Sr. Project Manager (Kent, WA)

Sr. Project Manager (Kent, WA)

Want to work at a place where you can be yourself, be heard and be respected
while having a job that challenges you? It’s one of the reasons we’ve been
consistently recognized by FORTUNE Magazine as a "100 Best Company to Work For."

REI’s Corporate Headquarters is located in Kent, Washington. REI offers a great
work environment that balances hard work with time off to play. We offer an
excellent compensation package, flexible benefits, an outstanding retirement
plan, incentive program, relocation assistance, a generous merchandise discount
to help you enjoy your free time, and – most importantly – a work environment
where respect for the individual and teamwork are our fundamental employee
values.

Sound like a place you’d like to work? Take a closer look.

REI is doing some exciting work. We are implementing an ERP system and building
processes and solutions that will take us 100+ years into the future, and we
need your expertise if you are a skilled Sr. Project Manager.

As a Sr. Project Manager at REI, you will lead medium to large cross-divisional
projects and programs leveraging project management methodologies and
disciplines. These exciting projects and programs have both a business and a
technology focus.

Imagine the impact you will have as you:

Manage medium to large cross-divisional projects including project lifecycle
phases and stage gates (to include funding, initiation and planning, design,
development, QA, and deployment activities leveraging best practice project
management methodologies and disciplines including SAP ERP, Agile and
traditional SDLC practices).

Coordinate and present project objectives, benefits and costs at key project
state gates to IT governance council (which includes cross divisional business
and IT VP representation).

Perform detailed project planning

Provide leadership over the project team (including Business Analysts,
Developers, Quality Assurance, Architecture, Business Subject Matter Experts and
contract staff including on-shore and off-shore resources) and work with
resource managers and business stakeholders to acquire, schedule and manage
project resources.

Manage project timelines, budget, risks and scope and communicates status to
management and stakeholders on a regular basis.

Ensure that overall project documentation is produced according to plan and is
accurate and complete (examples include project plans, requirements, design and
development, quality assurance, risk and change management processes and
communication & implementation plans, etc.).

Ensure project quality and success through management of project action items,
including managing issues and the decision process, assessing risks, initiating
change requests, meeting schedule and deadlines for deliverables, financial
planning and timely completion of project deliverables.

Advocate for and advance REI’s project management discipline and methodologies.

Serve as a mentor to team-mates and peers.

REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, business administration or related
field, or equivalent training and experience.
5+ years experience managing large scale cross-divisional projects of moderate
to high complexity with both a business and a technology focus.
5+ years leading technology projects with demonstrated acumen for technology
3+ years executing projects in Retail domain with a strong understanding of the
retail business
Demonstrated PM leadership for at least one full ERP implementation and/or large
ERP upgrade.
Familiarity with different types of SDLC/software development methodologies.
Experience with leading projects using Agile software development methodologies.
Familiarity with the system scope and project objectives, as well as the role
and function of each team member.
PMP or other Project Management Certification, preferred
Minimum of 3 years related ERP Project Management experience in the retail
domain, preferred
Experience with full lifecycle implementation of SAP projects where SAP has been
implemented and integrated with other enterprise applications in a Retail
environment, preferred
Strong SAP Functional & implementation knowledge, preferred
Experience with leading projects that use the Software as a Service model for
implementation, preferred
Experience with leading ecommerce projects, preferred
Ability to run projects in a matrix organization, preferred
Experience with running projects in an alternate sourced environment, preferred
Advanced Microsoft Project skills, preferred

REI is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
 

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