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The Boppy Company

Position Description: Temporary Project Manager - 40 hours/week ~ 16 weeks

·      Salary: $28 - $38/hour based on experience, plus health care benefits (equates to $60,000 - $78,400 annually)

·      Anticipated start timing: mid-December

We strive for excellence while working in a balanced and fun atmosphere that rewards hard work, initiative and innovation. With a collection of award-winning, best-selling nursing and infant support products available, and more always in development, our company has earned a place as a player in the multi-million-dollar baby products industry. But success hasn’t transformed us from a friendly, family-oriented company to a layered, bureaucratic corporation. We are passionate about our products and love celebrating the joy babies bring. The same creative spirit that makes our products special, keeps the fast-paced work environment here fun and energetic.

The Project Manager has the overall responsibility for the successful initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure of new product development. The Boppy Company project manager is a leader who is responsible for making decisions, both large and small. This position is accountable for the success or failure of a project. The PM will prioritize, organize and manage the flow of small and large-scale projects, ensuring internal departments’ needs are being met in the most efficient way. The PM will liaise between internal departments and management while working especially closely with the creative and supply chain teams to ensure adequate time and resource management to meet deadlines. This position reports to the CEO.

Typical responsibilities of a project manager include: Planning, Executing, and Closing Projects — defining the project, building its comprehensive work plan and managing to deadlines. This position assigns and manages all aspects of projects and their timelines. This role works across the organization by proactively managing projects with the main focus on new product development. Creating and maintaining timelines and monitoring resource allocations is of critical importance. With clear and consistent communication, you will raise awareness of issues, risks and trouble-shoot problems while communicating day-to-day status. Preparing and presenting progress regularly and ad hoc reports to ensure projects are meeting outlined objectives will be an effective way to communicate to the team. Responsible for holding team members accountable for due dates within the development process. 

·      3+ years' experience in product development preferably in soft goods with advanced understanding of product development processes and procedures   

·      Demonstrated success as Project Manager with preferably 3+ years of experience

·      Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

·      Attention-to-detail with the ability to “see around corners” and anticipate needs/roadblocks

·      Proactive

·      Highly organized

·      Good communicator

·      Leader

·      Excellent organization and communication skills

·      Project Management software expertise a plus; we use Monday

·      Ability to multi-task and prioritize, adapting to (and thriving in) a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment

·      Ability to solve problems and identify workarounds in an efficient and professional manner

·      Collaborative team player w/ an approachable attitude

·      Ability to influence high level decision makers

·      Willingness to do what it takes to make the work/project great

·      Self-directed; independent worker

·      PC proficiency in Microsoft Office

At The Boppy Company, we value our employees. Every member of the team is an integral part of the success of our Company, and we are proud of our comprehensive benefits package that reward you for the time, talent and experience you bring.

·      Accrued PTO

·      Excellent Health insurance

·      MLK and President’s Days off

We have a hybrid office schedule of Tuesdays and Thursdays in the office and Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays work from home, so the ideal candidate will be located local to the Denver area.

The Boppy Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Artsana S.p.A.. Submit your resume here: hiring@boppy.com