Manager - Project Management

Responsibilities

• Provide concise, executive-level reporting on project and portfolio health, including schedule, budget, risk, and value realization.
• Develop and deliver dashboards, scorecards, and presentations for senior leadership that translate complex project data into actionable insights.
• Partner with executive stakeholders to support decision-making through scenario analysis, forecasting, and impact assessments.
• Ensure transparency and alignment between project outcomes and organizational strategy.
• Act as a high-level Portfolio Manager, overseeing multiple concurrent projects and programs to ensure alignment with business priorities.
• Evaluate, prioritize, and sequence initiatives based on strategic value, capacity, risk, and return on investment.
• Balance portfolio resources across initiatives to optimize delivery and avoid over-allocation.
• Continuously assess portfolio performance and recommend reallocation, acceleration, or termination of initiatives as needed.
• Establish and govern portfolio-level standards, metrics, and best practices.
• Leverage AI-enabled tools to improve project forecasting, risk identification, resource planning, and reporting accuracy.
• Champion the adoption of emerging technologies (AI, automation, analytics) to enhance project delivery efficiency and decision-making.
• Use data-driven and predictive insights to proactively identify trends, risks, and opportunities across the project portfolio.
• Collaborate with technology and data teams to continuously improve project management tooling and capabilities.
• Establish and manage project and portfolio governance frameworks to ensure consistency, compliance, and accountability.
• Ensure projects are delivering intended business outcomes and measurable value, not just tactical milestones.
• Promote continuous improvement through lessons learned, retrospectives, and performance analysis at both project and portfolio levels.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on delivery risk, organizational capacity, and execution strategy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• PM Certification preferred
• 5-7 years experience in business and project management principles, including strategic planning, resource allocation, and production methods
• 3 years experience direct work, with a team, in a large-scale project management capacity, including all aspects of process development and execution
• Ability to build strong business relationships with other functional areas to best support mutual objectives
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to analyze workflow and processes to provide excellent service to internal and external customers
• Ability to spot key risks upfront and mitigate
• Ability to bring quick focus to key issues and priorities

Qualifications

• Ability to bring quick focus to key issues and priorities

Skills

• Strategic Planning
• Resource Allocation
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Project Management
• Leadership
• Technology Adoption
• Continuous Improvement
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Risk Management

Benefits

• Compensation Details: $93,937 - $126,815 Annually
• Includes participation in a bonus or sales incentive plan, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plan documents.
• For certain sales roles, Wesco also offers a commission structure that provides additional compensation based on sales results, as defined by the applicable commission plan.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Additional details about benefits are available here.

About The Team

At Wesco, we build, connect, power and protect the world. As a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions, we create a world that you can depend on. Our Company’s greatest asset is our people. Wesco is committed to fostering a workplace where every individual is respected, valued, and empowered to succeed. We promote a culture that is grounded in teamwork and respect. With a workforce of over 20,000 people worldwide, we embrace the unique perspectives each person brings. Through comprehensive benefits and active community engagement, we create an environment where every team member has the opportunity to thrive.

Company Information

Founded in 1922 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Wesco is a publicly traded (NYSE: WCC) FORTUNE 500® company. Wesco International, Inc., including its subsidiaries and affiliates (“Wesco”) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law. US applicants only, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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