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Discount Tire · 5 hours ago

Senior Project Manager

Scottsdale, AZ

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Discount Tire is America’s largest independent tire retailer, specializing in tires & wheels. The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating project activities to ensure project goals are accomplished within established time frames and funding parameters.

AutomotiveLogisticsRetail

H1B Sponsor Likely

Hiring Manager

Drew VanderWerf

Responsibilities

Directs large-scale, complex projects often involving multiple internal and external constituents

Able to quickly build collaborative relationships with project stakeholders and project team members

Directly manages all aspects of the project lifecycle and works with department leadership in a matrix environment

Ensures project results are clearly articulated within scope and delivered business benefits are of the highest caliber

Rigorously manages scope to ensure commitments are achieved and time, cost and quality parameters are met

Performs resource capacity analysis and resource plan management in partnership with department leadership

Defines and tracks project milestones while developing, maintaining and reporting on an overall integrated delivery plan

Serves as subject matter expert in briefing stakeholders in aspects of project progress related to work completion, scope, cost and quality

Prepares and manages all project related management plans in support of obtaining business benefits

Ensures flexibility in their use of project management methodology based on the project requirements and teams involved (Agile, Waterfall, or a hybrid)

Validates financial forecasts and provides on-going reconciliation of resources and other related project expenditures

Makes good decisions in ambiguous situations and provides stakeholders with recommendations and contingency plans

Represents the project in various project governance and inter-department forums

Publishes scheduled project status reports

Facilitates the procurement and sourcing process by defining deliverables, managing procurement team tasks, and ensuring negotiation activities are tracked and documented

Mentors and coaches to team members and/or other project managers

Other duties may be assigned

Qualification

PMP CertificationProject Management ExperienceProject Management MethodologiesTechnical AcumenRetail/Business BackgroundContract ReviewVendor NegotiationTeam CollaborationCommunication Skills

Required

This position requires at least eight consecutive years of project management experience to include package implementation and support of complex business and technology projects

Must have sound business and technical acumen. Project Managers must understand the fundamental concepts of the modern-day technical environment

Knowledge and expertise in the use of Project Management Methodologies (PMI, Prince 2, etc.) and SDLC methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Kanban, etc.)

Retail/Business background and a proven ability to inspire teamwork, earn trust, facilitate collaboration and remove barriers to ensure project delivery

Project Management best practices including communication, budget, cost, schedule, risk, change and quality management

Experience with contract review and vendor negotiation is also needed

Comfortable working on multiple projects simultaneously

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in Project Management, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field

PMP Certification, Prince2 or equivalent Project Management certification required

Preferred

Some consulting project management experience and some direct people management experience is preferred

Company

Discount Tire

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Founded in 1960

Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/home.do

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