Project Manager

Hunter Amenities is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of Personal Care Amenities with 40 years of experience in the global market. We are a highly entrepreneurial, professional, and driven organization that believes in teamwork, professional ethics, and outstanding service. Hunter is proud to be a Platinum level member of the “Best Managed Companies” program in Canada.

The Opportunity:

The Project Management team, within Product Development is responsible for the effective project management and delivery execution of large complex custom client implementations. The project manager will be accountable for planning, managing, leading and motivating a cross functional team to implement projects in support of Hunter Amenities retail & amenities sales. The project manager has overall accountability to prepare, deliver and manage comprehensive project plans, issue management, risk identification and management, change management and resource management utilizing the Product Development standard PM best practices and methodology. In addition, they are responsible for communicating to project stakeholders including the leadership team and client project teams.

The Project Manager will be responsible for managing several projects concurrently, and to take the project management ownership of a given project from initial project identification to hand off to the Client Service team. The project manager will also be responsible for assisting in the PMO department evolution and to transfer their PM knowledge/skills to other members of the team.

Reason for vacancy: This is a backfill for an existing vacancy within the team.
The target salary range is $70,000-$80,000 base salary. Final placement within the range depends on market conditions, internal equity, and the candidate’s experience, skills, and qualifications.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Leading and managing all phases of projects from Initiation through to Closure
• Developing detailed work plans, project schedules and resource plans in conjunction with project team members and the client. Facilitate team input to develop program work breakdown structure and schedule.
• Act as a single point of contact for all project related issues and escalations
• Actively manage plans, dependencies, scope, risks, issues and quality, and deliver projects in line with agreed upon overall project commitments
• Managing project scope. Investigating and making recommendations on issues that challenge scope boundaries
• Managing project risks. Tracking risks and actively driving mitigation strategies
• Monitoring and reporting on project traction and progress and, as necessary, coordinating the development, discussion and approval of corrective action and/or contingency plans
• Creating project status reports, highlighting critical issues for management and overall status of project
• Building and effectively managing multidisciplinary project teams
• Managing stakeholder relations to ensure that project delivery expectations are clearly defined and met. Build and maintain a reference-able customer relationship
• Driving and tracking change management work as project deliverables are rolled out
• Ensuring project activities and deliverables adhere to internal PMO quality and standards
• Providing clear direction and motivation to project teams
• Assisting in the continuous evolution of the PMO best practices and coach/mentor members of the Implementation team
• Manage vendor relationships, where applicable.
• Lead and facilitate structured and regular meeting as necessary for successful communications between all team members – including Project Kick off Meetings, Executive Steering Committee meetings and Project Status meetings.
• Develop and maintain all project documentation (Project plan, Issue and Action Logs, Risk Management, Project Status Report, Lessons Learned, Post Implementation Reviews)
• Travel may be required.

Qualifications & Experience:

Core Competencies: Adaptability, Initiative, Integrity, Individual Accountability, Operational Excellence, Determination, Teamwork and Collaboration, Customer Focused

Role Specific Competencies: Analytic, Results Oriented, Innovative, Problem Solving/Judgement, Creative, Information Seeking, Negotiation & Relationship building, Leadership, Financial Responsibility

• 5-8+ years demonstrated project management experience preferably managing client manufacturing projects
• Cosmetic Industry or Cosmetic Manufacturing product and process knowledge an asset
• Demonstrated and proven leadership skill set within a project management environment
• Experience with project management methodologies and project management tools
• Excellent decision making and problem-solving skills
• Superior and demonstrated facilitation skills with a project management environment
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize wide range of tasks
• Demonstrated initiative and creativity – ability to influence and interpret requests which may not be clearly defined
• Ability to work effectively with little or no supervision, minimal direction and frequent interruptions
• Excellent interpersonal skills – able to work effectively with multiple levels of the organization
• Ability to quickly learn and apply Hunter Amenities knowledge and product information
• Superior communication skills – at all levels and across all departments in the organization
• Completely conversant in Microsoft Project and other MS Office tools
• University graduate required.
• PMP Certification is an asset.

We offer:

• A competitive compensation package.
• An excellent company-paid benefit package including health, dental, life, a matching group RRSP, skills development, and training reimbursement.
• The opportunity to be part of a fast-growing, dynamic, and successful global team. We believe in our people and our people believe in Hunter.

A Little Bit More About Us:

Hunter Amenities’ global headquarters is in Burlington, Ontario where we manufacture one of the richest portfolios of licensed amenity brands for our 5- and 6-star global hotels, boutique hotels, spas, cruise lines and retail clients. Hunter has built a broad retail portfolio, creating both private labels and branded beauty products of the highest quality. Learn more about our company and culture at www.hunteramenities.com.

Based on our profile and needs we will only contact those candidates selected for interviews. Thanks for applying!

Hunter Amenities International Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer. Hunter does not discriminate on the basis of race/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/sexual orientation/gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by current law.

Hunter Amenities is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (‘AODA’). If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please notify Human Resources at 1-800-668-1483.