Manager, Portfolio Process & Governance

Posted Date:

Apr 8, 2026

Requisition Number:

128419

Location :

Hershey, PA Department:

Strategic Growth Summary of Role :

Responsible for leading the Commercial Governance for our Key businesses including strategic topics, product development projects and advancing Portfolio Analytics to support business prioritization and decision making with Commercial Business and Leadership Team.

Role Responsibilities :

Portfolio Governance & Process Leads Commercial Governance Meetings and Process including confirming agendas / attendees, material readiness, and running meetings (including prioritizing topics, time management, & follow-ups) Advises on Governance and Process needs and help to design and implement process improvements Acts as Subject Matter Expert and provides stage gate process guidance within Commercial Governance Supports Accolade project management tool continuous improvement Portfolio Analytics Creates and maintains Decision-Making Analysis and process metrics for Governance meetings Owns data gathering process; collaborate with other data owners to connect into enterprise data sources Lead development of dashboards and analytical suite for project portfolio Generate insights on portfolio performance, trends, risks, areas for improvement, etc. Conduct Ad hoc analysis; develop hypothesis, aggregate findings, and determine recommendations Leads data accuracy for project portfolio data in Accolade Maintains single source of truth information for all projects Desired knowledge, skills, and abilities : Knowledge of stage-gate process Strong data & analytics skills. Able to collect, transform, and display data using various tools (Excel, Power BI, Alteryx, etc.) Portfolio Project Management knowledge Attention to detail but capable of broad strategic overview Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills Strong ability to influence and persuade decision making at higher levels Multifunctional business acumen•marketing, R D, finance, supply chain. Experience working across several business functions and with upper management preferred. Capable of gaining trust and buy in from peers and leaders. Mediator and conflict resolver Able to communicate with

PowerPoint Minimum Education and Experience Requirements :

Education•Bachelor's degree. Experience•At least 5+ years work experience in an analytical and/or strategic role involving business processes. #LI-TL #LI-Onsite The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The policy of The Hershey Company is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer•Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veterans. You may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our online application process as a result of a disability. You can request an accommodation via phone or email. To request an accommodation via phone, please call +1 877-804-1794 and leave a voicemail with your contact information. You may also email a request for accommodation to ApplicationHelp@hersheys.com. Please be sure to include Accommodation Needed" in the subject line. This will ensure that your email is routed to the appropriate contact who will handle your request.