Project Manager - Commercial Strategy

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We are looking for a Project Manager - Commercial Strategy in Eden Prairie, MN.

The Project Manager - Commercial Strategy leads the PRIME governance framework, divisionwide PMO standards, Smartsheet architecture, and crossfunctional execution of strategic and innovation initiatives. The position ensures disciplined, transparent, and ontime execution of commercial, innovation, and operational priorities.

How Agropur invests in YOU:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short and Long-term Disability Insurance;
• 401(k) with 7% company contributions;
• 3 weeks Paid Time Off;
• Paid holidays and 2 floating holidays;
• Paid parental leave;
• Advancement Opportunities.
• Salary range 006: $105,200 - $131,500 (Salary will be determined based on skills, education, training & experience related to the position).

What's involved in this role:

1. PRIME Governance & StageGate Leadership

• Own the PRIME - Ingredients governance framework, including cadence, deliverables, templates, decision gates, and crossfunctional alignment.
• Lead stagegate reviews, governance sessions, and crossfunctional working meetings.
• Prepare steering committee materials (agendas, prereads, action logs, decisions, updates).
• Maintain project documentation: charters, timelines, deliverables, stagegate reviews.
• Conduct project health checks to ensure governance compliance, documentation quality, and execution discipline.

2. Smartsheet Ownership & PMO Enablement

• Serve as the division's Smartsheet expert and system owner for all projects, programs, and PRIME workflows.
• Build and maintain templates, dashboards, automations, workflows, and reporting views.
• Ensure consistent project management standards across teams.
• Coach and support project managers across Innovation, Commercial, Operations, QA/Regulatory, and Marketing.

3. Portfolio & Pipeline Management

• Maintain the master project portfolio in Smartsheet, including innovation pipeline, RAG status, milestones, risks, dependencies, and critical paths.
• Provide leadershipready dashboards and consolidated visibility of all initiatives.
• Deliver insights and recommendations to support prioritization, sequencing, and resource allocation.

4. Program & Project Leadership

• Act as project manager or colead for highpriority crossfunctional initiatives (e.g., SKU rationalization, commercialization, strategic programs).
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across Commercial, Innovation, Operations, Marketing, Supply, QA, Regulatory, and Finance.
• Anticipate risks, roadblocks, and gaps; develop mitigation strategies and escalate when needed.
• Partner with the VRO to align capital and strategic initiatives within PRIME and Smartsheet governance.

5. OGSM Alignment & Strategic Execution

• Translate OGSM strategic priorities into executable project plans.
• Track OGSM progress in Smartsheet and maintain alignment of objectives, strategies, measures, and milestones.
• Build executivelevel dashboards, reports, and updates highlighting progress, risks, and challenges.

6. CrossFunctional Coordination & Collaboration

• Act as the central coordination point between Commercial, Innovation, Marketing, Sales, IBP, Operations, Supply, QA, and Regulatory.
• Provide tools, templates, best practices, and guidance to project managers.
• Ensure teams stay aligned on scope, priorities, timelines, and decision ownership.

7. Process Improvement & Execution Excellence

• Identify inefficiencies in PRIME workflows, execution processes, and crossfunctional operations.
• Design and implement continuous improvement solutions to increase clarity, speed, and predictability.
• Standardize project management frameworks to support scalable and repeatable delivery.

8. Change Enablement & Culture Building

• Promote a culture of accountability, clarity, and disciplined execution.
• Help teams navigate complexity, organizational change, and competing priorities.
• Reinforce best practices in collaboration, communication, and project delivery.

Strategic Impact of the Role

• Ensures strategies (Commercial + Innovation) translate into disciplined, ontime execution.
• Creates a single source of truth through Smartsheet.
• Improves decisionmaking by strengthening visibility, governance, and transparency.
• Accelerates commercialization by removing execution bottlenecks.
• Enhances crossfunctional alignment across the Ingredient division.
• Reduces project risk through early identification and mitigation.
• Establishes a scalable PMO foundation for future growth.

Key Performance Indicators

• Ontime delivery of PRIME milestones
• Launch readiness and cycletime improvement
• OGSM tracking accuracy and reporting quality
• Stakeholder satisfaction across functions
• Reduction of project delays and rework
• Adoption of Smartsheet workflows and templates
• Portfolio visibility and dashboard accuracy

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, Food Science, or related field required.
• Preferred: Master's, MBA, PMP/PMI certification, or formal project management training.

Experience

• 7 years of progressive experience in program management, project management, PMO, or execution leadership roles.
• Proven experience managing complex, cross-functional projects across, commercial, innovation / R&D, Operations, Marketing, QA / Regulatory, and Supply teams,
• Demonstrated experience operating stage-gate or governance frameworks (PRIME, Stage-Gate, PMO, IBP, or equivalent)
• Hands-on experience translating strategy (OGSM or equivalent) into executable project plans.
• Experience supporting product development, commercialization, capital projects, or portfolio initiatives.
• Strong experience working in matrixed organization with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Experience supporting or managing portfolio-level visibility and reporting for senior leadership.
• Experience in ingredients, food, nutrition, dairy, or life-science industries strongly preferred.

Skills

• Advanced Smartsheet expertise (designing, scaling, automating).
• Strong program/project management and governance skills.
• Analytical ability to evaluate risks, dependencies, and execution gaps.
• Dashboard/reporting creation for leadership audiences.
• Crossfunctional coordination and stakeholder management.
• Excellent organization, prioritization, communication, and followthrough.

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