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. This role is based in Frimley, UK, and 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.

• 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.
• Track project progress against deliverables/milestones, issue status reports, and escalate breakdowns and issues as necessary.
• Maintain Project Documentation 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.

• 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.
• Strong understanding of end‑to‑end product launch and commercialisation processes.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross‑functional teams and influence stakeholders across multiple levels.
• Solid project management capability, including planning, execution and delivery within complex, matrixed environments.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• A proactive, results‑driven mindset, with high levels of initiative, resilience and adaptability.
• Fluent in English (written and verbal).

We believe that being a team of diverse people with different ideas, views and cultures will help us and our business thrive. We are committed to ensuring everyone who works at the LSB feels that they have a real sense of belonging and that they can show up as who they are, be valued, listened to and supported to do their best possible work.