Project Manager, Growth & Innovation

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Description

We are looking for a Project Manager to join the Whole Foods Market Growth & Innovation team supporting Whole Foods Market and Amazon Retail Development projects. Reporting to the Executive Leader, the Project Manager will be responsible for supporting a small team that works cross-functionally with stakeholders throughout Whole Foods Market and Amazon to (1) define and manage the work plan, resource needs, timeline, and budget for projects; (2) organize and drive resources to achieve project objectives on time, within scope, and on budget; and (3) ensure project scope, planning, and implementation align with business expectations and needs. The ideal candidate has proven project management experience and a track record of successfully managing complex initiatives. This position is based in any Store Support office, with an expectation of being in the Store Support office five days a week.

Key job responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end project management support for Whole Foods Market and Amazon Retail Development projects.
• Build and maintain project roadmaps, including milestones, deliverables, and overall timelines and report on progress, issues, and status.
• Engage with stakeholders to understand business requirements including documentation expectations, resource limitations, risks, and challenges.
• Track and manage progress of tasks, identifying and communicating issues / risks to leadership; ensure changes are implemented and documented as required.
• Engage with Team Members and leadership to ensure a mutual and shared understanding of project expectations.
• Partner with 3P and teams across Whole Foods Market and Amazon to ensure alignment, collaboration, and widespread sharing of lessons learned.
• Network with other business groups to identify gaps / synergies and suggest process and communication improvements.
• Build effective working relationships with partners across the organization.
• Ensure consistency and adherence to Whole Foods Market and Amazon standards, processes, and policies.
  
  

A day in the life

The Growth & Innovation Project Manager

Basic Qualifications

• 3 years of program or project management experience
• 3 years of defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics experience
• Knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookUps) at an advanced level and SQL
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
• Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• 3 years of driving end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership experience
• 3 years of driving process improvements experience
• Experience in stakeholder management, dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization
• Experience building processes, project management, and schedules
  
  

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