Project Manager

Who you are

• This role requires excellent project management skills, strategic thinking, relationship building, problem solving, and effective communication skills with peers and leadership
• 3+ years of program or project management experience
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
• Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams
• Advanced understanding of project management methodologies
• Advanced ability to plan, estimate, organize, and monitor projects
• Able to oversee or advise on project management issues and assist with overcoming barriers
• Ability to keep multiple projects on track financially, creatively, and in accordance with stakeholder deadlines.
• Proficient with project management software, such as Smartsheet, SharePoint, Asana, etc
• Communicates structured information in a clear, concise, and organized fashion
• Effectively presents information and responds to questions, in both one-on-one situations and group meetings
• Builds and nurtures relationships with senior-level stakeholders and leaders
• Presents problem analyses and recommended solutions in a proactive and logical manner
• Handles a diverse range of issues requiring evaluation of a variety of factors, including business trends
• Identifies opportunities for process improvements to drive efficiency and improve service levels
• Applies business and project understanding to focus project and team’s efforts
• PMP certification

What the job involves

• We are seeking a Project Manager to lead the successful delivery of complex, cross-functional projects for Worldwide Grocery Stores Change Enablement (WWGS CE)
• This role is responsible for organizing and driving resources to achieve project objectives on time, within scope, and on budget
• Responsibilities include overall project planning, direction, prioritization, change management, delivery, and post-delivery evaluation
• . Ensures project scope, planning, and implementation align with expectations and business needs. Ensures alignment between multiple projects
• Directs and manages large-scale, projects from end-to-end
• Collaborates with project sponsors to communicate expectations to Team Members and stakeholders
• Builds, develops, and grows business relationships vital to project success
• Uses business needs and past project experience to create full-scale plans for projects, encompassing:
• Project charter,
• Defined project scope,
• Deliverables,
• Dependencies,
• Schedules,
• Support plans
• Negotiates with Team Leaders and other WFM teams to acquire necessary personnel resources
• Tracks high-level deliverables across projects
• Proactively manages changes in project scope, identifies potential issues, and devises contingency plans
• Ensures achievement of budget goals
• Ensures regular and ongoing business partner and vendor communication
• Escalates significant, complex, business critical, or sensitive issues for information and resolution as appropriate
• Closes projects by gathering feedback, documenting lessons learned, and identifying best practices