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Project Leader Operations-March 2024
Chicago
Mar 28, 2026
About Project Leader Operations

  Reporting to the Director of Operations Business, you will provide project management support for innovation, product change, and cost savings projects for assigned brands. You will lead cross-functional teams through the commercialization process including leading meetings, managing project plans, and communicating risks. As a key supply chain resource, you will ensure effective use of resources and communication of priorities across the Supply Chain functions.

  You Will:

  Primary accountabilities are to help achieve net sales, profit, and supply chain KPI’s for assigned product categories and plants.

  Internal Contacts: OBD project managers, Plants, Logistics, S&OP, DMO, Brand Design, M&OP, R&D, Technology/Q.A., Engineering, Finance, Business teams – all levels in organization

  External Contacts: Suppliers, Co-manufacturers, Vendors.

  Project management of new product, formula change, and graphic-only commercialization projects for assigned product groups. Coordinate and support material set-up/readiness, scale-up efforts and launch/post-launch metrics.

  Project management for cost improvement efforts for assigned product groups, ensuring annual target achievement. Participate/provide support to Plant and other Supply Chain performance improvement efforts.

  Help drive business simplification efforts for assigned product groups – examples include Active SKU Management, packaging standardization, and component/specification consolidation. Work with business team to assess product offerings and ongoing use of Supply Chain resources.

  Active management and communication to the extended team of detailed project trackers. Promote urgency to hit established timelines.

  Monitor Supply Chain KPI's for assigned product groups, providing improvement plan support to plants/key Supply Chain functions.

  Support quality improvement strategies for assigned product groups.

  Other Supply Chain or business initiative support as assigned.

  Travel up to 10%.

  Qualifications:

  Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Finance or related

  3+ years previous experience in manufacturing, engineering, or other supply chain functions

  Exposure and understanding of multiple Supply Chain and other business disciplines (Purchasing, manufacturing, logistics, RQI, etc.) in previous positions or project work

  Experience leading cross-functional project teams

  Exposure to new product commercialization and start-up procedures

  Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously

  Continuous improvement mindset

  Exposure to SAP and Supply Chain IT transaction systems and information flow a plus

  Number of days in the office: 3

  At this time, we require applicants for this role to be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring employer sponsorship either now or in the future.

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  Our Benefits:

  We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:

  Health: Medical, dental and vision insurance, company-paid life, accident and disability insurance

  Wealth: great pay, incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan

  Growth: online courses, virtual and classroom development experiences

  Balance: paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role)

  Our Company:

  Conagra Brands is one of North America's leading branded food companies. We have a rich heritage of making great food, and a team that’s passionate about innovation and growth. Conagra offers choices for every occasion through iconic brands, such as Birds Eye®, Marie Callender's®, Banquet®, Healthy Choice®, Slim Jim®, Reddi-wip®, and Vlasic®, and emerging brands, including Angie's® BOOMCHICKAPOP®, Duke's®, Earth Balance®, Gardein®, and Frontera®.

  We pride ourselves on having the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in the food industry. For more information, visit www.conagrabrands.com (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2940510-1&h=2999397156&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.conagrabrands.com%2F&a=www.conagrabrands.com) .

  Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. ​

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