Senior Project Manager New Stores - Store Operations

JCPenney • Dallas, TX

10h • $100,000 - $157,500

About The Position

The Senior Project Manager New Stores - Store Operations is leading and managing new store openings and relocations, overseeing projects from concept to completion. This role is responsible for end-to-end management, ensuring cross-functional alignment, adherence to brand standards, planning, scheduling, and execution of projects which deliver on time and within budget. Builds strong partnerships with key stakeholders, ensures strategic plans are in place, and drives operational excellence throughout project phases: pre-planning, implementation, post-opening review, and performance evaluation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; or 5+ years in-depth knowledge of retail operations, including merchandising and store-level processes such as inventory and point of sale, construction.
• Prefer 3+ years project management related experience with knowledge of retail store openings or multi-site rollouts, construction timelines and retail operations.
• Competencies: customer focus, embraces accountability, strategic thinking, produces results, drives improvement and execution, effectively collaborates, problem resolution, growth mindset, and cultivates learning. Utilizes skillset and communications to build trusted relationships.
• Financial acumen, exceptional and professional communication, leadership, and organizational skills, with proven ability to drive results in a fast-paced retail environment, presentation and technical literacy skills including Microsoft Office, advanced Excel and PowerPoint, experience working in project management software is desired, but not a requirement.
• Requires 20-40% travel.

Nice To Haves

• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification preferred, Six Sigma a plus.

Responsibilities

• Project Management: Develops and facilitates comprehensive rollout plans including milestones, budgets, resource plans, and proactively address at-risk or overdue tasks. Efficiently manages timelines and deliverables for multiple concurrent store openings and relocations. Monitors project progress, identifies risks, and implements mitigation strategies. Drives continuous improvement in store opening processes for efficiency and scalability.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborates and facilitates alignment with multiple functions across construction, facilities, store environment, planning/allocation, procurement, logistics, marketing, merchandising, store operations, human resources, technology, and regional teams to ensure seamless project execution to ensure readiness for opening. Ensures stakeholders are informed, aligned, and engaged throughout the project lifecycle.
• Progress Tracking & Reporting: Leads workstream planning and ensures activities are organized, resourced, and completed on time. Presents project updates to internal and senior leadership. Maintains project documentation, key milestones, and status updates.
• Project Review & Risk Management: Develops and implements simple, effective tracking tools and reporting summaries. Identifies risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints, providing recommendations to senior management as needed to mitigate threats to store openings.
• Pre-Opening & Post-Opening Activities: Leads pre-opening readiness activities, supports on-site grand opening execution, and conducts post-opening evaluations to capture lessons learned and refine future processes.

Benefits

• We offer a competitive benefits package including medical/dental/vision, term life insurance, paid vacation/holidays, 401(k) Savings Plan with company match, and an associate discount on JCPenney merchandise.

What This Job Offers

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