Project Manager - Business Transformation - Swisher International

Description

For the past 162 years, Swisher has been an industry leader known for its iconic products and commitment to high quality standards. With a rich history, Swisher serves adult consumers through a diverse range of businesses, including Swisher Sweets Cigar Company, Helme Tobacco Co., Hempire, Rogue Holdings, and Drew Estate: The Rebirth of Cigars. We have a passion for people and helping them build rewarding careers. If you’re ready to create excitement and drive what’s next in the industry, we’d love to hear from you.

The Project Manager - Business Transformation will be responsible for managing a variety of transformation projects, including setup of manufacturing lines, engineering improvements, cloud-based platform deployments and other projects deemed as strategic by our Leadership team. These projects are complex, touch many areas of our business, and require an extremely strong level of organization and attention to detail. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Project management and execution of transformation projects, including gathering business and technical requirements
• Develop project timelines with key milestones, identify dependencies, track progress, resourcing, budget, and risks to ensure each project is properly scoped so that success can be measured
• Facilitate communication with team members, project stakeholders, and other departments to align on objectives, activities, and outputs supporting each project
• Coordinate with different teams and areas across the organization to meet deadlines and deliverables for each project
• Proactively run risk assessment activities and identify areas for improvement, developing, and implementing mitigation strategies to support a successful project execution
• Prepare comprehensive project documentation, including project plans and progress reports
• Maintain records of project activities, decisions, and outcomes

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in project management or related field
• 5+ years of experience in project management and process improvement
• 3+ years of experience in change management, or business transformation initiatives
• Experience managing technical project teams, including a basic understanding of manufacturing principles
• Experience with optimization processes (e.g. optimization of strategic planning, sourcing, logistics, finance processes, performance management, etc.)
• Collaborative spirit, and able to communicate with a wide range of people at all levels and across different cultures
• Strong time management skills with an ability to plan ahead, anticipate requirements, problems, and obstacles, and an ability to juggle competing priorities successfully, and work on tight deadlines
• Ability to navigate ambiguity while applying strategy and processes appropriately
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office, Excel, and other standard programs for project, business, and financial management
• Knowledge of project management and engineering software tools, methodologies, and best practices

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree
• PMP certificate or similar
• 5+ years of experience in supporting business transformation initiatives and system implementations in regulated products

What we offer

• Base salary and bonus program
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance effective on date of hire
• Generous 401(k) Plan
• Defined Contribution Plan
• Paid vacation and paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career!

Qualifications

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)