, and provide strong technical support
  

Key responsibilities include:

• Responsible for managing timeline and project milestones for Taylor Farms & Albertsons product introductions, transitions, and exits.
• Communication & problem-solving of product specifications, costs, and time-integrated plans for product launches.
• Communicate final new item set up, product, and label information, Spec/Job Aid alignment to facilities for launch.
• Perform strong technical problem-solving skills related to the launch expectations across multiple groups & facilities.
• Development of category reporting metrics to manage item mix based on sales performance and shrinkage.
• Work with our cost accounting teams to develop costing recommendations that meet margin targets and maintain account-level profitability.
• Maintain a firm understanding of the raw, processing, and logistics side of our business to stay proactive and ensure we meet our customers’ needs.

• Understand Operational limitations and capabilities at the facility during the development of new products or processes to meet FSQA standards, customers’ expectations, and cost targets. 
• Proactively drive projects and cost savings initiatives for the customer product set across the network to support margin and quality expectations.
• Manage and communicate customer forecasts and performance to regional teams.
• Adapt and establish a working knowledge of our current systems and partner cross-functionally with subject matter experts to support our manufacturing facilities and customer needs.
• Improve and streamline current project management processes as needed.

• Produce cost analysis with facilities & present final recommendations for updates to the account manager.

• Maintain Core Launch documentation on SharePoint.
• Any additional tasks assigned

Qualifications

• Highly organized with strong attention to detail

• Proficient in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; able to learn new programs such as Power BI
• Previous Project Management experience is a plus

• Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Superior interpersonal skills
• Proven leadership strength
• Self-motivated and autonomous worker
• Team-minded, plays well with others.

• BA or BS in business, marketing, or related field preferred
• Previous sales management in the fresh food industry is highly desirable

Travel

20%