Manager, Value Creation, Center of Excellence (COE)
randstad enterpriseJersey City (NJ)
$65.00 per hour
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randstad enterpriseJersey City (NJ)
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$65.00 per hour
About the role
*W2 Contract Only*Job Title: Manager, Value Creation, Center of Excellence (COE)
Start date: ASAP
End date: 2/22/27 (4 Month Contract)
Hours:
Monday-Friday 9:00-5:00pm with one hour unpaid lunch break totaling 35 hours weekly
Location:
Remote (candidates must reside within the tri-state area as they may be asked to come into office occasionally)
Pay Rate: $65.00 per hour
The Value Creation Center of Excellence is a critical pillar within the Brand Value Chain (BVC) COE, responsible for identifying, tracking, and accelerating value creation opportunities across the end-to-end value chain. This role partners with Brand, Supply Chain, Procurement, Manufacturing, Finance, and Value Chain teams to drive cost reduction, value engineering, complexity management, and productivity initiatives that improve business performance while supporting brand growth objectives. The successful candidate will help ensure savings opportunities are identified, validated, tracked, and realized through robust governance, analytics, and cross-functional collaboration.
Ideal Candidate Profile Required Experience:
5+ years of experience in Supply Chain, Procurement, Manufacturing, Value Chain, Operations, Finance, Product Development, or related functions.
Demonstrated experience leading cost savings, productivity, value engineering, or continuous improvement initiatives.
Strong analytical skills with experience tracking KPIs, financial benefits, and program performance.
Proven ability to influence and collaborate across multiple functions and organizational levels.
Strong executive communication and presentation skills.
Preferred Background:
- Experience within Beauty, Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Retail, Manufacturing, or a complex product organization.
- Familiarity with lifecycle cost management, product complexity reduction, SKU rationalization, procurement savings, or value engineering programs.
- Experience working in cross-functional transformation, PMO, COE, or business excellence organizations.
- Proficiency with Power BI, Excel, savings reporting tools, and business analytics platforms.
- Key Responsibilities Value Creation & Cost Optimization:
- Partner with Brand, Value Chain, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Finance teams to identify and accelerate value creation opportunities across the product lifecycle.
- Support the development and execution of cost reduction, cost avoidance, and value engineering initiatives that deliver measurable business impact.
- Evaluate opportunities to reduce complexity across products, materials, packaging, and processes while maintaining brand equity and consumer experience.
- Partner with stakeholders to prioritize and advance initiatives that improve profitability, operational efficiency, and lifecycle cost performance.
- Savings Governance & Tracking - Manage the tracking, validation, and reporting of cost savings and value realization opportunities across the BVC portfolio.
- Maintain and enhance savings tracking tools, dashboards, and reporting mechanisms to ensure transparency and accountability.
- Collaborate with Finance partners to validate savings assumptions, realized benefits, and program health metrics.
- Monitor initiative performance and proactively identify risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans impacting savings delivery.
- Cross-Functional Program Leadership:
- Lead and coordinate cross-functional workstreams involving Procurement, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance, and Brand teams.
- Facilitate alignment among stakeholders to remove barriers, resolve issues, and accelerate implementation of approved initiatives.
- Establish governance routines and executive-ready reporting to communicate progress, value delivered, and future opportunities.
- Support special projects and strategic value creation initiatives as directed by BVC COE leadership. Analytics & Continuous Improvement
- Analyze savings performance, cost drivers, and portfolio trends to identify additional value creation opportunities.
- Leverage data and insights to support business cases, investment decisions, and prioritization discussions.
- Contribute to the evolution of value engineering methodologies, savings frameworks, and best practices across the enterprise.
- Drive process improvement initiatives that strengthen lifecycle cost efficiency and value realization capabilities.
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