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Location: Kennewick, WAJob Requisition ID: Req-260443
Time Type: Full time
About Lamb Weston
Youâve 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. Youâll gain access to hands-on training to fuel your growth and success, explore opportunities for new solutions, and youâll join a winning team of 10,000+ people all dedicated to raising the bar â 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
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The Supply Chain Project Manager leads complex, crossâfunctional projects that enable operational efficiency, cost optimization, and improved supply chain performance. This role applies strong project management discipline to drive planning, execution, and delivery of initiatives spanning procurement, logistics, distribution, inventory management, systems implementation, and network optimization.Job Description
Project Leadership & Execution
Lead largescale or multiple mid-sized supply chain projects from initiation through delivery, applying established project management methodologies
Define project scope, goals, success metrics, and timelines; monitor progress and lead corrective actions as needed.
Develop andmaintainproject documentation, including schedules, status reports, risk logs, and stakeholder communications.
Facilitatedecision-makingin ambiguous situations by balancing available data, risks, and shifting priorities, consistent with expectations in the reference document.Â
Cross-FunctionalCollaboration
Drive planning and execution efforts with partners across procurement, sourcing, transportation, distribution, finance, technology, store operations, and external vendors.
Buildhigh performingproject teams, often including geographically distributed stakeholders, as outlined in the Project Manager expectations in the uploaded file.Â
Serve as a connector between technical teams and business leaders to ensuresharedunderstanding of projectobjectivesand outcomes.
Active member of the enterprise Project Management Community of Practice,representingSupply Chain and sharing best practices across functions.
Strategic Alignment & Communication
Communicate how each project supports broader supply chain and enterprise goals, reflecting alignment expectations from the provided project manager standards.Â
Present project updates to leadership, ensuring transparency on milestones, risks, resourcing, and financial impacts.
Partner with supply chain leaders to prioritize projects based on business value, urgency, and interdependencies.
Risk, Issue & Change Management
Identifyand mitigate risks across cost, quality, schedule, scope, andcross functionaldependencies, incorporating standard PM practices referenced in the file.Â
Navigate organizational processes, policies, and cultures to remove barriers and manage change effectively.
Ensure stakeholder impacts are understood and supported withappropriate changemanagement plans.
Basic & Preferred Qualifications
Education/ Certifications:(Required & Preferred)
Bachelorâs degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations Management, Engineering, or related fieldrequired.
PMP, Lean Six Sigma, or Agile certificationpreferred.
Skills andExperience:Â
5+years project management experience, including scope, time, cost, risk, quality, integration, procurement, human resources, and communications (aligned with uploaded document requirements)
3+ years managing largescale or multiple mid-sized projects.Â
2 yrs mentoring other project managers in program and project management
Prior project work in supply chain,logistics, manufacturing, or operations environments.
Experience with supply chain systems (e.g., WMS, TMS, ERP).
Experience managing vendors or thirdâpartylogisticspartners.
Strong analytical and problemâsolving abilities withdemonstratedbusiness acumen.
Business Acumen & Problem Solving: Understands operational impacts andoptimizesprocesses across theend-to-endsupply chain.Â
Prioritization & Planning: Focuses on the most critical work, adjusting effectively to shifting priorities.
Collaboration & Communication: Builds alignment andmodelscollaborative behaviors, consistent with the reference PM expectations.Â
Professional Expertise: Applies project management tools and best practices to deliver business value.
Industry-Competitive Benefits
Coupled with our compensation and bonus in
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