Sr. Program Manager

Position Overview:

The Sr. Program Manager of Construction/Launch Team will serve as the leader of multiple construction projects including launching all core network projects, consisting of new Fulfillment Centers (FC), Capital/Process Improvement projects, Perishable Expansion projects, Pharmacy (RX) projects, site renovations, and new business strategies! Be authority of a team for large-scale and emerging technology/process implementations. The Sr. Program Manager plans, coordinates, leads and supervises internal teams, subcontractors and vendors for multiple projects, ensuring they complete work on time and within budget, and is the central point of communication to all Team Members. The Sr. Program Manager will also lead in the standardization of the Construction/Launch Team process documentation and standard work that drives a successful launch. This includes detailed follow-up after launch, robust lessons learned analysis, and continuous improvement of the launch process!

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Planning:
• Work with multiple partners to understand the needs of each leader and translate the needs into the functional design of the building.
• Review and approve detailed engineering drawings and ensure that operational changes are incorporated into designs and evaluated for future builds.
• Lead in the documentation of all Construction/Launch process standard work tasks and design spec which includes working with the Engineering Team to communicate and design shell improvements.
• Prepare, publish, distribute and maintain a project timeline with key performance indicators for all cross-functional Team Members.
• Create bid packages, negotiate any revisions to vendor bids, and facilitates project scope changes.
• Maintain up to date financial picture of project, providing finance/accounting with schedule of invoicing.
• Project Execution:
• Monitor project progress, incorporate resolutions to potential project delays and communicate project status to leadership on a timely basis.
• Ensure smooth and consistent communication and exchanges of data between operations, vendors, and internal customers.
• Prepare a concise and thorough commissioning plan and acceptance testing, leading commissioning activities of vendors and ensures operations acceptance.
• Oversee fulfillment of contract requirements to ensure quality and timeliness of services/metrics.
• Travel as a program manager is required and depending on the current project assignment(s) could range up to 75%.

Qualifications:

• Education:
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Project Management, or a related field.
• PMP or other relevant project management certification is highly desirable.
• Experience:
• 7+ years technical experience with project management
• 5+ years’ functional experience in implementing process changes and handling large sophisticated projects
• 5+ years of experience in large-scale Programs/Projects
• Skills:
• Solid leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to identify and improve both job performance and skills of Team Members
• Highly skilled in reading, interpreting, and editing detailed engineering drawings with the ability to identify flow and functional issues that impact cost or operations flow.
• Strong analytics and communications background (e.g., math, statistics, quantitative methods, and verbal and writing proficiency).Monitor project progress, incorporate resolutions to potential project delays and communicates project status to leadership on a timely basis