Project Manager W&D Capabilities​/Issue & Returns

Position: 10798 Project Manager (W&D Capabilities) - 1 Project Manager (Issue & Returns) – 1 Position Type: W2 Contract without Benefits with possible conversion to direct hire

Position Location:

Fort Worth, TX Role

Manage visioning, planning and execution of Supply Chain transformation operation programs, while ensuring program goals, timelines, business objectives and success criteria are met. The role is a part of the Supply Chain Transformation – Warehouse & Distribution Capabilities & Returns team within our Technical Operations group.

• Facilitates program visioning, road mapping and execution of key activities across multiple teams and third-party vendors
• Works with project champion, impacted business function owners and supporting teams to formulate and evaluate possible paths forward and key decisions, while challenging the status quo
• Coordinates dependencies across processes and organizations
• Persuasively makes recommendations for improvements to existing processes
• Works with project champion, impacted business function owners and supporting teams to quantify and prepare program stakeholders for change
• Understands, assesses, and proactively manages risk and impacts to business in adherence to company Safety Management System (SMS) best practices
• Prepares and delivers program updates to numerous audiences and Senior Leaders at Tech Ops strategic forum

• Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree or equivalent experience/training
• 5+ years of direct Project Management experience or relevant experience
• Evidence of direct Project Management experience

• Current PMP certification
• Experience in airline supply chain operations

• Solid understanding of business transformation efforts
• Success leading and managing large, complex, multi-year cross-functional programs
• Demonstrated results setting targets, executing plans, and delivering results
• Solid knowledge of standard Project Management frameworks, principles, processes, and tools
• Highly engaged individual with strong sense of urgency to steer program team to deliver results
• Proficiency in Smartsheet, MS Visio, and other MS Office products
• Strong analytical abilities
• Strong written and oral communications skills
• Strong presentation creation and delivery skills
• Exposure to software development frameworks and methodologies
• Comfortably and persuasively interacts with personnel of all levels

• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and written with all levels within the organization
• Physical ability necessary to safely and successfully perform the essential functions of the position, with or without any legally required reasonable accommodations that do not pose an undue hardship.