Project Manager

Select Milk Producers is one of the nation’s largest and most innovative dairy cooperatives, headquartered in Dallas. The Project Manager is responsible for leading the development and execution of strategic capital and operational initiatives, managing projects from concept to commissioning while ensuring operational excellence and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the delivery of key customer project initiatives, ensuring scope, timeline, and execution expectations are met
• Manage project phases including scoping, approval, design, procurement, construction, and commissioning
• Lead project teams from concept through commissioning, qualification, and validation (CQV)
• Ensure cash flow and financial discipline are maintained across assigned projects and sites
• Provide technical leadership across operational priorities including safety, reliability, food quality, and plant effectiveness
• Support on-site troubleshooting and root cause problem solving in high-pressure environments
• Develop and implement solutions that improve asset reliability, operational performance, and cost effectiveness
• Manage direct, dotted-line, and contract resources as assigned
• Build strong working relationships across customer teams including Operations, Quality, Finance, Sales, and Maintenance
• Proactively manage key equipment supplier and partner relationships
• Maintain awareness of current food processing technologies, engineering standards, and regulatory codes
• Apply lean manufacturing and continuous improvement concepts to engineering design and project execution

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Industrial Engineering, Analytics, or related field required
• 5+ years of experience in business analysis, operational analytics, finance analytics, strategy, consulting, or related roles
• Demonstrated experience building models, interpreting data, and delivering recommendations to leadership
• Advanced Excel modeling and analysis capability
• Strong PowerPoint skills (executive-ready storytelling)
• Experience with data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, SSRS)
• MBA preferred (not required)
• Experience in manufacturing, food, dairy, supply chain, or CPG environments is a plus
• Experience with SQL for data querying preferred
• Familiarity with ERP systems (SAP or equivalent) for accessing data is a plus