Innovation Project Manager

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Requisition Number: Req-258831

Position Title:

External Description: Title: Innovation Project Manager

               

Location: Richland, WA

               

About Lamb Weston

You’ve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, and public Fortune 500 company, we inspire and bring people together with foods they love and trust. Our customer base includes international food service providers, restaurants, and households in over 100 countries around the world.

A highly innovative global corporation with a start-up mindset, we empower every individual to make a genuine difference. You’ll gain access to hands-on training to fuel your growth and success, explore opportunities for new solutions, and you’ll join a winning team of 10,000+ people all dedicated to raising the bar – together.

If you have a strong drive for results, a desire to help us bring the world together through our fries, and are ready for a fresh challenge, we want to hear from you.

Job Description Summary

               

This position provides integration planning and effective project management for innovation and commercialization projects to drive business growth. This position also ensures effective use of resources and communication of priorities across functional groups by coordinating efforts with the appropriate business partners.

Job Description

  • Coordinates activities related to developing project charters 

  • Initiates and manages Stage Gate approved work streams 

  • Organizes/Facilitates Project Coordination Meetings 

  • Escalates to PMO Director on project scope, time frame, and resources as needed 

  • Maintains detailed project plans, and real-time project updates, tracking and reporting on project status 

  • Ensures all projects are appropriately resourced to meet timeline expectations 

  • Manages assigned project resources to meet project milestones and deliver completed projects on time 

  • Assigns resource tasks and daily resource management 

  • Resolves timing conflicts (prioritize daily activity of assigned resources as needed) 

  • Works with other managers to achieve efficiencies across integration of projects 

  • Ensures on time completion of work 

  • Identifies risk, opportunities for risk mitigation and ensures timely communication when timelines are at risk 

  • Performs other duties as assigned 

 

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

Education/ Certifications: (Required & Preferred) 

  • AA degree required, BS/BA degree preferred in Project Management, Business or Supply Chain 

  • PMP Certification - completed or in process 

  • 2+ years of related project management experience (R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality Assurance) 

 

Skills and Experience:  

  • Strong background managing multiple projects simultaneously within scope, timing & resource expectations 

  • Strong communication skills across all levels of leadership and employees 

  • Demonstrated ability to partner on cross-functional teams  

  • Ability to deal with the ambiguity of innovation and guide projects to successful conclusion 

  • Strong influencing skills both internally and externally – ability to motivate others 

  • Ability to identify resources and align/coordinate/prioritize resource workloads  

  • Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills with a continuous improvement mindset 

  • Ability to utilize/design/implement complex process improvements 

  • Self-directed with an ability to organize, plan, prioritize 

  • Able to perform cost/benefit analysis 

  • Strong understanding of business process design and procedures 

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills 

  • Excellent interpersonal skills 

  • Strong PC skills, to include Word, PowerPoint and Excel 

  • Working knowledge of LW Systems is a plus 

  • Working knowledge of Salesforce is a plus 

  • Experience with project management software and familiarity with PLM Systems is a plus 

  • Experience with global projects a plus 

 

Physical Environment/Demands: 

 

  • Incumbent may sit for long periods of time at desk or computer terminal 

  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.   

  • Incumbent may use calculators, keyboards, telephone and other office equipment in the course of normal workday 

  • Stooping, bending, twisting and reaching may be required in completion of job duties 

  • Ability to lift up to 25 pounds and to stand, walk, bend, stoop, twist and turn frequently.   

Industry-Competitive Benefits

Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive.  Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include:

  • Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision

  • Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts

  • Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program

  • Paid Time Off

  • Financial Wellness – Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance

  • Family-Friendly Employee events

  • Employee Assistance Program services – mental health and other concierge type services

Benefits may vary based on location, job role/level, job status, and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements.

               

Job Requisition ID: Req-258831

               

Time Type: Full time

               

The anticipated close date is a good faith estimate for when this job will be closed. Some jobs may be unposted or filled earlier or later than the Anticipated Close Date depending on interview processes and business needs. Anticipated Close Date: 11/30/2025

               

In compliance with applicable state and local laws, Lamb Weston has opted to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. This compensation is specific to this position and takes into account a number of variables. Actual compensation may be higher or lower in the range posted based on various factors, including, but not limited to, job duties, experience and expertise. A candidate’s work location could also impact the actual compensation being outside of the range to reflect local cost of labor. A reasonable annual estimate of the range for this role based on the variables previously mentioned is: $76,420.00 - $114,640.00

               

Lamb Weston is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law

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Company Profile:

Lamb Weston is a leading supplier of frozen potato, sweet potato, appetizer and vegetable products to restaurants and retailers around the world.

For more than 60 years, Lamb Weston has led the industry in innovation, introducing inventive products that simplify back-of-house management for our customer and make things more delicious for their customers.

It’s all about seeing the possibilities in potatoes and never, ever settling.

Learn more about us at lambweston.com.

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