R&D Project Manager

R&D Project Manager

Location = Berkeley, CA

About us

Headquartered in Berkeley, CA, Bellwether Coffee is a venture-backed, high-growth startup that is transforming the value chain in coffee. Our team is a welcoming group of people from diverse backgrounds with diverse identities. We are also coffee industry pros, entrepreneurs, engineers, and designers who are deeply committed to changing the coffee landscape.

What we do

We believe in helping you make better coffee. But we also believe in helping you make coffee better. We combine software, analytics and on-site coffee roasting for our retail partners making coffee more efficient, sustainable and inclusive. We do this with the first-ever commercial, iOS-integrated, ventless, electric, zero-emissions roaster with the tools to customize and maximize every stage of roasting coffee.

About you

You are a crucial member of the team. You’re an integrity-driven person who enjoys solving problems, rapidly adapts to change, and thoughtfully shares your progress and ideas with the team. You have a sense of urgency with everything you do without compromising quality and detail. You’re naturally empathetic and deeply committed to the equitable treatment of all people everywhere.

About the position

You are a key leader of project activities within the R&D product development environment with high visibility across the organization. You are able to plan complex projects in terms of milestones and deliverables. You interface well with project contributors and stakeholders to build credible plans that align with business objectives. You can support the management of multiple projects in parallel. It is in your nature to derive the critical path through your projects and then drive them with an unrelenting sense of urgency, without compromising quality and detail. You appreciate the uniqueness of each contributor on the team and thrive in an inclusive and diverse environment.

You will report to the VP of Engineering and work alongside Finance and Operations teams to understand the company’s inventory needs and schedules. You will implement workflows to support efficient, accurate and cost-effective purchasing and inventory tracking.

Key Responsibilities include

Schedule and lead project team interactions to meet stated objectives

Track day-to-day details of all project tasks, deliverables, and milestones

Report progress regularly, both verbally and in writing: reporting occurs at the team level, the management level, and the executive leadership level

Maintain and build relationships with new and existing vendors

Maintain accurate purchasing and receiving records in our inventory management systems

Compare vendor invoices with PO’s and item receipts to verify accuracy

Work as a liaison between the finance team and vendors to resolve invoice discrepancies

Prepare detailed technical project plans in Microsoft Project and Excel

Leads cross-functional teams and works autonomously to accomplish goals

Leverages and manages external resources at times to support development activities

High level of understanding of component and product cost analysis

Structures risk and account for information uncertainty in the decision-making process

Presents complex information to senior management

Applies appropriate communication approaches including listening skills

Plus other reasonable duties as requested by the management team

Qualifications

Experience in a product development environment

5 or more years in a Project Manager role

Self-starter attitude, with the ability to take on tasks with minimal supervision.

Team player who thrives in a highly cross-functional, collaborative environment and diverse team

Preferences

Experience with Design for Manufacturability for multiple manufacturing processes, including (but not limited to) sheet metal, CNC machining, and welding is highly preferred

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or technical or manufacturing background preferred, with 7 or more years of relevant industry experience

PMP Certification highly preferred

EEO Statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, medical condition, veteran status, or any other class protected by local, state, or federal law.

Recruiting Agencies

Recruiting agencies that would like to submit candidates may do so by uploading their candidate’s resumes using an identifying code given to them by Bellwether once the agency has received a signed contract.

We’re a venture-backed, high-growth tech company working hard—alongside other game-changers—to positively transform the coffee industry, making it more accessible and sustainable for our planet and our communities.

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