Project Manager

As a consultant with our client, you’ll receive:
- Highly competitive market hourly rates
- A 6 month contract with a strong probability of extension
- Remote interview process


Responsibilities
Lead project delivery in partnership with technology and business teams. Drive alignment on project deliverables by effectively partnering with stakeholders. Champion project management best practices and processes. Take responsibility for full project life cycle ownership including full implementation from initiation (including gathering and evaluation technology requirements) to deployment for one major or several minor initiatives simultaneously. Create plans for change management and communication. Maintain project time frames, budget estimates and status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and issues, communicating across team and cross-functional partners. Enable the organization to strategically envision, design, source, make, ship, and sell sustainable merchandise while ensuring quality and guest satisfaction, at scale.

A day in the life:
• Manage a large, medium-to-high complexity project or multiple smaller concurrent projects within a specific Global Supply Chain portfolio and partner with PMO leadership to build detailed project plans, charters, including integration touchpoints, dependencies, and sequencing
• Monitor project performance against plan as measured by milestones, KPIs, and supporting metrics
• Provide line-of-sight to PMO and functional leadership to issues, risks, and required decisions across the project workstreams
• Maintain consolidated resource and timeline views across the project
• Manage the tracking of project budget, change requests, and intake management
• Collaborate cross-functionally to identify opportunities to reduce costs, drive productivity, better leverage resources, and increase capital efficiency
• Work with internal stakeholders to create project charters (scope, objectives, cost, benefits, resourcing, risks) and workplans
• Assist in implementation and dissemination of effective project management practices across functions, including processes, tools, and standard operating procedures
• Partner with the Technology organization to ensure the delivery of defined business capabilities and value within the project scope
• Collaborate with and oversee 3rd party partners based on specific project scope of service requirements
• Develop presentation content and support executive-level updates and business reviews
• Establish, evaluate and maintain performance standards for all areas of project management to ensure performance targets are achieved while continually looking for ways to enhance delivery and reduce costs
• Ensure the project team works closely with peers across Global Supply Chain, ensuring alignment and consistency in planning, management, and execution.

Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related field, plus 7 years of work experience in (5 of which must be progressive, post-baccalaureate) project management or program management.

• Of the required experience, must have 5 years of experience working with agile delivery methodologies including SAFe Agile, PI Planning or Scrum.

Of the required experience, must have 5 years of experience in all of the following (which may be gained concurrently):
• Translating business strategy into road maps;
• Developing and delivering executive level presentations; and,
• Delivering training and communication to large groups/teams.

Of the required experience, must have 3 year(s) of experience in all of the following:
• Retail or e-commerce;
• Supply chain processes, including buying, supply planning, and range planning;
• Order management, replenishment, forecasting, and warehouse management systems; and
Managing budgets of at least 2 Million USD.

Summary
If you are a Project Manager and the prospect of joining a dedicated team intrigues you, then this role with our high-profile client could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Apply below or reach out to your Randstad representative for more information.


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