EU NPD Project Manager in Frimley

Lifestyle Brands (the LSB) is a growing house of like-minded brands under the SC Johnson umbrella including Method, Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day, Babyganics and Ecover. Headquartered in San Francisco with additional operations in Chicago and throughout Europe, the LSB is home to 650 employees. Together we act as a force for bold, transformative growth with a focus on delivering positive impact for people and the planet.

The LSB is part of SC Johnson, a family-owned company and leading manufacturer of household cleaning, home storage, air care, pest control and shoe care products, as well as professional products.

Contract type: Indefinite

Location: Frimley

People Leader: Manager, Project Management EU

Function: PMO

Please note this role is not eligible for relocation. Remote work is available once per week for eligible employees.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive pay & benefits
• Flexible working hours + compressed week hours (1/2 day off on Fridays)
• ‘Build your own’ learning programme
• Free breakfast & snacks
• 25 days annual holiday + additional days after service
• Pension, Life cover & Health Insurance & income protection
• Volunteering days
• Season ticket loan
• Wellness days
• Free Ecover product refills

Based in Frimley, UK, the role is responsible for delivering various types of projects (from new product development to cost savings and supply chain initiatives) with moderate-high complexity to ensure on-time, on-budget, and on-quality execution. This is a pivotal role that ensures all projects are effectively executed, stakeholders are kept informed, and team members are kept engaged, focused, and on-track to deliver annual operating plans. This role guides the team through end-to-end project phases to ensure deliverables, success criteria, timing, and risk/mitigation profile is clear and executed. They drive integration with the cross-functional execution team and ensure alignment with business commitments. This position will manage multiple simultaneous projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects from Initiation through the Commercialization, Launch, and Post Launch Phases.
• Develop timelines, key milestones, and risk/mitigation plans.
• Coordinate activities of cross-functional team members to execute plans that will meet commitments and key deliverables.
• Develop and manage detailed project schedule to meet launch commitments defined in project scope.
• Manage projects according to SCJ processes and best practices.
• Assure all appropriate cross-functional subject matter experts are engaged to deliver key subprocesses and milestones required for the project, with focus on meeting cost of sales, capital, quality, and customer service metrics for the project (including first arrival date and case fill rates).
• Track project progress against deliverables/milestones, issue status reports, and escalate breakdowns and issues as necessary.
• Maintain Project Documentation (Project Management system, MS Project Timeline, StageGate Documents, Risk Register, Issue Log, OneNote, Close Out Report, etc.) as needed.
• Manage communication plan internal to team and external to team (Stakeholders, Sponsors, and Executives).
• Apply root cause analysis and problem-solving skills to identify the most critical factors that impact successful project implementation.
• Draw on functional expertise to enable successful commercialization.
• Demonstrate SCJ Success Drivers and establish a “Mindset to Win” Culture.
• Apply in-depth functional knowledge to complete projects.

Experience You’ll Bring

• A Bachelor’s degree in a business or technical discipline (or a Master’s with relevant experience), with a strong foundation in product development, supply chain or commercialisation.
• Proven experience in project management within CPG/FMCG environments, ideally spanning development, manufacturing, planning or distribution.
• Strong understanding of end‐to‐end product launch and commercialisation processes, including new product development and contract manufacturing.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross‐functional teams and influence stakeholders across multiple levels, both internally and externally.
• Solid project management capability, including planning, execution and delivery within complex, matrixed environments (PMI/APICS certification a plus).
• Strong analytical and problem‐solving skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and drive structured outcomes.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, confident leading meetings and aligning stakeholders across regions.
• A proactive, results‐driven mindset, with high levels of initiative, resilience and adaptability.
• Fluent in English (written and verbal).

About us: We are the people behind method + Ecover. We’ve always done things differently – we’re fearless thinkers, mad scientists and adventurous designers who believe that making soap leads to brave ideas, bold inventions and beautiful bubbles. We started small but we have big plans to make the world a cleaner, greener, more colourful place.

We invite everyone to join us as we pioneer a future where doing business is doing good for all.

We think about cleaning as an act of creative expression, a gesture of rebellion, and, yes, an escape from the normal. We take cleaning seriously – but not ourselves.

Alongside our friends Mrs. Meyer’s clean day and babyganics in the US, we are collectively known as Lifestyle Brands and are part of the SC Johnson family.

Application: Have you made it this far? If you’re still reading, we think there’s a strong chance you might be our kind of person. Here’s the thing, though — research suggests that 60% of women and underrepresented folks might have already talked themselves out of applying. Even if you don’t check every box above, we want to encourage you to introduce yourself. We believe a diversity of perspectives and experiences makes a team stronger — and the stronger our team, the closer we are to delivering our ambition of a clean world revolution!

It’s a big, beautiful, colourful world out there and we should celebrate that. That’s why we’re working hard to be a fully diverse and inclusive place to work. Every day we strive to create an atmosphere where everyone feels valued, listened to, supported and where we can do our best work.

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