Project Manager II - Supply Chain Innovation & Analytics
About The Position
The Project Manager II leads strategic Supply Chain initiatives that improve business performance, strengthen governance, and deliver measurable operational and financial value. The role combines project leadership and business problem-solving, partnering with Supply Chain, Sourcing, Finance, Accounts Payable, Operations, Technology, and external partners to identify opportunities, develop solutions, and drive execution. The successful candidate works effectively in complex and evolving environments, using project management, business analysis, stakeholder engagement, and data-driven decision-making to navigate ambiguity, influence without direct authority, remove barriers, and move work from concept through implementation. The role also identifies opportunities to apply emerging technologies, analytics, automation, and AI to create business value. The position is virtual after the onboarding period. The employee must live within a reasonable commute of Duke Energy Plaza in Charlotte, NC, or Fayetteville Street in Raleigh, NC, and within the stated Duke Energy footprint or DC metro area. Travel is 5–15%.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree and 5 years of related work experience, or High School/GED and 9 years of related work experience in lieu of a bachelor's degree.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive execution through influence rather than direct authority.
- Ability to work with data to identify insights and support business decisions.
- Excellent written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint, and related business tools.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree in business administration, Project Management, Supply Chain, Analytics, Finance, or a related field.
- Five or more years of experience leading projects, programs, business initiatives, or operational improvement efforts.
- Experience leading governance, compliance, transformation, or value-realization programs.
- Experience working with procurement, sourcing, supplier, contract, financial, or operational data.
- Experience developing executive-level reporting and presentations.
- Experience with continuous improvement, Lean, or business transformation initiatives.
- Experience evaluating or implementing technology-enabled business solutions, automation, analytics, AI, or digital transformation initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Lead cross-functional strategic initiatives from planning through implementation.
- Establish governance structures, operating rhythms, reporting processes, and accountability mechanisms.
- Coordinate efforts across multiple business units and stakeholder groups.
- Proactively identify and resolve risks, issues, and dependencies.
- Facilitate leadership discussions and support executive decision-making.
- Keep initiatives focused on measurable business outcomes.
- Evaluate business challenges through process and technology lenses, identifying opportunities for analytics, automation, AI, or system capabilities to improve outcomes.
- Analyze operational, financial, supplier, contract, and business-process data to identify improvement and value-creation opportunities.
- Translate complex datasets into actionable insights and recommendations.
- Support development of business cases, value estimates, performance metrics, and executive reporting.
- Partner with stakeholders to validate findings and assess opportunities.
- Track and report realized operational and financial benefits.
- Develop and maintain project plans, milestones, issue logs, risk registers, and executive dashboards.
- Monitor initiative performance against objectives and timelines.
- Provide transparency into progress, risks, decisions, and required actions.
- Drive accountability across matrixed teams and stakeholders.
- Ensure governance processes support long-term sustainability and success.
- Build partnerships across business functions and leadership teams.
- Support communications and change-management activities that enable adoption and execution.
- Influence decisions through collaboration, problem-solving, and data-driven recommendations.
- Help teams navigate change while maintaining focus on strategic objectives.
Benefits
- Competitive pay and benefits
- Opportunities for growth and development
- Recognition for your work
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
