About the role
About the position
Location: Hackensack, NJ Hybrid in office 2/3 days a week- Shuttle offered from NYC
Salary :up to 125K plus bonus
Reports to: PMO Manager N.America [dotted line - Global Head of P&P / N.America Head of Marketing]
PMO Coordinator – Innovation & Portfolio (North America)
Location: Hackensack, United States (Hybrid)
Function: Product & Portfolio / Innovation
Reports to: PMO Manager N.America [dotted line - Global Head of P&P / N.America Head of Marketing]
Why this role matters
This role exists to support the build and day-to-day execution of a fit-for-purpose PMO capability for the North America (NA) business, enabling disciplined coordination and tracking of innovation and portfolio priorities.
As Flora Food Group continues to scale consumer-led innovation, the NA business requires strong operational support to ensure projects are tracked, updated and progressed effectively across functions. The PMO Coordinator acts as a critical enabler of execution discipline, supporting the PMO Manager and cross-functional teams to ensure initiatives land on time, in full, and with clear visibility.
This role is critical to improving execution consistency, reducing follow-up gaps, and enabling teams to focus on decision-making rather than administration.
Role impact
Operating at the intersection of coordination and execution, you will help:
- Support delivery of the N. America PMO operating model, aligned to global P&P / PMO standards.
- Ensure accurate and up-to-date tracking of innovation and portfolio initiatives, acting as a reliable source for status, actions and next steps.
- Enable structured execution by maintaining project plans, tracking milestones and supporting governance cadence.
- Improve visibility, follow-through and coordination across the NA portfolio.
What you’ll do
PMO support & governance
- Support implementation of the North America PMO framework, aligned to global standards.
- Maintain project plans, timelines, milestone trackers and governance templates.
- Support governance cadences (weekly updates, monthly reviews, escalation forums) by preparing inputs and ensuring follow-through.
- Ensure high-quality data maintenance in portfolio & project management systems.
Project coordination & execution support
- Support the planning and coordination of priority innovation and portfolio initiatives from early-stage through to post-launch.
- Maintain integrated project timelines based on briefs, commercial trade windows and key milestones.
- Track dependencies, actions and progress across functions and projects.
- Proactively flag risks, delays and gaps to the PMO Manager and project teams.
- Coordinate weekly project updates, ensuring clear actions, owners and status tracking.
Cross-functional coordination
- Support coordination across Marketing, R&D, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, Procurement and Operations.
- Follow up on key inputs and deliverables (e.g. briefs, business cases, readiness milestones).&nbs
Aplyr's read
Flora Food Group is a leader in plant-based nutrition, attracting professionals passionate about sustainability and innovative food solutions.
What's promising
- •Strong focus on sustainable and health-oriented products.
- •Global presence offers diverse career opportunities.
- •Commitment to innovation in plant-based food solutions.
What to watch
- •Potentially high competition in the plant-based food market.
- •Limited public information about company culture.
- •Challenges in aligning global operations with local market needs.
Why Flora Food Group
- •Specializes in dairy alternatives and spreads with a sustainability focus.
- •Diverse roles across finance, marketing, and engineering reflect a broad operational scope.
- •Emphasis on regulatory compliance in food and packaging across regions.
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About Flora Food Group
Upfield is a global leader in plant-based nutrition, specializing in producing dairy alternatives and spreads. The company focuses on sustainability and health, offering a range of products that cater to various dietary needs.
