Associate Program Manager - Sustainable Packaging

SharkNinja is hiring an Associate Program Manager for Sustainable Packaging in Dedham, MA. The role involves overseeing the New Product Development process for Shark and Ninja Brands, driving timelines, managing cross-functional teams, and ensuring successful product launches. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and 1-2 years of program management experience, particularly in consumer goods. The position requires strong leadership and communication skills to mitigate risks and deliver high-quality products.
Associate Program Managers at SharkNinja assist in owning the entire New Product Development (NPD) process from concept to shelf for our Shark and Ninja Brands. Associate Program Managers deliver sustainable, best in class product development thinking, governance, and process to enable the organization to execute the program portfolio flawlessly. Associate Program Managers work cross-functionally, providing exposure and visibility on a global scale acting in a general manager capacity. Associate Program Managers lead via influence and are responsible for establishing and driving timelines and resources to develop, manufacture, and get products to market with a high degree of speed and efficiency ensuring a 5-star quality experience and high rate of sales. A SharkNinja Associate Program Manager thinks, acts and leads his/her programs like a global leader for every project or program they manage and owns the overall success of the program with a steady focus on Scope, Cost, and Schedule. Our Associate Program Managers are seen as the glue that holds the team together by owning communication streams across all groups in order to ensure that risks are mitigated, and deliverables are completed on time. They operate with urgency, ensuring that scope creep, cost risks, and schedule slips are escalated to senior management in parallel to driving resolutions. Associate Program Managers are individual contributors, leading the organization through our unique SharkNinja product development process. This role is best suited for a professional who thrives, and has demonstrated success in a dynamic, fast paced product development environment. This role reports to our Director, Program Management, Ninja. Responsibilities: Drives and actively facilitate the interaction of cross-functional stakeholders to bring products to market, including managing risks, and schedule. Collaborate with teams to ensure that the go to market strategy will provide high rate of sales. Accountable to deliver all elements of the program, from product ideation to end-of-life. Make use of KPI’s and data to help drive decision making across the cross-functional teams. Identify program risks, develop mitigation/contingency and track progress. Assist in managing product cost structure, reporting, and cost rationalization exercises – and collaborate with supply chain, merchandising, and supply planning teams on packaging sourcing strategy recommendations. Act as the packaging “expert” for cross-functional team member questions and concerns. Spot resource and knowledge gaps and take steps necessary to highlight/remedy. Identify resource and knowledge gaps and take steps necessary to highlight/remedy. Partner with SharkNinja’s Insights & Intelligence team to develop consumer testing objectives and implement this consumer-driven feedback into packaging development. Channel global information to local teams, act as conduit to support the business. Requirements & Attributes: Bachelor's Degree in technical/engineering or business management field highly desired. 1-2+ years direct Program management experience. Experience desired in some combination of new product development or program management (Consumer Goods Industry strongly preferred). Assertive, confident, capable. Able to cultivate and lead a high performing team that delivers results. Excellent written, verbal and communication skills. Experienced addressing C-Suite, Peer Functional Groups, Suppliers, and Customer audiences. Cross-functional leadership skills. Possess a strong bias to action and accountability. Intermediate/working level skills with MS Project (or similar), Excel, PPT and Visio. High energy, with a positive attitude. Detail oriented. Presentation skills – Must be proficient with PowerPoint and be comfortable developing and presenting to large groups including executive management either in person or over MS Teams.

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