Job Description

Program Manager will be supporting modernization projects for inventory pertaining to Retail Management Systems, Supply Chain and Fulfillment

• Project experience in retail grocery, retail management systems (RMS), or supply chain technology
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to effectively communicate information to customers and to all levels within the organization
• Experience leading an acquisition, merger, or related program
• PMP certification
• Experience in leadership position delivering large and/or complex projects and programs
• Proven track record of delivering objectives on time and within budget
• Ability to anticipate and manage project/program risks
• Confident, solution-oriented independent worker
• Dynamic presenter and facilitator skills, experience in presenting to senior management
• Possess strong engagement management skills, strong business acumen, deep technical insights and with that have the ability to speak in both business and technical terms
• Experience with managing external customers and understanding of deployment lifecycles is a plus
• Expertise in applying the systems development and project management life-cycle processes involved with implementing I.T. solutions
• Proven problem solving and organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability in team motivation and delegation

Key Responsibilities

• Mentor and coach Project Managers within the program.
• Establish and update project and program plans with actual and forecasts and manage deviations from plan and program parameters.
• Ensure all program and project requirements and/or objectives are properly documented and vigorously pursued to deliver the final product.
• Deliver to time and cost within agreed tolerances for projects/programs.
• Provide leadership for project managers and stakeholders and apply conflict resolution skills to resolve program and project issues.
• Manage program and project risk, develop mitigation plans, and escalate decisions and unresolved issues as needed.
• Create and track schedules, budget, risks and issues
• Maintain program level communications with stakeholders at multiple levels
• Work with peers to develop and drive goals, define technical specifications and detailed implementation plans for projects/programs
• Effectively apply skills to impact program decisions
• Focus on the benefits to be realized and the outcomes to be achieved.
• Provide coordination of complex planning activities and optimize the use of resources (human and material)
• Provide for an integration of outcomes with on-going business operations
• Manage issues as they arise among the program’s component projects
• Track project’s contributions to the program and toward the organizations’ overall benefits and work to ensure the ultimate success and acceptance of the program
• Maintain continuous alignment of program scope with strategic business objectives and make recommendations to modify the program to enhance effectiveness toward the business result or strategic intent

Requirements:

• Senior-level Program/Portfolio Management experience
• Experience in enterprise-level environments
• Experience working within complex multiple methodologies environments
• Experience with Retail clients, Retail Management Systems, or Supply Chain Management Systems
• Ability to work W2 contracts without sponsorship