CPG Project Manager

This is a Project Manager / Marketing Operations role supporting Clients product innovation and brand projects . Responsibility: Lead and coordinate cross-functional projects from planning through completion.

Project Manager- CPG Project Manager
Location- St Louis, MO
Duration- 06 Month+ Contract

Summary
This is a Project Manager / Marketing Operations role supporting Clients product innovation and brand projects.

Responsibility:

• Lead and coordinate cross-functional projects from planning through completion.
• Create and manage project plans, timelines, deliverables, risks, and changes.
• Work closely with marketing, product development, and senior stakeholders.
• Support new product development and innovation projects.
• Maintain and manage innovation portfolio data and ensure data accuracy.
• Use Smartsheet or similar project-management tools.
• Improve processes, workflows, and project-management practices.

Project / Program Management — ~70%

• Build end-to-end project plans.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams.
• Track timelines, deliverables, scope, and milestones.
• Manage risks, issues, and project changes.
• Coordinate with marketing, product development, and other stakeholders.
• Communicate project status to senior leadership.
• Help teams make quick decisions.
• Follow Idea-to-Launch (I2L) and Marketing Operations processes.
• Improve project-management processes, tools, and workflows.

2. Innovation Portfolio / Data Management — ~30%

• Maintain project/innovation information in systems.
• Make sure project data is accurate and complete.
• Audit and clean up data.
• Help team members enter/update project information.
• Track portfolio metrics and identify missing or incorrect information.
• Standardize templates, naming conventions, and data formats.

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