Senior Project Manager

Here at Discount Tire, we celebrate the spirit of our people with extraordinary pride and enthusiasm. As America’s largest independent tire retailer, specializing in tires & wheels, we have over 1,000 store locations, and continue to grow every year. Our consistent growth over the last 60 years, the loyalty of our customers and passion of our people makes Discount Tire a great place to work. Even more exciting, Discount Tire is predicting, embracing and driving the changes expected in the Automotive Industry.

As a Senior Project Manager, you will be actively involved in supporting the Company strategy. Under minimal supervision, the Senior Project Manager is responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating project activities in a matrixed organization to ensure that project goals are accomplished within the established time frame and funding parameters.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Directs large-scale, complex projects often involving multiple internal and external constituents.
• Able to quickly build collaborative relationships with project stakeholders and project team members
• Directly manages all aspects of the project lifecycle and works with department leadership in a matrix environment.
• Ensures project results are clearly articulated within scope and delivered business benefits are of the highest caliber.
• Rigorously manages scope to ensure commitments are achieved and time, cost and quality parameters are met.
• Performs resource capacity analysis and resource plan management in partnership with department leadership.
• Defines and tracks project milestones while developing, maintaining and reporting on an overall integrated delivery plan.
• Serves as subject matter expert in briefing stakeholders in aspects of project progress related to work completion, scope, cost and quality.
• Prepares and manages all project related management plans in support of obtaining business benefits.
• Ensures flexibility in their use of project management methodology based on the project requirements and teams involved (Agile, Waterfall, or a hybrid).
• Validates financial forecasts and provides on-going reconciliation of resources and other related project expenditures.
• Makes good decisions in ambiguous situations and provides stakeholders with recommendations and contingency plans.
• Represents the project in various project governance and inter-department forums.
• Publishes scheduled project status reports.
• Facilitates the procurement and sourcing process by defining deliverables, managing procurement team tasks, and ensuring negotiation activities are tracked and documented.
• Mentors and coaches to team members and/or other project managers.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications:

• This position requires at least eight consecutive years of project management experience to include package implementation and support of complex business and technology projects.
• Must have sound business and technical acumen. Project Managers must understand the fundamental concepts of the modern-day technical environment.
• Knowledge and expertise in the use of Project Management Methodologies (PMI, Prince 2, etc.) and SDLC methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Kanban, etc.);
• Retail/Business background and a proven ability to inspire teamwork, earn trust, facilitate collaboration and remove barriers to ensure project delivery.
• Project Management best practices including communication, budget, cost, schedule, risk, change and quality management.
• Experience with contract review and vendor negotiation is also needed.
• Comfortable working on multiple projects simultaneously

Educational Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in Project Management, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field.
• PMP Certification, Prince2 or equivalent Project Management certification required.

Discount Tire provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

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