Project Manager - Consumer Products/Trade Promotion Management (TPM)

Clarkston Consulting - Atlanta, GA

Full-time - Mid Level

Atlanta, GA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

As a Project Manager - Consumer Products/Trade Promotion Management (TPM) at Clarkston Consulting, you will be responsible for delivering creative business solutions to clients in the life sciences, consumer products, and retail industries. This role involves managing all phases of TPM projects, ensuring quality and adherence to schedules and budgets, and providing leadership to project teams. You will also engage in knowledge sharing and contribute to the development of new service capabilities within the company.

Responsibilities

• Be accountable for the successful delivery of all TPM project phases, releases, and project components.
• Be responsible for overall quality, engagement, and adherence to the schedule and budget for the project.
• Coordinate a project timeline with teams to ensure checkpoints and goals are met to the client's satisfaction.
• Manage overall resource allocation and capacity planning for the project.
• Report project level status, metrics, issues, and risks, manage overall completion, and sign-off on project deliverables.
• Provide leadership and guidance to other analysts and client personnel assigned to the projects.
• Assist with scoping prospective engagements and developing proposals.
• Conduct knowledge sharing and serve as a go-to subject matter expert for other company functional staff in support of client project deliverables.
• Develop new Clarkston Consulting service capabilities and enhance existing company service capabilities; activities may include developing methodologies or tools to support current and prospective clients.
• May also develop training materials, conduct knowledge sharing sessions, and contribute to Clarkston's marketing and/or thought leadership activities.

Requirements

• Deep understanding of the consumer products industry, including key business drivers, competitive landscape, and market trends.
• Strong understanding of and experience with the Trade Promotion Management lifecycle including Annual Planning, Budgeting, Customer Planning, Retail Execution, Settlements, Measuring & Reporting, and Category Management.
• Experience with one or more trade systems (e.g. Exceedra, Demantra, AFS, CAS etc.).
• Capable of building strong relationships with stakeholders across the organization.
• Proven ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Strong client services orientation and accustomed to taking an active role in executing engagements and project plans/tasks.
• Excellent team building, mentoring, and leadership abilities.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to present and write at publication quality level to communicate findings and recommendations.
• Ability to manage projects from planning through delivery while staying on schedule and within budget.
• Possess capacity to understand clients' business processes and create solutions addressing the current and future needs of the organization.
• 4-year degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Systems, or an equivalent discipline.

Benefits

• Paid parental leave
• Paid holidays
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance