Associate Project Manager

The Associate Project Manager is responsible for supporting the Project Managers with overseeing and coordinating projects, contributing to strategic project planning to support cross-functional and companywide initiatives. This individual will be instrumental in ensuring optimal project performance by driving insights from data, establishing KPIs, monitoring and evaluating the overall project(s). They will also leverage critical thinking and problem solving skills to serve as a strategic partner to the business and the project team with a desire to learn and grow.

Skills and Certifications

POS rollout experience (Store technology rollout)

Smartsheet, Excel

Communication - follow up on cross functional task

Ideal Candidate

Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers/ Gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services/ Acts with customers in mind/ Establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect

· Problem Solving: Uses rigorous logic and method to solve difficult problems with effective solutions/ Probes all fruitful sources for answers/ Can see hidden problems/ Is excellent at honest analysis/ Looks beyond the obvious and doesn't stop at the first answers

· Presentation Skills: Is effective in a variety of formal presentation settings: one on one, small and large groups, with peers, direct reports, and supervisors/ Is effective both inside and outside the organization, on both cool data and hot and controversial topics/ Commands attention and can manage group process during the presentation/ Can change tactics midstream when something isn't working

· Communication: Is able to communicate clearly and succinctly in a variety of settings and styles/ Can get messages across that have the desired effect/ Provides individuals with information so that they can make accurate decisions

· Time Management: Uses his/her time effectively and efficiently/ Values time/ Concentrates his/her efforts on the more important priorities/ Gets more done in less time than others/ Can attend to a broader range of activities

· Organizing: Can marshal resources (people, funding, material, support) to get things done/ Can orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal/ Uses resources effectively and efficiently/ Arranges information and files in a useful manner

· Planning: Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects/ Sets objectives and goals/ Breaks down work into the process steps/ Develops schedules and task/people assignments/ Anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks/ Measures performance against goals/ Evaluate