Manufacturing - PMO - Food

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced PMO professional with deep expertise in food manufacturing to support a critical operational transformation engagement.

• 26-28 week contract with competitive pay rate.
• Up to 100% travel, client‑driven.
• Remote when not at client site.

Candidates need 7-10 years of PMO experience, including 3-5 years in food manufacturing, and a PMP or similar certification.

As the PMO lead, you'll establish and maintain the project management framework for a multi‑workstream operational transformation at a food manufacturing facility. You'll coordinate 5‑8 simultaneous work streams including process optimization, capacity expansion, quality improvement, supply‑chain integration, and technology implementation. Your role will involve creating and maintaining detailed project plans, RAIDLOG tracking, status reporting, and executive dashboards that provide clear visibility into progress, risks, and issues.

You'll facilitate regular workstream sync meetings, steering committee sessions, and executive leadership updates, ensuring alignment across all project activities. Managing project documentation, meeting cadences, and decision‑making processes will be critical to keeping this complex engagement on track. You'll work closely with workstream leads to identify resource constraints, schedule conflicts, and cross‑functional dependencies that could impact timelines or deliverables. Building strong relationships with client stakeholders at all levels—from plant floor personnel to C‑suite executives—is essential as you navigate the organizational dynamics of a large manufacturing operation.

You'll track budget versus actuals, manage change requests, and ensure proper governance processes are followed throughout the engagement. Your ability to anticipate issues, escalate appropriately, and keep leadership informed will be key to project success. Creating comprehensive status reports, milestone tracking, and benefits realization documentation will enable both the client and Synergetics leadership to understand project health at a glance.

You'll support the project team in managing vendor relationships, coordinating external resources, and ensuring all project artifacts meet quality standards. Throughout the engagement, you'll maintain flexibility and adaptability as project scope and priorities evolve based on client needs and emerging opportunities.

• 7‑10 years of PMO or project management experience, with at least 3‑5 years specifically in food manufacturing environments.
• Understanding of food production operations including production planning, quality systems, food safety requirements, and regulatory compliance (FSMA, HACCP, GMP).
• Proven management of large‑scale operational transformation programs with multiple concurrent work streams and diverse stakeholder groups.
• Proficiency with MS Project, Smartsheet, or similar tools, advanced Excel, PowerPoint, and data visualization.
• PMP, CAPM, or similar certification, and knowledge of waterfall and agile approaches.
• Strong organizational, analytical, communication, and people skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Operations Management, or related field, and willingness to travel up to 100% client sites.

Experience managing PMOs for consulting firms or professional services, familiarity with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or other operational improvement methodologies. Specific experience in packaged foods, dairy, beverages, meat processing, or baking segments. Knowledge of manufacturing execution systems (MES), ERP implementations, or large‑scale technology projects. Advanced degree such as an MBA, prior experience with Big 4 or strategy consulting firms, or certification in change management (Prosci or similar).

Synergetics is a boutique consulting firm specializing in operational transformation, technology enablement, and change management. With 40 employees working remotely and at client sites nationwide, we partner with leading organizations to drive measurable operational improvements and sustainable business results.