Ambercycle
Strategic Project Manager
Ambercycle, Los Angeles, CA
About Us
Ambercycle is a materials company founded in 2015 to create a circular supply chain for the apparel industry, making decarbonized raw materials across industry verticals. We're doing this by developing and deploying new technologies to increase the scope and scale of regenerated materials in the global apparel supply chain, and reduce the use of raw agricultural and petroleum resources. Our products avoid the use of new raw materials and go into the highest quality applications, exceeding the expectations of end customers with a fraction of the environmental footprint. Our success is the result of the talent, curiosity, and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to realize our vision to improve humanity's relationship with the material world. Visit www.ambercycle.com to learn more.
The Job
This role will partner with senior leadership on the development and implementation of Ambercycle's strategy as it relates to our key customer account. This includes creating annual operating plans and guiding department heads toward making decisions that maximize achievement of operational goals. In this role, you will utilize your expertise and knowledge to develop, implement, and communicate strategy, create execution plans, gather data on the effectiveness of these strategies, and continually iterate and refine. You will help improve daily functions, build processes based on business goals, and measure the efficiency of these processes.
What You'll Do
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Benefits
$150,000 - $190,000 a year
POSITION IS FULLY ONSITE IN THE WEST ADAMS NEIGHBORHOOD OF LOS ANGELES, CA
Ambercycle is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Ambercycle is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
Ambercycle is a materials company founded in 2015 to create a circular supply chain for the apparel industry, making decarbonized raw materials across industry verticals. We're doing this by developing and deploying new technologies to increase the scope and scale of regenerated materials in the global apparel supply chain, and reduce the use of raw agricultural and petroleum resources. Our products avoid the use of new raw materials and go into the highest quality applications, exceeding the expectations of end customers with a fraction of the environmental footprint. Our success is the result of the talent, curiosity, and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to realize our vision to improve humanity's relationship with the material world. Visit www.ambercycle.com to learn more.
The Job
This role will partner with senior leadership on the development and implementation of Ambercycle's strategy as it relates to our key customer account. This includes creating annual operating plans and guiding department heads toward making decisions that maximize achievement of operational goals. In this role, you will utilize your expertise and knowledge to develop, implement, and communicate strategy, create execution plans, gather data on the effectiveness of these strategies, and continually iterate and refine. You will help improve daily functions, build processes based on business goals, and measure the efficiency of these processes.
What You'll Do
- Lead strategic implementation for rollout of circular material integration service within Ambercycle's key customer account.
- Drive forward main and sub projects in advance of commercialization, corresponding with key stakeholders on customer side as well as value chain partners.
- Develop weekly project status reports for customer on key milestones with a solution-oriented focus.
- Troubleshoot scaleup issues and derive strategic solutions to alleviate supply chain integration concerns.
- Coordination and planning of activities, deep dive sessions with sub-brands of key parent company account.
- Ability to use analytical skills to support processing of business data from client and derive solutions.
- Collaborate cross functionally at Ambercycle to deliver cohesive scaleup status reports to customer.
- Communicate clearly, promptly, with a high level of customer service focus.
- Develop and establish frequent reporting on key milestones within Ambercycle to communicate positive development to customer.
- Assess account needs and identify gaps, working closely with key sales account manager to incorporate their direct feedback.
- Provide training, support, and ensure successful adoption and integration of circular materials.
- Identify potential risks in the project implementation and develop mitigation strategies.
- Monitor project budgets, ensuring that projects are delivered within financial constraints.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Engineering, or related field required.
- 4+ years of experience at a consulting firm or business strategy at a startup.
- 6+ years of relevant experience in devising and implementing business strategies, incorporating quantitative analysis, conceptualization, and effective communication.
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to lead long-term strategic initiatives with minimal guidance.
- Strong business acumen and understanding of complex business systems, processes, and data architecture.
- Exceptional presentation and verbal/communication skills.
- Growth mindset, strong desire to learn quickly and contribute to an industry-defining company.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for engaging various audiences and presenting information across different mediums.
- Highly professional with the ability to interact with diverse stakeholders and align cross-functionally.
- Strong attention to detail and superior time management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet competing deadlines.
- Ability to independently manage problems, develop solutions, and make proactive decisions.
- Adaptable to changing work demands, comfortable managing ambiguity, and evolving priorities.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel, and Google Sheets .
- Entrepreneurial mindset, results-driven, proactive, self-starter capable of operating independently with minimal daily direction.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build lasting relationships.
- Experience working with or managing teams in consulting, analytics, supply chain, logistics, engineering, or operations.
- Previous experience in a high-growth company is preferred.
- Oral and written Spanish proficiency preferred.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Pet Insurance
- Unlimited PTO
- 401(k)
- Healthy snacks & beverages
- Lunch Provided in office on Fridays
$150,000 - $190,000 a year
POSITION IS FULLY ONSITE IN THE WEST ADAMS NEIGHBORHOOD OF LOS ANGELES, CA
Ambercycle is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Ambercycle is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.