Project Manager

With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.

This is NOT an IT Project Manager position.

Position Purpose:

The purpose of this position is to provide effective management of key cross-functional Supply Chain projects, or to oversee the management of multiple smaller projects being managed by Distribution, Automation, Delivery or other Supply Chain teams. This is accomplished by applying a standard, defined methodology to the project, and providing the leadership skills necessary to control the execution of project tasks, as defined by the methodology.  The Project Manager will be responsible for delivering several key project artifacts and shares responsibility and accountability with the project leadership team for the successful delivery of the entire project.

Key Responsibilities:

• 85% Delivery & Execution- Establishes and executes effective communication with Project Stakeholders; Partners with stakeholders to lead the project planning effort, including the formulation of the project scope, definition of the project deliverables and the required delivery dates, creation of a logical work breakdown structure, and definition of major project milestones; Understands organizational/initiative goals and success criteria to apply to project work; Experience in Agile, Waterfall or other project delivery methodologies. Ability and understanding of project plans and development, risk identification & mitigation. Applies lessons learned to inform future initiatives; Creates, monitors, tracks, and adjusts project plans based on critical milestones for a project of group of initiatives; Assists in development, then executes change management process and activities within Technology organization; Works with stakeholders to determine and align dependencies, then proactively risk and issues via identification and mitigation plans;
• 15% Resource & Financial Management- Participates in vendor selection and onboarding processes in accordance with Home Depot policy; Can be involved with the purchase order and invoicing process for 3rd party vendors; Executes fiscal management and reporting for operational, product/business, technology, and vendor stakeholders; includes gross labor, capital spend, and non-labor forecasting for tracking, reporting, and variance analysis

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• This Position typically reports to Manager of Delivery Management
• This Position has 0 Direct Reports

Travel Requirements:

• Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Physical Requirements:

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Working knowledge of Tableau
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Ability to draw accurate conclusions from financial documentation
• Demonstrated project management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with the planning and execution of projects and risk mitigation strategies
• Experience with project management execution in a modern software environment; experience managing technical projects.

Minimum Education:

• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Preferred Education:

• No additional education

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• 2

Preferred Years of Work Experience:

• No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience:

• None

Preferred Leadership Experience:

• None

Certifications:

• None

Competencies:

• Manages Ambiguity
• Collaborates
• Optimizes Work Processes
• Plans and Aligns
• Communicates Effectively
• Drives Results
• Financial Acumen