Senior Project Manager - Supply Chain
Bunzl Distribution NA · Morton Grove, IL · 1 mo ago
HybridProject Management$141k/yrFull-time
This role delivers projects across large, complex cross-functional processes by leveraging appropriate tools to develop sustained improvements that help management achieve business goals and yield increased operational and financial return. Responsibilities include identifying problem statements and customer expectations, executing projects to remove waste, defects, and unnecessary work, and building performance indicators to measure improvement. The position focuses on strategic initiatives, productivity efforts, and cross-functional projects to reduce costs and drive enterprise growth. Telecommuting is allowed from anywhere in the continental U.S.
Responsibilities
- Manage large-scale, cross-functional, complex process improvement projects while concurrently scoping other projects in the pipeline.
- Lead charter development, stakeholder analysis, process design, improvement solutions, testing, and implementation plans using appropriate methodologies.
- Work with users to ensure accurate and complete definition of business requirements.
- Develop and manage detailed project plans, milestones, and critical-path dates; identify and mitigate issues and risks associated with the project schedule.
- Manage projects to successful completion, ensuring they are on time, on budget, and meet expected functionality.
- Ensure processes and procedures—including time and cost management, documentation, and change management—are followed.
- Coordinate ongoing communication between the team and management.
- Design and collaborate with stakeholders to track metrics and key performance indicators for each project.
- Develop and coach internal project team members on methodologies, project requirements, and timelines through clear and consistent communication.
- Manage relationships with business partners and sponsors to help them understand business cases and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
- Identify, design, plan, implement, validate, and sustain new technology investments and material handling equipment to optimize the warehouse network and support business growth.
- Identify, plan, and execute process efficiency opportunities throughout the organization, including simplification, standardization, implementation, and sustainability.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Management, Operations, Industrial Engineering, or a related field (or foreign degree equivalent).
- 5 years of relevant experience.
- 5 years of project management, process management, business process improvement, or value stream mapping experience.
- 5 years of experience with project management standard concepts, best practices, and procedures, including planning and delivering projects.
- 5 years of experience with project management/planning software such as MS Project and Smartsheet.
- 5 years of experience managing a portfolio of projects simultaneously.
- 5 years of experience in retail or supply chain operations.
- Domestic travel up to 25% of the time to BRS warehouses in OH, TX, MI, KY, NV, PA, and IL to support project implementations.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits effective the 1st of the month after 30 days of employment.
- Paid Time Off, including vacation, sick leave, holidays, and personal time.
- 401K with a generous company match.
Pay
$140,760 per year.