Project Manager, New Product Development

Woodstream is the largest independent pest & animal control platform in North America, offering innovative brands with industry-leading efficacy and safety.

We have an immediate opportunity for a Project Manager, New Product Development, in Lancaster, PA!

At Woodstream, our values drive everything we do

• Consumer is the Boss – We are committed to listening to and understanding our customers’ needs!
• Invent the Future – Challenge the status quo: Think boldly and creatively!
• Execution is Everything – We are committed to deliver with excellence, speed, and accuracy.
• Collaborate Confidently – We trust, respect, and empower each other to win together.
• Play to Win – We’re bold, ambitious, and relentless in our pursuit of success.

Benefits of Working for Woodstream

• Competitive benefits package including:
• 401k with Company Match, eligible on First Day of Employment
• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance Effective on First Day of Employment
• Access to Company Paid Penn Medicine Health Clinics
• Company General Bonus Program
• Company Paid Parental Leave
• Adoption Assistance
• Company Paid Basic Life & Disability Insurance
• Accident, Critical Illness, & Hospital Insurance Options
• Company Paid ID Theft
• Legal Assistance Plan Options
• Paid Vacation and Holidays
• Pet Insurance
• Stable, growing working environment with a history of 150 years of doing business.
• Opportunity to advance within the company.

Overview of the Role

The Project Manager, New Product Development is responsible for managing mid to large-sized new product development projects from initiation through to market launch. This role involves planning, executing, and finalizing projects according to strict deadlines and within budget, while coordinating the efforts of cross-functional teams including engineering, commercial development, supply chain, and manufacturing. The Project Manager ensures that all project deliverables are aligned with the company’s business objectives and strategic goals. Key responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Project Execution & Coordination: Manage mid to large-sized new product development projects, ensuring cross-functional collaboration between engineering, marketing, and supply chain teams to meet deadlines, quality standards, and business objectives.
• Schedule, Budget, & Risk Management: Develop and maintain project timelines and budgets while identifying and mitigating potential risks to ensure projects are completed on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Product Launch Support: Facilitate successful product launches by coordinating with commercial teams and ensuring departmental readiness for market introduction.

This position requires strong project management skills combined with the ability to collaborate effectively across various departments, including engineering, commercial development, supply chain and manufacturing. The Project Manager must ensure that all new product development projects meet established timelines, budgets, and performance standards, delivering products that align with the company’s strategic goals. This role demands attention to detail, excellent organizational abilities, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.

The Project Manager will engage regularly with the cross-functional teams and senior leadership to provide updates on project progress, identify potential risks, and ensure alignment with business objectives.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Consistently drive project management aspects of new product development that enable the company to meet its annual growth targets (NIS, EBITDA, $-share). Ensure the delivery of innovative, technically viable solutions that contribute to incremental growth in new product distribution, promotional support, and sales performance.
• Manage mid to large-sized new product development projects, coordinating efforts across multiple teams to meet deadlines and quality standards
• Develop and maintain project timelines and budgets, ensuring projects are completed within scope and on time.
• Collaborate with engineering, marketing, and supply chain teams to ensure all aspects of new product development align with business needs and objectives.
• Identify potential project risks early in the process, develop mitigation strategies, and resolve issues to ensure smooth execution.
• Support new product launches by coordinating with commercial teams, ensuring readiness across all departments for a successful market introduction.
• Collaborate with the cross-functional teams to prepare and present project timelines, milestones, challenges and overall status to senior management.
• Display perseverance and flexibility in overcoming technical challenges. Approach setbacks as opportunities to find alternative solutions, maintaining a proactive, growth-oriented mindset to drive project success.
• Regular attendance and punctuality are required.

This position has several primary objectives which are critical to the overall success of Woodstream:

• Development and Launch of New Products: Support the development and launch of new products in line with strategic objectives
• Cross-Functional Team Collaboration: Facilitate cross-functional team collaboration to ensure alignment with business goals.
• On-Time & On-Budget Delivery: Ensure on-time and on-budget delivery of assigned new product development projects.

Other Functions

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Position could include up to 5–10% travel for project meetings, supplier visits, and production assessments.

Successful Candidate Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, business or related field.
• 3-5 years of experience managing mid to large-sized projects, preferably in product development or manufacturing.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficiency in project management software and Microsoft Office.
• Experience managing budgets and timelines.

Woodstream is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to recruit, hire, train and promote without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, national origin, marital status, union affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Note: If hired, Employment Eligibility Verification will be carried out upon selection. Applicants must be authorized to work for any U.S. employer.

We retain employment applications for a minimum of 2 years from date of receipt for non-hire applicants or from date of termination for employees/contractors and possibly longer if legally required.