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Stefanini Group is hiring!
Stefanini is looking for a Project Manager - Ventures Procurement in East Hanover, NJ (Remote)
For quick apply, please reach out to Johvie Cuan
Call: +1 (248) 582-6508 / Email: Johvie.Cuan@stefanini.com
Open for W2 candidates only!
Work Location
- 100 Deforest Ave., East Hanover, NJ 07936, USA
- Open to fully REMOTE candidates in EST / CST but local to East Hanover, NJ is preferred
Shift
- Monday-Friday 8 hours per day
Responsibilities
The Ventures Procurement team requires a contractor to lead productivity projects focused on raw materials and packaging. This individual will drive cost savings and efficiency improvements through supplier/supply chain changes and specification changes, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and remain financially viable.
Scope of Work
Project Leadership & Execution
- Lead end-to-end productivity projects involving supplier changes, supply chain optimization, and specification modifications for raw materials and packaging
- Support development of and maintain detailed project plans with clearly defined milestones, timelines, and deliverables in line with expected ATO dates
- Identify risks, dependencies, and critical path items; proactively develop mitigation strategies
- Identify suppliers to meet specifications aligned with R&D
Cross-Functional Coordination
- Engage and align cross-functional partners (e.g., R&D, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, Operations, Regulatory) to deliver key milestones
- Facilitate working sessions and drive accountability across stakeholder groups in conjunction with PCM organization
- Remove barriers and escalate issues as needed to keep projects on track
Financial Oversight
- Continuously evaluate and validate the financial viability of each project throughout its lifecycle
- Track projected savings vs. actuals and flag deviations early
- Prepare business cases and financial analyses to support decision-making
Stakeholder Reporting & Governance
- Provide regular status reports to upper management on project progress, risks, and financial performance
- Prepare and present approval requests to senior leadership at key decision gates
- Maintain clear documentation and audit trails for all project decisions
Required Qualifications:
- Proven experience in project management within procurement, supply chain, or CPG/manufacturing environments
- Strong understanding of raw materials and/or packaging sourcing and specifications
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct authority
- Financial acumen - ability to build and assess business cases, track savings, and evaluate project ROI
- Excellent communication and presentation skills for executive-level reporting
- Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in a Ventures, innovation, or high-growth business environment
- PMP, Six Sigma, or equivalent certification
- Background in supplier transitions, specification changes, or reformulation projects
- Familiarity with stage-gate or similar project governance frameworks
Key Deliverables
- Project plans with defined milestones and timelines for each productivity initiative
- Regular status reports (cadence TBD) for upper management
- Financial viability assessments at each project stage gate
- Approval request packages for senior leadership review
- Post-project close-out reports with documented savings and lessons learned
Success Metrics
- On-time delivery of project milestones
- Realized productivity savings vs. target
- Stakeholder satisfaction (cross-functional partners and leadership)
- Quality of reporting and governance documentation
Listed salary ranges may vary based on experience, qualifications, and local market.
Stefanini takes pride in hiring top talent and developing relationships with our future employees. Our talent acquisition teams will never make an offer of employment without having a phone conversation with you. Those face-to-face conversations will involve a description of the job for which you have applied. We also speak with you about the process including interviews and job offers.
About Stefanini Group
The Stefanini Group is a global provider of offshore, onshore, and nearshore outsourcing, IT digital consulting, systems integration, application, and strategic staffing services to Fortune 1000 enterprises around the world. Our presence is in countries like the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and more than four hundred clients across a broad spectrum of markets, including financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications, chemical services, technology, public sector, and utilities. Stefanini is a CMM level 5, IT consulting company with a global presence. We are a CMM Level 5 company.
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Stefanini, Inc
Stefanini is a global IT services company with over 24,000 employees across 77 offices in 40 countries across the Americas, Europe, Africa, Australia, and Asia. Since 1987, Stefanini has been providing offshore, onshore and nearshore IT services, including application development and outsourcing services, IT infrastructure outsourcing (help desk support and desktop services), systems integration, consulting and strategic staffing to Fortune 1000 enterprises around the world.
With a base of over 500 active clients, including more than 300 multinationals, Stefanini maintains a strong presence in industries such as financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications, chemical, services, technology, public sector, and utilities. Clients benefit from Stefanini's financial stability, sustained year-over-year growth, and zero net debt. The corporate global headquarters is located in Sao Paulo, Brazil with European headquarters in Brussels and North American headquarters in metropolitan Detroit.