Project Manager - (9306)
Employment Type: Freelance
We are seeking a Junior Project Manager to lead regulated food labeling, packaging, and specification review activities. This individual will manage end-to-end review workflows, ensuring product information and packaging materials are accurate, compliant, and approved on schedule across multiple product categories.
Core Responsibilities
- Lead the review and approval of product specifications, packaging artwork, and food-labeling content for assigned products and categories.
- Assess Nutrition Facts panels, ingredient lists, allergen disclosures, nutrient-content claims, and other required label components for accuracy and regulatory alignment.
- Compare packaging proofs and keylines against approved specifications and applicable labeling requirements.
- Identify discrepancies and compliance risks; document required revisions and provide clear, actionable feedback to stakeholders and supplier partners.
- Coordinate open issues, artwork updates, approvals, and release milestones across concurrent projects.
- Apply sound judgment to resolve routine compliance questions and escalate complex or ambiguous matters as appropriate.
- Maintain complete project records, including review status, decisions, outstanding actions, and stakeholder communications.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and external partners to support accurate, timely packaging releases.
Required Qualifications
- Hands-on experience reviewing and approving product specifications and labels for packaged food products.
- Working knowledge of FDA food-labeling requirements, including Nutrition Facts, ingredients, allergen declarations, nutrient-content claims, and mandatory label elements.
- Ability to independently identify labeling issues, determine corrective actions, and document approval decisions.
- Experience supporting food manufacturing, consumer packaged goods, retail food, or related regulated product environments.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple labeling, packaging, or specification-review projects within tight timelines.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate regulatory findings into actionable guidance.
- Proficiency with Excel, Word, SharePoint, and business systems used to track reviews, approvals, and outstanding work.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with USDA-regulated food labeling.
- Experience supporting private-label products or supplier approval processes.
- Familiarity with PLM, specification-management, or label-approval platforms.
- Experience managing labeling changes, supplier corrections, and regulatory approval workflows.
- Background in high-volume food manufacturing, consumer packaged goods, or retail environments.
What Makes a Great Candidate
The ideal candidate combines practical food-labeling regulatory expertise with exceptional organization and attention to detail. They can evaluate technical requirements independently, manage a high volume of concurrent reviews, and communicate clear direction that helps partners resolve issues quickly and confidently.