Director of Project Management

• Brand:

• Post Consumer Brands

• Categories:

• Operations Administrative

• Locations:

• Lakeville, Minnesota

• Position Type:

• Regular Full-Time

• Remote Eligible:

• No •

Req ID:

• 30696
• Job Description
• Business Unit Overview
• Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn.

, Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats™, PEBBLES™, Grape-Nuts™ and Malt-O-Meal™ cereal and Peter Pan™ peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish™, Kibbles 'n Bits™ and 9Lives™ dog and cat food. Post also provides private label solutions to customers in pet food, cereal, nut butters and granola. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn (http://linkedin.com/company/postconsumerbrands/) or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Post-Consumer-Brands/1919490918137560/) for the latest news.

• Location Description
• Post Consumer Brands corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minnesota, is about 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Lakeville has all the benefits of smaller town living with access to everything a large metropolitan area has to offer. Join more than 400 team members collaborating on the two-building campus to help put breakfast on the tables of millions of consumers in North America.
• Responsibilities
• At Post Consumer Brands, we offer the best of both worlds: big company opportunity with a small company attitude, where you can feel your handprint on the work and make real, enterprise-level impact.

In the Director of Project Management role, you'll lead our Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) and help drive how the business selects, prioritizes, governs, and delivers the initiatives that matter most; especially large, cross-functional programs tied to ROI, integration work, and enterprise change. You'll be at the center of the annual intake and prioritization cycle, building visibility and accountability for outcomes, and partnering closely with senior leaders and cross-functional workstream owners to keep major programs on track and delivering value.

• Key Responsibilities
• + Own enterprise portfolio intake and prioritization: Lead the annual process to gather major initiatives from functional leaders, facilitate prioritization, and prepare the work for executive review and decision-making.

+ Drive governance and quarterly business reviews: Establish and run quarterly updates for major initiatives using clear status visibility and business value/ROI tracking. + Strengthen accountability for

ROI:

Improve how teams are held accountable to outcomes, especially where growth, cost-out, and system support expectations need greater rigor. + Lead and develop the PMO team: Manage and develop a team (including employees and contractors), guiding delivery standards, coaching, and execution excellence. + Enable enterprise transformation and integration work: Provide project leadership and oversight across major enterprise efforts such as integrations, divestitures, and cross-functional programs as portfolio demands require. + Advance PMO tools and ways of working: Help evolve tools and processes toward stronger portfolio visibility, planning, and execution discipline. + Build scalable project management standards: Contribute to the development and adoption of a project management playbook to improve consistency and enable repeatable success across the enterprise.

• Qualifications
• What We're Looking For
• + 8-10 years of proven project/program/portfolio leadership in a company of similar scale, including experience building or improving project management processes and adapting them to business needs.

+ People leadership experience with demonstrated ability to coach, develop, and elevate team performance. + Experience leading or supporting growth through acquisitions + Servant-leader mindset and strong collaboration skills; someone who builds trust across functions and helps teams succeed without unnecessary bureaucracy. + Comfort leading work in complex, cross-functional environments; manufacturing experience is a plus. + Executive-ready communication skills; able to translate work into clear decisions, tradeoffs, and outcomes for senior stakeholders. + Bachelor' Degree in Business Administration or related field; Master's Degree preferred + Project Management Professional (PMP) certification required + CPG or Manufacturing experience strongly preferred to hit the ground running

• Why You'll Love This Role
• + Big scope, real impact: You'll shape how enterprise work gets chosen and delivered, helping the organization focus on what matters most and deliver measurable results.

+ Big company opportunity.

Small company attitude:

You'll have strong resources behind you, with the flexibility and visibility to see your impact. + A purpose you can feel good about: We're here to make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all, and this role helps ensure our biggest initiatives deliver value. + Growth runway: This role offers meaningful exposure and opportunity for expanded leadership as the organization evolves. + A culture that values belonging and flexibility: Join a diverse, inclusive environment where you can do your best work alongside people you want on your team every day.

• Location & Travel
• +

Location:

Lakeville, MN / Hybrid in office Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday +

Travel:

As needed to support acquisitions and projects

• Ready to Make an Impact
• If you're energized by enterprise transformation, portfolio strategy, and helping teams deliver meaningful results, we'd love to meet you.

Apply today and help us build what's next at Post Consumer Brands, where big ambitions are welcome and your work can be just right. The pay range for this position is $113,987 - $177,820 per year. At Post Consumer Brands, we offer the best of both worlds: big company opportunity with a small company attitude, where you can feel your handprint on the work and make real, enterprise-level impact. In the Director of Project Management role, you'll lead our Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) and help drive how the business selects, prioritizes, governs, and delivers the initiatives that matter most; especially large, cross-functional programs tied to ROI, integration work, and enterprise change. You'll be at the center of the annual intake and prioritization cycle, building visibility and accountability for outcomes, and partnering closely with senior leaders and cross-functional workstream owners to keep major programs on track and delivering value.

• Key Responsibilities
• + Own enterprise portfolio intake and prioritization: Lead the annual process to gather major initiatives from functional leaders, facilitate prioritization, and prepare the work for executive review and decision-making.

+ Drive governance and quarterly business reviews: Establish and run quarterly updates for major initiatives using clear status visibility and business value/ROI tracking. + Strengthen accountability for

ROI:

Improve how teams are held accountable to outcomes, especially where growth, cost-out, and system support expectations need greater rigor. + Lead and develop the PMO team: Manage and develop a team (including employees and contractors), guiding delivery standards, coaching, and execution excellence. + Enable enterprise transformation and integration work: Provide project leadership and oversight across major enterprise efforts such as integrations, divestitures, and cross-functional programs as portfolio demands require. + Advance PMO tools and ways of working: Help evolve tools and processes toward stronger portfolio visibility, planning, and execution discipline. + Build scalable project management standards: Contribute to the development and adoption of a project management playbook to improve consistency and enable repeatable success across the enterprise.

• What We're Looking For
• + 8-10 years of proven project/program/portfolio leadership in a company of similar scale, including experience building or improving project management processes and adapting them to business needs.

+ People leadership experience with demonstrated ability to coach, develop, and elevate team performance. + Experience leading or supporting growth through acquisitions + Servant-leader mindset and strong collaboration skills; someone who builds trust across functions and helps teams succeed without unnecessary bureaucracy. + Comfort leading work in complex, cross-functional environments; manufacturing experience is a plus. + Executive-ready communication skills; able to translate work into clear decisions, tradeoffs, and outcomes for senior stakeholders. + Bachelor' Degree in Business Administration or related field; Master's Degree preferred + Project Management Professional (PMP) certification required + CPG or Manufacturing experience strongly preferred to hit the ground running

• Why You'll Love This Role
• + Big scope, real impact: You'll shape how enterprise work gets chosen and delivered, helping the organization focus on what matters most and deliver measurable results.

+ Big company opportunity.

Small company attitude:

You'll have strong resources behind you, with the flexibility and visibility to see your impact. + A purpose you can feel good about: We're here to make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all, and this role helps ensure our biggest initiatives deliver value. + Growth runway: This role offers meaningful exposure and opportunity for expanded leadership as the organization evolves. + A culture that values belonging and flexibility: Join a diverse, inclusive environment where you can do your best work alongside people you want on your team every day.

• Location & Travel
• +

Location:

Lakeville, MN / Hybrid in office Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday +

Travel:

As needed to support acquisitions and projects

• Ready to Make an Impact
• If you're energized by enterprise transformation, portfolio strategy, and helping teams deliver meaningful results, we'd love to meet you.

Apply today and help us build what's next at Post Consumer Brands, where big ambitions are welcome and your work can be just right.

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