Agile Project Manager Contract Jobs in Appleton, WI

About Us:

Trilliant Food & Nutrition is a leading manufacturer of premium coffees and powdered beverages, proudly headquartered in Little Chute, Wisconsin. With a legacy rooted in quality, innovation, and service, Trilliant delivers branded and private label solutions across retail, foodservice, and e-commerce channels.

Horseshoe Beverage Company, based in Neenah, WI, is a leading ready-to-drink beverage manufacturer dedicated to delivering an exceptional beverage experience. By combining industry-leading talent and cutting-edge equipment, we drive innovation and consistently deliver the highest quality products to our customers-first and fast.

Our brand portfolio includes Victor Allen's, Dutch Bros beverages and Nurri, our better-for-you protein beverage line. We are passionate about beverages - and about building a team that's just as energized. We invite you to explore opportunities at Trilliant or Horseshoe, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings.

Our Core Values:

Position Overview:

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Project Manager II to lead cross-functional initiatives within our dynamic Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) organization. This role is responsible for driving medium to large-scale projects from concept through execution, ensuring alignment with business goals, timelines, budgets, and compliance requirements.

As a level II project manager, you will work across Marketing, Product Development, Supply Chain, Creative, and Regulatory teams to ensure seamless coordination and execution. You'll bring structure, visibility, and accountability to projects ranging from packaging development and product launches to retail campaigns and process improvements.

Responsibilities:

Project Leadership: Own end-to-end project management for mid-to-high complexity initiatives in Packaging, Innovation, Marketing, and Supply Chain.

Cross-Functional Coordination: Facilitate collaboration across departments to align project objectives, roles, and timelines.

Timeline & Budget Management: Develop project plans, track milestones, manage budgets, and adjust timelines as needed to meet changing priorities.

Stakeholder Communication: Serve as the central point of contact for project updates, status reporting, risk identification, and issue resolution.

Risk & Issue Management: Identify risks early, develop mitigation strategies, and escalate blockers as appropriate.

Process Optimization: Support the evolution and adoption of project management best practices, tools, and templates to drive operational efficiency.

Documentation & Compliance: Ensure project documentation is up-to-date and accurate, and that all deliverables meet CPG regulatory and quality standards.

Vendor & Partner Management: Coordinate with external vendors, agencies, and suppliers to meet deliverables, budgets, and timelines.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

3-5 years of project management experience, ideally in the CPG, manufacturing, or retail industry.

Proven track record managing cross-functional projects from initiation through completion.

Strong understanding of CPG lifecycle processes, including packaging, product development, marketing, and supply chain.

Excellent communication, time management, and organizational skills.

Proficiency with project management tools such as MS Project, Smartsheet, etc.

Working knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid project methodologies.

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering or a related field, required.

PMP or similar certification a plus.

Experience managing projects involving external manufacturing partners, co-packers, or creative agencies, preferred.

Familiarity with packaging artwork development and regulatory review processes, preferred.

Ability to balance strategic thinking with tactical execution, preferred.

High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment, preferred.

Hours, Location and Pay:

We offer a competitive base pay rate and benefits package for full-time employees. This role works standard business hours Monday - Friday at our Little Chute, WI manufacturing facility. Additional hours as needed to support business needs.

Physical and Mental Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, hear, use hands to type data, use a personal computer and telephone. This employee may occasionally have to operate business machines and lift and/move up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required in this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Mental demands include multi-tasking, decision making, problem solving, comparing, copying, computing, compiling, analyzing, coordinating, and synthesizing data.

Potential for exposure to chemicals, heights, loud noises, mechanical equipment, wet environments, and other potential hazards exists.

Safety Statement:

At Trilliant and Horseshoe, safety is every employee's first responsibility. We expect all employees to adhere to all safety practices, have the moral courage to stop other individuals from performing unsafe acts, and immediately report unsafe conditions.

Disclosures:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

Responsible for following food safety/regulatory policies and procedures, executing responsibilities as identified in standard operating procedures, and reporting food safety/regulatory concerns to the Production or Quality Manager.

Trilliant Food & Nutrition and Horseshoe Beverage Company are Drug Free Workplaces. All applicants are subject to a drug screen and background check as a condition of employment.

Trilliant Food and Nutrition and Horseshoe Beverage participate in the E-Verify process.

EEO/AA including Vets and Disabled

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at HR@trilliantfood.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Trilliant Food and Nutrition and Horseshoe Beverage are Equal Opportunity Employers.

The principles of the OECD and UN have been taken into consideration and used as guidance in our human rights practices and procedures.