Manager, Strategic Initiatives

Asurion • Nashville, TN

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About The Position

The Manager of Strategic Initiatives directs and oversees supply chain projects to ensure new programs and projects meet organization goals and requirements. These initiatives are highly cross-functional inside Supply Chain and across the organization. Develops project plans, risk analysis, training plans, communication plans, etc. to ensure project success. Facilitates regular cross-functional team calls, leadership check-ins and accountable for overall initiative success. Oversees all aspects of projects including schedule, adherence to metrics, risks, and communications. Ensures cross-functional team members deliver all work within schedule and to full project scope. Skilled in working in a highly matrixed environment. Experience leading others through influence and aligning team to objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Exceptional interpersonal, verbal and written skills.
• Strong collaboration and cross functional partnership skills; ability to influence internal colleagues from all business functions.
• 1-3 years of experience managing medium-to-large scale projects and present complex results to senior levels.
• Strong business acumen, analytical ability, and financial skills.
• Proficient in MS Office Applications, including but not limited to MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, and Asana.
• Project management skills with the ability to multi-task and concurrently manage multiple complex projects in a cross functional environment
• Ability to appropriately prioritize and drive initiatives while operating in a highly matrixed environment.
• Self-starter with strong desire to identify and lead opportunities that drive significant business impact.

Nice To Haves

• PMP certification or equivalent training preferred
• equivalent related project management experience is a plus
• Experience in supply chain, product management, call center, or financial project management experience and/or business process redesign experience in these areas is a definite plus

Responsibilities

• Develops project plans and drives project milestones
• Spearhead and manage all projects through all projects phases from initiation to closure
• Accountable for meeting agreed upon scope, delivery schedule and quality measures
• Role requires excellent oral and written communications, interpersonal, negotiation, and project planning skills
• Apply risk management assessment in project planning / ongoing execution and resolves issues and conflicts associated with management of multiple complex high-priority projects

Benefits

• Asurion is an equal opportunity employer. We hire the best available person for the job regardless of marital status, sex, gender orientation, age, religious belief, race, nationality and ethnic origin, color, or disability.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager