Project Manager, Innovation

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Austin, TX
Hybrid
Senior level
Other
Nutrabolt's mission is to innovate, inspire, and make products that maximize human potential accessible to all.
The Role
As Project Manager for Innovation at Nutrabolt, you will manage the innovation pipeline, create project timelines with cross-functional teams, monitor project plans, and ensure milestones are achieved. You will hold effective meetings, support continuous improvement initiatives, and build strong relationships across various departments to enhance project delivery.
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Who We Are:

Nutrabolt is a fast-growing, global active health and wellness company with a portfolio of market leading performance-oriented brands that energize and fuel active lifestyles. The company’s disruptive and innovative products compete in the Functional Beverage and Active Nutrition segments, under three consumer-loved brands: C4® (one of the fastest-growing energy drink brands in the United States and the #1 selling global pre-workout brand), XTEND® (the #1 post-workout recovery brand in the United States), and Cellucor® (an award-winning sports nutrition brand created in 2002).

Since its founding 20 years ago, Nutrabolt has set out to meet the discerning needs of performance athletes and fitness enthusiasts, while appealing beyond this core group to include consumers around the globe who are making healthy, active living a daily priority.

As a Certified Great Place to Work, Top Workplaces USA honoree, Fortune Best Workplace in Texas, and more – Nutrabolt cares deeply about our people, planet, and the communities we serve. Here, our teammates are united by our mission, and take ownership in creating a healthy workplace environment that promotes strong bodies, clear minds, and a culture of respect and belonging for all.


Who You Are:

As Nutrabolt's Project Manager for Innovation, you will play an important role in managing the innovation pipeline, ensuring that we are developing quality products which fit into the strategic plan for the organization and Maximize Human Potential. You will be the timeline and prioritization subject matter expert responsible for creating project timelines aligned with cross-functional partners for your assigned projects (Brand, Product Development, Sourcing, Creative, Regulatory and Quality, Commercial team, etc.). You will proactively monitor your assigned project plans to make sure that all milestones are achieved and helping to keep internal teams organized and on track. 

What You're Good At:

  • Ensuring project/product scope is clearly defined, establishing project owner/sponsor and identifying core project team, across key New Product Innovation, Renovation, and Line Extension projects. Ensuring project roadmap as defined remains on track
  • Owning commercialization timelines. You will review current timelines, understand cross-functional team needs and pain points and improve timeline structure. You will actively manage timelines from concept to launch and ensure that all cross-functional parties understand their role in the timeline to aid in delivering on key milestones. You will also anticipate, mitigate, and escalate possible delays in deliverables with corrective action plans
  • Holding effective status meetings and working with the cross-functional team to ensure dashboards and reports are maintained accurately to support the management and tracking of progress of all project activities & schedules. You will ensure there is a clear purpose, agenda, and action item review for each meeting
  • Participating in continuous improvement initiatives and activities, supporting the team in success now, and as the organization continues to scale
  • Working effectively with Brand Marketing, Commercial, Operations, Product Development, R&D, Quality, Finance, Regulatory and other key stakeholders by building strong and meaningful relationships
  • Identifying and creating meaningful, relevant measurements and reporting to facilitate learning and improvement for assigned projects
  • Performing other duties as necessary

What You Contribute: 

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred
  • 5+ years of experience in project management, preferably within commercialization of a CPG company
  • A self-motivated attitude with effective project, prioritization, and time-management skills, with a desire and ability to balance multiple high priority and high visibility projects simultaneously
  • A love for the challenge of figuring things out and making an impact right away
  • You are highly organized, with an innate ability to connect the dots and understand the knock-on implications of actions or delays to cross functional teams
  • Strong cross-functional communication. You keep project teams on the same page through incredible communication skills and can quickly build relationships, while also keeping people accountable
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite Programs
  • Familiarity with project management tools and principles
  • Familiarity with cost of goods and P&L management
  • Ability to build trust and confidence by sharing information, presenting research and data objectively, and providing feedback confidently
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills; able to effectively communicate cross-functionally and through all levels of management
  • Entrepreneurial spirit and enthusiasm
  • A team player attitude, with the ability to inspire and be inspired by many different types of people and roles

Why Nutrabolt?

Wellness Benefits

Nutrabolt cares about our teammates’ physical, mental, and financial wellness by providing benefits like: competitive health insurance, life insurance, mental wellness programs, 401K matching, and a Lifestyle Spending Account.

Lifestyle Perks

We offer unlimited vacation paid time off and volunteer time off. You’ll get discounts on C4 Energy, Cellucor, and XTEND products, too!

Family Support 

We want you to reach your full potential at work by taking care of all loved ones at home. We provide paid parental leave, in addition to reimbursement for expenses related to childcare, fertility treatments, legal fees, and more through our Lifestyle Spending Account.

Employment Type: Full-time



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The Company
Austin, TX
365 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2002

What We Do

We're a global leader in active nutrition and better-for-you performance beverages, known and trusted by millions of active individuals and people looking to optimize their performance in all aspects of life. The company’s portfolio includes industry-leading sports nutrition brands: Cellucor®, C4 Energy®, and XTEND®. Our dedication to performance and holistic wellness extends far past our family of brands, and into each of our teams' day-to-day lives.

Nutrabolt’s teammates are united by our mission. We care deeply about our people, planet, and communities. At Nutrabolt, our teammates take ownership in creating a healthy environment for our teammates that promotes strong bodies, clear minds, and a culture of respect and belonging for all.

Our drive for high performance is bolstered by our focus on inclusivity, allyship, and respect for all individuals. We believe that the unique expertise held in a diverse workforce inspires creative solutions. Our employee-lead DE&I Council provides a forum where all voices are heard, and ensure our teammates are always learning. We believe in each of our people, and offer a number of growth opportunities.

Nutrabolt is dedicated to responsible operations that will help preserve our planet. We’re constantly exploring improvements to our products, packaging, and processes that will help minimize our carbon footprint, and become as eco friendly as possible.

Our mantra is to grow and give back. Since the beginning, Nutrabolt has placed a strong focus on the positive impact each of us can make in our communities. From the annual Grow and Give Back Holiday Drive in Austin -- to the yearlong individual efforts of our local, global, and remote teammates -- we’re known to be service minded. We celebrate teammates who are kind at heart and care to make a difference.

Why Work With Us

We care deeply about our people, planet, and communities. At Nutrabolt, our teammates are united by our mission, and our drive for high performance is bolstered by our focus on inclusivity, allyship, and acceptance for all individuals.

We take ownership in promoting holistic wellness promoting strong bodies, clear minds, and a culture of respect.

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