Sr. Implementation Project Manager

202314798

At DICK’S Sporting Goods, we believe in how positively sports can change lives. On our team, everyone plays a critical role in creating confidence and excitement by personally equipping all athletes to achieve their dreams. We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce, reflecting the communities we serve.

If you are ready to make a difference as part of the world’s greatest sports team, apply to join our team today!

Overview

Direct and indirect responsibility for multi-initiative project management through implementation of in store environment strategies for new and existing stores.

This role partners across Merchandising, Visual Merchandising, In-Store Communications, Store Planning, as well as other enterprise-wide partners and third-party vendors to plan, organize, communicate, implement, and validate end to end execution of key in-store environment initiatives.

This role provides direct and indirect oversight for multiple complex projects through creation of project charter, external vendor communication and detailed timelines and ensures the project is completed on-time, within budget and meets internal/external partner expectations.

Candidate should be extremely organized and a self-starter with ability to lead and influence conversations with executive leadership and drive results through collaboration.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

Project Management

• Facilitate executive project steering committee and initiatives status meetings.
• Own preparation for internal and vendor partner meetings include agenda preparation, project presentation updates, financial progress tracking, timeline/calendars and overall project status.
• Manage and lead cross-functional Project execution overseeing the development of business programs and initiatives, customer and company communications and training.
• Actively monitor project risks, scope, and financial management and facilitate communication for key stakeholder alignment, approvals, and recommendations to remove identified barriers.
• Establish Project Charter, develop and communicate timelines, manage project budget, and align cross-functional resourcing support.

Project Implementation & Change Adoption

• Provide post implementation analytics and hindsight learnings.
• Drive change initiatives by identifying and defining desired change and processes, validating value and priority, driving project plans to implement processes, assessing readiness for change, managing expectations, adjusting approaches to have change adopted by the entire organization, and ensuring timely project management from pilot to the execution stage.
• Lead the prioritization and successful implementation of key business strategies and communication that impact store and corporate processes.
• Directs communication and alignment with leadership and third-party vendors regarding solutions, implementation adoption and support needs.

Partnerships and Collaboration

• Provide strategic and tactical thought leadership leveraging data and experience to influence discussions and provide leadership recommendations.
• Create an environment that encourages discussion and fosters collaboration while navigating through ambiguity to implement project deliverables.
• Build relationships and partner cross-functionally with internal and external stakeholders

Developing Talent and Teammate Engagement

• Build effective teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
• Provide direct reports with timely and regular feedback to support teammate development/ growth in role.
• Manage execution responsibilities and workload of direct reports to achieve department deliverables on time and with quality.
• Partner with department leadership to establish strategic staffing and succession plans; successfully deliver on proposed staffing objectives.
• Drive the talent selection process in alignment with the company’s talent philosophy for open direct reporting positions; Ensure all direct reports are appropriately trained and on-boarded.
• Develop talent on your team to meet both their career goals and the organization’s goals

Qualifications

• Strong presentation skills
• Superior organizational abilities
• PMP Preferred
• Ability to identify risks and offer recommendations to support risk mitigation
• Self-motivated & results oriented
• Ability to convey ideas/concepts to others.
• Strong presentation skills
• Project management knowledge
• Customer-service oriented
• Superior organizational abilities
• Excellent written & Verbal Communication Skills
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Business acumen
• Ability to build constructive relationships with merchants, vendors, and team members in a corporate environment.
• Self-motivated & results oriented
• Ability to drive projects & manage project teams
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Ability to manage budget and purchase order management
• Execution skills
• Problem solving & troubleshooting capabilities
• Ability to manage budget and purchase order management
• Knowledge of apparel merchandising and visual merchandising required.
• Customer-service oriented
• Experience with Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint and Adobe InDesign
• PMP Preferred
• Business acumen
• Supervisory & leadership capabilities
• Strong detail orientation
• Strong interpersonal & client consultation skills
• Execution skills
• Ability to convey ideas/concepts to others.
• Experience with Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint and Adobe InDesign
• Project management knowledge
• Strong interpersonal & client consultation skills
• Ability to identify risks and offer recommendations to support risk mitigation
• Supervisory & leadership capabilities
• Strong detail orientation
• Excellent written & Verbal Communication Skills
• Problem solving & troubleshooting capabilities
• Ability to drive projects & manage project teams
• Knowledge of apparel merchandising and visual merchandising required.
• Ability to build constructive relationships with merchants, vendors, and team members in a corporate environment.