Project Manager Ii, Store Operations

This job contributes to REI’s success by leading, developing, and executing divisional projects that promote company identity, enhances the REI brand, and improves the operations for our store teams.

Responsibilities include working cross-collaboratively to ensure a successful outcome to a variety of projects, leads and may direct the start to completion on assigned projects and exercise discretion in making impactful decisions. This job is expected to keep up to date with trends and explore new opportunities. The Store Operations Project Manager is responsible for balancing multiple projects simultaneously. Scope of role is focused on moderate sized projects (generally under $1-3 budget) from start to finish or part(s) of larger, more complex projects.

Your Planning & Navigating Requirements

• Responds to and/or coordinates inquiries on an agreed upon specified time frame.
• Accountable for the accuracy of the content associated with the project.
• Partners with leadership in the overall development of strategies, planning, and implementation to meet both overall business and marking objectives.
• Assure objectives of the project are successfully completed through effective collaboration with internal, cross-, and external partners.
• Assure objectives of the project are successfully completed through effective collaboration with internal, cross-, and external partners.
• Design, communicate, and implement an operational plan for completing the project; monitor progress and performance against the project plan; take action to resolve operational problems and minimize delays. Identify, develop, and gather the resources to complete the project. Manage the change management process during the project.
• Lead assigned projects; leadership may include providing direct support on various tasks associated with the project.
• Attends cross-divisional meeting with internal and external stakeholder to ensure objectives have been clearly delivered and are being acted upon. Informs leadership of any changes to original plan.

• Excellent attention to detail, follow through, and commitment to quality.
• 3 years cross-divisional planning for medium sized projects.
• 5+ years of project management experience. Demonstrated project management skills, ability to assess resource needs, reporting, budgeting.
• 3-5 years of retail operations, retail experience and understanding of the retail environment.
• Working toward or have achieved certification in Project Management.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of MS Office. Experience with project management software (e.g. MS Project) preferred.

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At REI we offer an enviable work environment that Fortune Magazine has recognized on the "100 Best Places to Work" list since the award's inception – 23 years in a row! Sure, we work hard, but it’s balanced with time off to play—a strategy that works for us as we continue to grow and thrive. Want to enjoy a workplace where you can be yourself, be heard and be respected while having a job that challenges you? This is the place.

With more than 160 retail locations (and growing), REI offers unique competitive benefits to its more than 15,000 employees, including healthcare, gear and apparel discounts, free equipment rentals and challenge grants to help employees reach personal outdoor goals, generous retirement plan contributions, public transit subsidy, adoptions assistance, paid sabbaticals, and more.

REI is an Equal Opportunity Employer