Food Supply Chain Project Manager

Community Engagement

United States

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Description

Your experience in supply chain, food safety, and project management mixed with our world-class culture and history of investing in our employees have the potential to make a huge impact on the way the world does business. If you’ve been thinking about making a change and are looking for a place where your leadership and work will be felt by an entire organization, then GS1 US is the place for you.

What is in it for you:

We have awesome people here at GS1 US. Highly accomplished professionals everywhere. You get to make them even better. As part of the Community Engagement Team, you’ll be able to develop and deliver programs and assets to help drive GS1 standards forward in multiple industries.

In return, you’ll be rewarded with great pay and benefits and do work at a high-performance company with a world-class culture that invests in its employees. We don’t just say culture is important to us, we have the data to back it up.

You’ll also be highly visible. Multiple teams, including senior leadership, will view you as a trusted partner and resource on all things related to Community Engagement, Supply Chain, and Regulatory Compliance.

Who you are:

You are energized by the prospect of collaboration because you believe in investing time and cultivating relationships with internal and external stakeholders toward a common goal. You can support projects with multiple stakeholders, complex inputs, and time-sensitive deadlines. You have a system to stay organized while juggling those project tasks, project timelines, and tracking goals, and are comfortable sharing that information within a team. You are open to public speaking and can handle facilitator tasks for working group settings.

What you will do:

In short - You will be a key asset to the Community Engagement team. You will assist, spearhead and drive the adoption of GS1 Standards forward for all the communities we serve.

Here are a few other details:

• Collaborate with team members and industry stakeholders to identify issues, trends, developments, gaps, and opportunities.

• Leverage Supply Chain Industry knowledge to support the execution of strategies and deliverables leading to the adoption and implementation of GS1 standards within the retail grocery and foodservice industries.

• Develop and track project plans related to Community Engagement Team Strategies and tactics to support timelines and measures.

• Serve as a primary stakeholder/customer contact for GS1 US engagement within the foodservice and grocery segment to ensure customer needs and expectations are met.

• Build effective relationships and communications to interact with a mix of team members and customers virtually and face-to-face.

• Research and present industry trends and concepts to internal and external stakeholders.

• Develops and manages the project plans related to the team’s strategies including critical paths, resource loading, information tracking, and dashboard creation.

• Advises Community Engagement Team of project risks - schedule or resources and provides alternatives to address risks.

• Create presentations using PowerPoint to help share information with a broader group.

• Lead and manage both project and industry team meetings.

• Supports industry working groups/task group.

• Supports and assists in creating the GS1 Connect agenda and other industry webinars.

• Attends or hosts industry conferences, workshops, or seminars as needed.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's degree (B. S.) from a four-year College or university

• Minimum of 3 years of Food, Beverage, Foodservice, or CPG industry experience

• At least 5 years of Professional experience

• Minimum of 3 years of Supply Chain knowledge

• Regulatory Compliance or Food Safety experience is a plus

• Minimum of 3 years of Project Management / Business Process development

• Proficiency in Project Management Tools & Software

• Command of Microsoft Office Tools (PowerPoint, Word, Excel) and Airtable

• Effective Presentation / Collaboration skills to extract information and articulate that into a plan