SUMMARY In alignment with our company's core values of family and commitment, we are dedicated to providing the Best Cheese in the World to our patrons and customers while fostering a safe, healthy, and engaging working environment for every team member. The Manager of Project Management is pivotal in advancing this mission across our organization. This individual will oversee Sartori's Project Management team and project portfolio across the business. They are responsible for crafting and executing our organization's vision and strategy for project management tools and practices to achieve best-in-class performance. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Team Leadership: Inspire and lead a team of Project Management professionals, embedding a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Drive the team's adoption of project management tools in leading projects, focused on facility and capacity expansion, and added manufacturing capabilities, to achieve superior performance. Management of Projects Strategy: Define, build, implement, and sustain a project management governance program. Project Management Toolbox Development: Direct, plan, and coordinate the implementation of a comprehensive project management toolset aligned with company goals. Lead the adoption of the toolset to maximize project outcomes and return on investment. Resource Allocation Implementation: Define and oversee processes to implement resource allocations across the project portfolio and everyday work streams for Engineering, R&D, Operations, Quality. KPI and Dashboard Development: Lead the creation and implementation of project management reporting dashboards and key performance indicators (KPIs) to report on timelines, deliverables, and budgets daily, weekly, and monthly. Training Plan Development: Develop, implement, and maintain a project management training roadmap outlining materials and skills needed by project managers and organizationally. Project Portfolio Alignment: Facilitates stakeholder engagement during sales and operations planning (S&OP) cycles, ensuring alignment and understanding of project goals, scope, timelines, budgets, and deliverables. Project Management Execution: Leads complex facility and capacity expansion and added manufacturing capability projects utilizing the project management toolset to meet deliverables, on time and within budget. Collaborates closely with Engineering, Operations, R&D and Quality. QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelor's degree in project management, manufacturing, engineering, or a related field is required. Minimum of 3 years of leadership experience leading project management professionals, with a proven record of delivering results, is required. A minimum of 7 years of project management experience is required. Cheese manufacturing, food and beverage manufacturing, construction or manufacturing industry experience required. Professional certifications are desired (PgMP, PMP, PMI-PBA, MBA). Proven record of accomplishment driving a culture of excellence and transformation. OTHER KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: Alignment with Company Values: Demonstrates behaviors and values that reflect the company’s culture. Sartori’s core values are family, commitment, authenticity, ingenuity, integrity, and humility. Analytical Acumen: Ability to draw complex conclusions from data using analytical methods. Strategic Vision: Possesses a strategic mindset with the ability to translate business goals into an actionable framework for manufacturing operations. Continuous Improvement: Embodies a mindset focused on continuous improvement, leveraging analytics to drive transformational results. Leadership and Influence: Proven ability to lead and influence teams and stakeholders, driving a data- centric culture across the organization. Coaching: Effectively coaches and mentors others, providing guidance that enhances performance and facilitates development while building confidence. Effective Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with complex analytical insights to diverse audiences. Decision Quality: Makes informed, timely decisions using a blend of analytical insights, experience, and sound judgment. Learning Agility: Shows a high level of intellectual curiosity and an eagerness to learn and adapt to new analytical techniques and industry trends. Relationship Building: Builds and maintains trusting relationships and alliances both inside and outside the organization, fostering collaboration and innovation. Results driven – Leverages a collaborative approach to achieve results that promote Sartori’s success. Risk Management – Identifies, analyzes and mitigates risks through effective assessment and contingency planning Budget Planning – Develops accurate and realistic project budgets based on scope, resources, and timelines. Implements measures to prevent cost overruns and maximize value within budget parameters. Negotiation – Engages in effective negotiations with stakeholders, vendors, and team members to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes through preparation, respecting others’ perspectives, and finding common ground while maintaining project objectives. CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATIONS A valid driver’s license is required to travel between locations. Limited travel required. PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The Team Member is occasionally required to stand, walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The Team Member must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus. WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Team Member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. When entering the production facility, the Team Member is occasionally exposed to cold working conditions and/or moving mechanical parts. The noise level is moderate while in the plant. This position requires occasional off-shift work.