Manager Strategy & PMO

Principal

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Strategize, implement, and maintain program initiatives that adhere to organizational objectives
• Develop program assessment protocols for evaluation and improvement
• Maintain organizational standards of satisfaction, quality, and performance
• Oversee multiple project teams, ensuring program goals are reached
• Work closely with project sponsor, cross-functional teams, and assigned project managers to plan and develop scope, deliverables, required resources, work plan, budget, and timing for new initiatives
• Manage program and project teams for optimal return on investment. Coordinate and delegate cross-project initiatives
• Identify key requirements needed from cross-functional teams and external vendors
• Develop and manage budget for projects and be accountable for delivering against established business goals/objectives. Manage funding channels for maximum productivity
• Analyze, evaluate, and overcome program risks, and produce program reports for management and stakeholders
• Serve as the primary communication point to teams such as flow planning, supply chain financial planning, and transportation
• Create and maintain platform-based network optimization models and long-term capacity planning tools
• Oversee the creation of long-term capacity planning tools based upon multi-year forecast projections and demonstrated production efficiencies
• Develop and execute processes to identify long-term capacity gaps and solutions, assist in the development of multi-year strategic infrastructure plan
• Present Network Planning/ Capacity Planning/ Flow Planning project-based findings, insights, and recommendations to senior leadership
• Coordinate and track progress of implemented projects and work streams. Provide workstream and process updates as needed
• Oversee the update and maintenance of tools used for modeling and project assessments. Including the support of opportunities identified as part of a 5-year capability roadmap
• Identify opportunities to leverage new software or tools that improve process efficiency in the area of network optimization
• Lead independently to determine best possible methods and procedures to deliver against strategic planning assignments.

• 5+ years supply chain, engineering, or finance experience with network modeling and optimization experience (required)
• 5+ years of large scale program management experience, involving multiple cross functional stakeholders and senior leadership (preferred)
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field
• Master’s degree in business administration or related field (preferred)
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint, MS Project, MS Excel
• Relational database knowledge (e.g. Alteryx, SQL, Access)
• Working knowledge of supply chain modeling and optimization software such as Llamasoft or Optilogic (preferred)
• Exceptional leadership, time management, facilitation, and organizational skills
• Outstanding working knowledge of change management principles and performance evaluation processes