Temporary Project Manager

Kodiak Cakes is seeking a Temporary Project Manager to lead cross-functional teams and deliver complex initiatives across their product portfolio. This role involves managing projects from concept to commercialization while ensuring alignment with business objectives and effective communication with stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Provide ownership and strategic oversight of the Frozen and Oatmeal category project portfolios, ensuring prioritization, execution, and delivery of all product launch and change initiatives
• Lead cross-functional teams through Kodiak’s Stage Gate process, ensuring alignment to project briefs, gate document requirements, and business objectives
• Build and maintain project plans and associated reports in Monday.com
• Plan for and facilitate cross-functional project and category meetings, drive decision making, and ensure clear accountability for action items
• Communicate project status, risks, and mitigation strategies to cross-functional teams and executive leadership, both verbally and in writing
• Manage commercialization processes by following Kodiak product launch and change templates
• Partner with external stakeholders, including contract manufacturers, suppliers, and printers to deliver project objectives

Requirements:

• 3+ years of project management or commercialization experience in food CPG
• Experience leading projects through a structured Stage Gate process
• Proven ability to manage multiple high priority projects and deliver against timelines
• Experience working with contract manufacturers, packaging suppliers, and external partners
• Excellent communication skills, with experience influencing stakeholders at all levels, including leadership teams
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking abilities
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguity and adapt quickly to changing priorities
• Demonstrated track record of high quality, detail-oriented execution
• Experience operating in a fast paced, high growth CPG environment
• Experience managing product lifecycles from concept through commercialization, including post-launch optimization
• Familiarity with Monday.com or similar project management tools