Project Manager

Target•Minneapolis, MN

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Product Operations team within Owned Brands is comprised of project managers, sourcing managers, and technical development team members. A Project Manager drives all phases of Owned Brand product creation, from project kick off through results analysis. The Project Manager is responsible for understanding business objectives as well as establishing the optimal product and packaging approach to deliver on guest expectations. At level 5, Project Managers will manage smaller department(s) and/or product categories and may lead smaller initiatives beyond their normal responsibilities.

Requirements

Four year degree or equivalent experience
4+ years of Project Management experience or experience running structured well-coordinated approaches to projects
Excellent written and verbal communication skills & comfortable communicating with all levels, including Sr. level leaders
Excellent organizational skills & attention to detail
High sense of urgency, initiative, & proactive planning
Ability to work in collaborative team environment and manage relationships with team and key business partners
Strong interpersonal skills
Excellent attention to detail
Ability to think critically and solve problems

Nice To Haves

Understanding of product development
Capable of leading teams through change
Knowledge of Project Management systems & tools

Responsibilities

Create and own Project Plan, State-Gate Approach & End to End Timing & Action (T&A) to support an integrated project & packaging creation process.
Responsible for establishing the optimal approach for the project, product category, and business partners to ensure efficiencies are in place and guest needs are met; including R&D and out of cycle activities for all Owned Brand categories.
Partners with project team and stakeholders to define project requirements, constraints, and assumptions in order to establish the project deliverables, resources needed, and timelines.
Outlines project requirements and seeks necessary input from all functional areas.
Ensures project aligns with primary project calendar and delivers on business objectives, strategy, and project goals.
Coordinates all tasks outlined in the project plan (from kick-off through results analysis).
Identifies opportunities for efficiencies in future projects by leveraging analytics, reporting, & hind-sighting to drive future State-Gate and Project Plan improvements.
Responsible for establishing a single source of truth T&A that clearly outlines owners, actions, and timing from project activation through results analysis evaluation.
Oversees and tracks T&A activities, documents changes to drive accountability, and applies learnings to future projects.
Own project resource management activities & process.
Partners with key stake holders to align resources to project plan(s) to achieve desired outcomes.
Manages and facilitates resource scoping and project plan alignment in partnership with Pipeline Management, Directors, and project team.
Ensures resources and skills are appropriately aligned to meet the deliverables of the project.
Tracks resource changes, risks, and applies learnings to future projects.
Drive Owned Brand Business Results by facilitating the cross-functional Owned Brand Product & Packaging creation process, including Phase & Stage-Gate management.
Unbiased, strategic thought partner that leads CFT members through Owned Brand product & packaging creation.
Establishes and manages relationships with all AOE’s required to participate in the project.
Leader & facilitator of cross-functional team meetings, phase & stage-gate meetings.
Monitors compliance of activities from Project Kick-off through Results Analysis.
Identifies, tracks, & facilitates risk mitigation plans by anticipating potential roadblocks & risk before they occur, understand implications of risk and escalate conclusions to the appropriate levels.
Project leader that leverages interpersonal skills to influence project teams & leaders to find quick resolution and move the project forward in a constructive manor.
Use problem solving & critical thinking skills to facilitate effective decision making within the cross-functional team.
Champion change management and incorporate methodologies as project teams experience various degrees of change.
Conducts post launch project evaluation for every project and use lessons learned to identify opportunities to enhance future Stage-Gate and project plans.
Share these findings with project team, pipeline management, & Sr. leaders when applicable.