Strategic Program Manager: Lead Cross-Functional Initiatives

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Project Management Full Time Regular Regular Albany, OR, US

12 days ago Requisition

Are you ready for your next adventure?

At Mountain House, we make more than great food. We create meals people can count on wherever life takes them. Backed by more than six decades of freeze-drying expertise through Oregon Freeze Dry, our products are built for reliability, whether fueling outdoor adventures, supporting emergency preparedness, or providing dependable nutrition for our U.S. military.

Our teams combine innovation, quality, and operational excellence to deliver trusted nutrition for consumers and military customers when performance matters most. As we continue to grow, we’re looking for people who want to make an impact as part of a collaborative, purpose-driven organization.

We are looking for a Program Managerwho is responsible for the Company'sproject management function and supports the successful execution of strategic business priorities. This role oversees cross-functional projects, drives accountability for key initiatives, manages internal communications related to organizational priorities, and provides oversight of strategic plan implementation. Working closely with executive leadership and business partners, the Program Manager helps align teams, resources, and objectives to ensure projects and strategic initiatives achieve intended outcomes.

You will get to:

• Lead the execution and ongoing management of the Company's strategic planning process, ensuring organizational priorities, initiatives, and goals remain aligned with business objectives.
• Monitor progress against strategic initiatives, key milestones, and organizational objectives, providing visibility, status updates, and recommendations to executive leadership.
• Partner with business leaders to ensure strategic priorities are effectively communicated, understood, and translated into actionable plans across the organization.
• Lead Mountain House brand and cross functional initiatives, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities, timelines, and business objectives.
• Develop and manage internal communications related to organizational priorities, strategic initiatives, and leadership updates
• Oversee the Company's project management function, ensuring projects and initiatives are appropriately prioritized, coordinated, and aligned with organizational objectives.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, timelines, milestones, and reporting tools to support successful execution of strategic initiatives and business projects, cross functional business projects, and Mountain House brand growth initiatives.
• Identify project risks, resource constraints, and implementation challenges; partner with stakeholders to develop mitigation strategies and drive timely resolution.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance project management processes, tools, and best practices to improve consistency, efficiency, and organizational execution.
• Identify opportunities to improve project execution, cross-functional coordination, and organizational effectiveness through process improvements and standardized practices.
• Exhibit regular and reliable attendance on a full-time basis.
• Be responsible for exhibiting professional behavior with both internal and external business associates that reflect positively on the company and is consistent with the company’s policies and practices.
• Embody OFD’s cultural values and aligns daily actions with department and company culture.

Leadership Responsibilities:

• Exhibit strong leadership, coaching and development to engage team members and build a cohesive team.
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