Associate Product Integration Manager

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As an Associate Product Integration Manager, you will embark on a journey to master product integration principles and apply them to commercialization opportunities. Through hands‑on project management, you will facilitate smooth cross‑functional execution and ensure successful product delivery to market.

In this role, you will lead commercialization efforts by developing plans, launching new products, implementing manufacturing and packaging changes, and managing new production set‑ups. You will apply product integration principles and disciplined commercialization processes to meet business, customer, and consumer expectations.

You will gain expertise in Smithfield's launch processes, learning how to navigate product development, manufacturing transitions, and market distribution. Leading multiple project teams, you will engage stakeholders, solve business challenges, influence action, and hold teams accountable for timely execution—all contributing to Smithfield's growth and profitability.

May perform other duties as assigned.

• Product Commercialization and Launch Execution: You will lead the commercialization of new products, packaging, and major manufacturing changes, integrating business processes across products and locations. By establishing launch plans and ensuring stakeholder alignment, you will lead successful market execution. You will hold teams accountable, mitigate risks, and ensure projects meet timelines and quality standards, delivering impactful business results.

• Strategic Leadership and
  
  Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  
  You will develop a strong foundation in product integration principles, applying them to commercialization opportunities while building expertise in project management. By engaging stakeholders and leading cross‑functional project teams, you will align commercialization plans, inspire action, and ensure seamless execution across business functions. You will integrate upfront deliverables across key teams to meet launch timing and customer expectations, holding Business Teams accountable for providing necessary requirements and aligning with customers on achievable targets.

• Risk Management and Problem Solving: You will tackle business challenges, proactively adjusting project steps to minimize complications and ensure seamless commercialization. By closely monitoring development progress, escalating risks, and driving corrective actions, you will maintain project momentum and deliver successful outcomes. You will also mitigate financial risk by collaborating with Plant Operations and Corporate Food Safety Quality Assurance while tracking analytics, managing reporting, and documenting key performance metrics for leadership visibility and informed decision-making.

• Operational Readiness and Manufacturing Execution: You will ensure manufacturing plant readiness for new production, coordinating equipment installations, ramp‑up plans, and staffing needs to ensure a seamless transition. By confirming downtime requirements, first production schedules, and financial inputs for costing, you will optimize efficiency while driving timely product code activations and forecast visibility. You will monitor production ramp‑up, follow first production protocols, and ensure finished goods are positioned for market distribution, securing approval for product acceptance and shipping.

• Process Development and Continuous Improvement: You will assess commercialization readiness across products, leading the discovery phase to define product codes, specifications, costing, and packaging needs. By preparing and securing cross‑functional…