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Salary: CAD 70,000 - 90,000 / annual
Riverside Natural Foods Ltd., a Canadian family-owned B-Corp certified company and manufacturer of nutritious snacks (MadeGood, GOOD TO GO), seeks an Associate Product Lifecycle Manager to lead cross-functional execution of product launches, renovations, and discontinuations in a CPG environment.
You will serve as the central point of coordination across Marketing, R&D, Supply Chain, Procurement, Operations, Quality, Sales, and Finance. This role manages multiple concurrent projects, ensures project plans remain current, stakeholders follow through on commitments, and risks are addressed before affecting execution. You will report to the Product Lifecycle Manager.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead end-to-end execution of product launches, renovations, and discontinuations from approval through commercialization and in-market launch
- Develop and maintain integrated project plans, timelines, and milestones as the single source of truth for assigned projects
- Establish clear ownership of cross-functional deliverables and proactively follow up with stakeholders to maintain momentum
- Independently facilitate cross-functional project meetings, ensuring clear decisions, actions, owners, and deadlines
- Build strong relationships and drive alignment across all functions to support successful execution
- Coordinate mitigation of project risks impacting timelines, inventory, cost, service levels, or launch readiness
- Monitor launch readiness and execution performance, escalating issues and driving corrective actions
The role is approximately 30% new product launches, 25% product lifecycle management (renovations, transitions, delistings), 20% project management and execution, 15% cross-functional product planning, and 10% risk identification and mitigation. You will use Monday.com for project tracking and management.
Riverside is on an ambitious mission to double its business by 2030. The company values teamwork, humility, respect, ownership, adaptability, grit, and fun. It operates as a relatively flat organization with few silos, offering access to leadership and production staff. The company emphasizes values-led decision-making, continuous improvement, and employee development through Riverside University and tuition reimbursement.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
- 2–5 years of experience managing product launches, renovations, discontinuations, and/or product lifecycle activities within a CPG environment
- Demonstrated experience leading complete product launches through commercialization, including ownership of integrated timelines, dependencies, risks, and cross-functional deliverables
- Hands-on experience working within a stage-gate environment and strong understanding of activities and stakeholder alignment required to bring products to market
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional projects involving Marketing, R&D, Supply Chain, Procurement, Operations, Quality, Sales, and Finance
- Strong project management skills: planning, prioritization, timeline management, risk management, and management of several concurrent projects
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to assess trade-offs, develop recommendations, and communicate issues clearly
- Demonstrated ability to build stakeholder trust, navigate conflicting priorities, and gain commitment without direct authority
- Experience with project management software such as Monday.com, Smartsheet, or Microsoft Project (Monday.com experience is a strong asset)
