Project Manager I

SunOpta is looking for talented individuals that demonstrate our most valued behaviors: Passion, Dedication, Speed, Entrepreneurship, Customer-Centricity, and Problem-Solver, to help create a brighter, healthier, and sustainable future of food!

Job Summary:

As a Project Manager at SunOpta you will oversee and coordinate projects from start to finish. In this role, you will be responsible for managing project timelines, ensuring effective communication among teams, and driving successful project outcomes. You will work closely with various departments to ensure projects stay on track, meet deadlines, and align with business objectives. This role requires a resource that is detail-oriented and proactive in their approach. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to gain hands-on experience in project management and grow within the field.

Essential Functions of the Job:

• Strategy - Responsible to identify, champion, implement, train, and support the Project Management discipline within SunOpta. Identify best practices and apply lessons learned in project management and implement within SunOpta.
• Leadership - Provide leadership of projects of low to medium complexity to ensure the successful achievement of project objectives balancing scope, schedule, cost, and quality parameters. Champion and demonstrate the value of project management within SunOpta.
• Project Management - Perform the appropriate tasks to successfully plan and control project activities. These include timely accurate status reporting, budgeting, estimating, and scheduling tasks of low to medium complexity, and coordinating efforts of system professionals.
• Business Knowledge - Develop sufficient knowledge of the SunOpta business environment and goals to facilitate and coordinate the end-to-end project timeline and milestones to deliver overall project objectives and goals.
• Interaction/Communication - Interacts with others in a manner promoting individual fulfillment, teamwork, and respect for others. Communicates project plans, schedules, status, and designs to ensure mutual beneficial working relationships with people inside and outside the Company and coworkers.
• All other duties, as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• *None.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Science, or Related Field.
• 1 to 4 years of overall business experience with cross-functional project management expertise, from ideation through implementation.
• Experience implementing cross-functional strategic projects.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Candidate must possess a strong working knowledge of Project Management.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and multitasking skills.
• Ability to work independently and within a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with project management methodologies and tools.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience with business process analysis and redesign.
• Gap analysis skills that translate into action plans and resolution.
• Expertise in project management theory and practice.

• Outstanding verbal, written, multi-tasking and presentation skills.
• Ability to create momentum and foster organizational change.
• Must have a working knowledge of MS Word and MS PowerPoint software and be proficient with MS Excel software.
• Excellent organizational, presentation, interpersonal and team building skills for all levels of business.

Featured benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid Family leave
• Paid maternity leave
• 401(k) with Match
• Voluntary Life, Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital indemnity
• Paid Holidays
• Tuition assistance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability insurance

Additional Considerations:

• Travel Expectation: Up to 15%, primarily to SunOpta manufacturing plants.
• This role will be based out of SunOpta's Corporate Office in Eden Prairie, MN.

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

• Approximately 95% of work is performed in an office environment.5% of work may involve being in an agricultural or manufacturing environment.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

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