Supply Chain Program Manager - Facility Start-ups & Automation

enVista•,

20d•Remote

About The Position

enVista is seeking a PMO Consulting Manager to help drive transformation for their clients. This role will provide support for and participate in initiating, planning, executing, and closing all aspects of an assigned project. The candidate will organize information and requirements into an actionable plan that will lead to a well-executed client project and subsequent deliverables. The Consulting Manager will lead a team toward a defined goal with the ability to communicate in verbal and written form to all levels of client and internal executives, managers, and associates. You will build relationships that lead a solidified and cohesive team for project execution. Internally, a Consulting Manager will provide continuous improvement and standardization to the Program Management Office Methodology and Standardized Tools. As a PMO Consulting Manager you will lead a team (including internal and client team members) to develop and execute distribution center startups (greenfield and brownfield), transitions, expansions, decommissions, and other projects as needed. You will also lead a team toward a defined goal by becoming a trusted advisor and leveraging their ability to communicate in verbal and written form to all levels of client and internal executives, managers, and associates. A successful PMO manager will be an operational advisor, build relationships, practice emotional intelligence, and build a solidified and cohesive team focused on the project execution goal. This is more than just a consulting role, it’s an opportunity to be a thought leader and change-maker at a pivotal time in enVista’s journey. We are investing in our people, systems, and future, and we’re looking for bold innovators who want to build with us.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration or a related field
5+ years of Project Management experience executing complex projects
Experience managing complex projects that include multiple workstreams
An understanding of the tasks necessary to startup a new distribution center
Basic knowledge of construction management and architectural drawings
A knowledge of distribution center automation and integration
Knowledge of operations and how to operationalize a distribution center
An understanding of key distribution systems and their integration including WMS, WCS, WES, TMS, LMS. OMS, BI, and other emerging systems
Ability to work within ambiguous situations to create executable plans
Ability to deconstruct existing project plans and reconstruct for new projects
A mindset of personal, professional, team, and organizational accountability
Willingness and desire to never stop learning and growing
Strong organizational skills with the ability to quickly synthesize information
Ability to establish solid relationships with Clients and Project Teams
Ability to bring a team together and lead them toward a common goal
Ability to use emotional intelligence to bring a team together in tense situations
Written, verbal, and visual communication skills
Confidence when communicating with all levels of an organization
Strong presentations skills: An overall ability to present and discuss strategies and technical information in a way that establishes rapport, persuades others, and establishes an understanding for non-technical audiences
Ability to think three steps ahead of your project team

Nice To Haves

Lean and/or Six-Sigma experience is desirable
Expert knowledge on how to utilize SmartSheet, Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Teams, and SharePoint

Responsibilities

Lead, plan, direct, and coordinate activities of designated Facility Startup and Automation integration projects
Learn about a client’s organization and work to tailor our proven Program Management methodology to best fit the needs of our customers
Develop a knowledge of a client’s end goals, facility design, automation, systems, their organizational culture, and how their team(s) functions
Manage the development of descriptions of operations, engineered designs, business requirements documents, and other integration documents as needed
From integration documentation, lead the creation of project execution documentation including project plans, project charters, and timelines
Support the execution of integration documents from a conceptual understanding to an operational distribution center
Lead the creation of ongoing project management documentation including status reports, risk logs, issue logs, roles / responsibilities, and meeting minutes
Create additional project tools as you see fit, and as requested by our clients, to best execute our customer’s project within their context
Utilize your knowledge of industry standards and best practices to fill knowledge gaps and earn the role as a trusted advisor to our clients
Develop and coordinate client and strategic communication related to assigned projects and execute communication to all levels of a client’s organization
Creatively resolve project issues, proactively identify and mitigate risks, and manage change requests as they arise
Utilize the larger PMO team and larger enVista organization to tap into the collective knowledge to solve issues and provide real-time project feedback
Create, prepare, maintain, and manage the project communication cadence to ensure a high level of project comfort to all project stakeholders
Build consensus among multiple workstream leads, relative to project scope, task execution, staffing, and issue resolution
Work with project staff to develop work plans, assign duties, manage resource workload, and define responsibilities within project team
Build relationships with project sponsors, stakeholders, and various project members to ensure that specified business needs are met
Assist in the post-implementation analysis to ensure that the requirements are fulfilled and define lessons learned to work on continuous improvement
Always work toward providing continuous improvement to the established project management methodology and newly available project tools
Perform internal project management duties related to resource utilization, revenue projection, and ongoing project maintenance
Perform related duties as assigned