Pay: $75-95/hrย
Location:ย Preferred Minnesota-based resource (onsite 3 days/week in Wayzata campus). Open toย U.S. remote candidates based on talent availability
Job Listing Detail -Client size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.ย We are a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials โ from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Client.
Job Purpose and Impact โ Program Manager will lead and coordinate operational aspects of ongoing procurement and governance workstreams and will serve as a liaison among project management and planning, project team and leadership. This role requires strong cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder management, and an understanding of procurement processes and enabling technologies.
Key Accountabilities โ
- Manage program timelines and deliverables
- Facilitate program meetings and ensure workstreams are effectively connectedย
- Identify and resolve obstacles to completing project on time and to budget.ย
- Adhere to internal and external quality standards.
- Monitor and report on the status of projects including cost, timing and staffing.ย
- Coordinate and comply with organization change management framework.ย
- Organize project teams, assign individual responsibilities, develop project schedules and resolve resource requirements.ย
- Implement budget tracking, demandย and capacity models, and organize quarterly forecasting.ย
- Collaborate with teams to define, develop, and document Objectives and Key Results (OKRs).
- Provide regular updates to leadership and steering committees. Ensure adherence to governance frameworks and project standards.
- Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.ย
- Other duties as assigned.ย ย
Preferred Qualifications and Experience:
- 5+ years of project/program management experience, preferably in procurement or finance transformation.
- Strong understanding of Source-to-Pay processes and systems.
- Experience with ERP and procurement platforms (SAP, Oracle, Ariba, Coupa).
- Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
- PMP, Agile, or Six Sigma certification is a plus.