Lead Commercialization

5+ years Leading Commercialization Projects or Project Teams
Proven experience in product development and commercialization, preferably in the CPG or food & beverage industry with PMP Certification or similar preferred
Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, able to lead and motivate teams across different departments and levels
Innovative mindset with a passion for creating products that resonate with consumers
Exceptional interpersonal skills, capable of leading conversations for both internal teams and external partners

Accountable for KHC’s end-to-end commercialization process, from initial concept to successful market launch and post-launch review
Monitor and communicate project risk to executive teams while supporting the development of mitigation strategies
Leading and driving action in Portfolio Management Review meetings, providing analytics and KPI reports to leadership teams
Build a best-in-class project management team with the skills and mindset to enable KHC’s strategic plans
Lead cross-functional leadership across R&D, Marketing, Operations, Procurement, Quality to innovate on execution processes to improve our speed to market timing
Strengthen the quality, operational, technical rigor within the KHC commercialization processes leading to improved in-market success
Collaborate with PMO counterparts internally and externally to enhance our project management systems identifying and applying industry leading tools as well as strengthening KHC’s portfolio management capabilities
Support the optimization of KHC’s governance processes and lead the Stage Gate process for a specific area