Opella · 1 week ago
Project Manager - Switch and Portfolio Management
Chattanooga, TN
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$96K/yr - $130K/yr
2+ years expOpella is the self-care challenger with a leading portfolio in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) and Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market. The Project Manager will lead the execution of North America Switch initiatives and manage strategic product portfolio management priorities, ensuring operational feasibility and on-time delivery of commitments.
Health CarePersonal HealthRetail
Responsibilities
Serve as the NA Manufacturing & Supply Project Lead for Switch and an active member of the Switch Core Team, ensuring alignment on strategy, execution, communication, and reporting across all switch-related workstreams
Serve as a central liaison across M&S, all manufacturing sites involved (internal or external) on the NA switch initiative, Quality, Packaging, Engineering, Operations, & Supply Chain for all switch activities
Maintain and continuously evolve the US Switch Manufacturing & Supply Plan, ensuring all milestones, volume assumptions, facility/equipment modifications, external partner requirements, and project interdependencies remain accurate, current, and visible to cross-functional stakeholders
Coordinate all M&S activities concurring to launch the product on NA market in close partnership with the Switch team and NA commercial team
Act as point of contact with external suppliers and partners, ensuring alignment of production, readiness, and quality expectations
Coordinate supply readiness for developmental studies, ensuring all supply chain flows and sourcing arrangements are in place to support timelines
Ensure product and package design requirements are compatible with site and equipment capabilities
Deliver regular project updates to senior leadership inclusive of operational milestones, dependencies, and risk mitigation plans
Coordinate and lead assessments for new product launches and other growth initiatives, ensuring feasibility from a sourcing, cost, and timing perspective
Collaborate with business partners and site leadership to provide structured feedback on project viability, supplier readiness, operational implications, and cost impacts
Ensure end-to-end system set up for new product launches to meet accelerated launch timelines and ensure data completeness and accuracy to support project deliverables
Conduct comprehensive portfolio analytics (sales, margin, complexity, operational efficiency) to inform decision-making and business prioritization
Lead strategic projects to optimize cost, improve supply reliability, enhance customer service, streamline processes, and unlock new sources of value
Support and manage execution of supply-security, optimizations, and simplification initiatives to strengthen operational resilience and margin performance
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Business, or a related field; minimum of 2 years of relevant experience
Proven project management capability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives with structured planning, governance, and risk management
Demonstrated ability to align and influence diverse internal and external stakeholders
Strong technical and operational understanding of manufacturing, packaging, supply chain flows, and launch readiness requirements
Excellent communication skills in a multicultural and cross functional environment with the ability to distill complexity, influence decisions, and deliver clear updates to senior leadership
Proactive problem-solver with the ability to anticipate issues and develop practical, actionable solutions
Benefits
Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs.
Company
Opella
Opella is a consumer healthcare business segment of Sanofi.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2024-10-20Acquired
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