Enterprise Program Manager

Graham Packaging is a people, planet and values-based company and a leader in sustainable packaging manufacturing. From the kitchen to the laundry room, Graham Packaging is part of your everyday life.

For employees at Graham, our Blue Culture is part of their everyday lives, too. In other words, Blue is how we do things here.

At Graham, we are united by a clear vision. We know our part and help those around us know theirs, encouraging one another to continuously improve. We create a safe, challenging environment to innovate by supporting creative ideas and new ways of thinking. We take the initiative to cultivate our individual growth and help others do the same, while keeping ourselves and one another accountable.

And we actively promote cooperation, collaboration, integrity and respect across regions and teams to foster an engaged, diverse and connected workforce.

We value our employees, and a Blue Culture allows for the most rewarding employee experience as part of the Graham family. Blue is how we feel about what we do—together—to create a better tomorrow. Working at Graham means you lead constructively with clear goals, use diverse thinking to drive excellence, accountability, innovation, as well as demonstrating collaboration, embracing learning, and taking action for continuous improvement and growth.

Graham Packaging is seeking an experienced Program Manager who will direct, coordinate, and lead the planning, organization, facilitation, and delivery of enterprise-wide programs and complex projects that support strategic business objectives. He/she will oversee multiple related projects within a program, establishing and ensuring program governance, cross-functional team alignment, and adherence to program commitments. The role will also have direct project management responsibility for leading complex, enterprise-wide projects from initiation through closure.

This role requires a strong ability to work across business functions, geographies, and organizational levels to drive alignment, remove barriers, and ensure successful delivery of strategic initiatives.

This position will allow for remote (at home) work opportunity but requires that the ideal candidate be located near a major airport on the East Coast. Preference will be given to candidates within 50 miles of York or Harrisburg metro areas.

The primary duties of this role include:

• Program management for a portfolio of related projects
  , including:
• Translating business objectives, customer commitments, and other applicable requirements into integrated programs that enable delivery of tangible business outcomes
• Developing and maintaining program plans to align interdependent project schedules, milestones, dependencies, resources, budgets, benefits, and deliverables
• Establishing and maintaining program governance, decision-making forums, and operating rhythms to drive coordinated execution among cross-functional teams, business leaders, customers, and other stakeholders
• Anticipating and resolving cross-project conflicts, resource constraints, risks, and issues that require enterprise-level coordination or leadership decisions
• Providing regular program updates to sponsors, stakeholders, and senior leaders to ensure clear communication of status, progress, risks, decisions, and escalations
• Direct project management of complex projects
  , including:
• Utilizing project management discipline & tools to develop and maintain project plans, documentation, and change controls; manage scope to ensure delivery of the business case
• Driving aligned execution across the project team, including but not limited to schedule adherence, task prioritization, dependency management, mitigation planning, and milestone…