Senior Director, Project Management

Company Description

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading innovation company focused on creating smarter, safer and more beautiful homes and improving lives. Our driving purpose is that we elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too. When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team who are empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone is encouraged and empowered to be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength. Explore life at Fortune Brands here

Responsibilities

Job Description

• Serve as a key member of Fortune Brands Product Development team to ensure that the portfolio aligns with the business strategies, provides the right balance between Growth & Value while optimizing efficiency in resource and dollar investments
• Partner with the Market SBUs, Innovation and Operations team to supply project timing, resource and budget inputs to Growth & Improve product plans, drive global project specifications and execution of projects for Growth & Value
• Serve as a key member of Fortune Brands Global Product Development Technical leadership team to improve consistency of global execution, increase resource flexibility, improve development velocity, drive efficiencies and maximize value creation
  
  

Project Management Leadership

• Lead program and project management for Fortune Brands, establishing the Project Management Center of Excellence across FBIN
• Partner with Fortune Brands leadership to lead the development and management of project plans that execute the product strategies to achieve Growth and OI objectives and align with FBIN’s overall strategic portfolio requirements
• Partner with Operations internal and external suppliers to ensure the most efficient and effective project management capabilities are in place to align strategic decision-making, stage gate reviews, design reviews and risk mitigation, in order to successfully execute product strategies.
• Accountable for directing a portfolio of complex and wide-ranging product development projects involving multiple internal and external stakeholders and enterprise leaders.
• Lead multiple cross-channel, project management teams in validation of financial forecasts, reconciliation of resources and management of project expenditures. Establish and manage global project budgets.
• Represent the project management function managing all technical product development activity in various project governance and inter-department forums including FBIN executive team and potentially Fortune Brand Home and Security (FBHS) updates.
• Responsible for attracting, developing and maintaining the technical project management talent to successfully execute the product development strategies.
• Responsible for leading major change management initiatives.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Innovation and Insights to understand and drive the Consumer Experience into FBIN products. Understand consumer’s needs/wants/desires; apply these insights into impactful product attributes and features.
  
  

Manufacturing integration and launch of new products

• Lead the team to integrate and launch all new products into FBIN manufacturing facilities
• Communicate effectively with Global Product Development, Industrial Design, Global Sourcing, Supply Chain and FBIN Manufacturing from project inception through launch
• Drive and support all manufacturing stage gate deliverables for production readiness
• Ensure all SAP documentation is timely and accurate (BOMs, routings, etc.)
• Communicate and resolve project launch impediments at the FBIN manufacturing facilities
• Support all quality deliverables for each project to meet PPAP and pilot expectations
• Launch projects on time and hit all key milestones. Communicate and resolve project impediments
  
  

Strategic Planning and Execution

• Create and implement strategic vision for this team. Lead transformational activities that drive step-change improvements in speed, efficiency, cost and accuracy
• Steward and integrate Manufacturing, Sourcing, Supply Chain and Global Product Development strategies through their implementation into new product launches
  
  

Team Growth

• Drive personal growth of team members through frequent 1:1’s, coaching, etc.
• Create and execute robust individual development plans for all Associates
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering is required; MBA is preferred
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in progressively responsible positions involving complex program and project management in an engineering/technical product development environment is required. Experience in the area of consumer durable products is preferred.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in successfully leading multiple cross-functional and global teams
• Strong penchant for collaboration with technical, manufacturing, supply chain, financial and marketing professionals
• Must demonstrate and provide examples of executive level exposure and presentations
• Broad and working knowledge of project management techniques and best practices including but not limited to: agile, work breakdown structure, critical path management, risk mitigation
• In-depth knowledge of product development and design processes
• Must be team oriented with excellent verbal and written skills
• Team player with good interpersonal skills to lead/coach cross-functional teams
• A proven leader with well-developed business acumen
  
  

Additional Information

Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: $140,000 USD - $220,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based sales incentive plan.

At Fortune Brands, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays per policy), inclusive fertility / adoption benefits, and more. We offer numerous Employee Resource Groups to support inclusivity and our associates’ feeling of belonging at work.

Fortune Brands is a brand, innovation and channel leader focused on exciting, supercharged categories in the home products, security and commercial building markets. Our portfolio of brands includes Moen, House of Rohl, Aqualisa, SpringWell, Therma-Tru, Larson, Fiberon, Master Lock, SentrySafe and Yale residential.

Fortune Brands is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois and trades on the NYSE as FBIN

Equal Employment Opportunity

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