Senior Project Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Tennessee.

📋 Description

• Initiate, plan, execute, monitor, control, and conclude projects, which encompass facility start-ups, transitions, and system implementations.

• Provide leadership and support for organizational project management initiatives.

• Develop comprehensive project plans that address strategy, technical scope, goals, objectives, budgets, staffing, scheduling, contingency measures, and resource allocation.

• Coordinate project activities with teams from Marketing, Sales, Engineering, Operations, Customer Support, and client personnel.

• Engage and manage cross-functional teams effectively.

• Create and implement both internal and external communication strategies.

• Manage project risks, issues, and mitigation strategies.

• Utilize innovative problem-solving techniques and critical thinking to address project challenges.

• Identify and maintain metrics that measure team and project performance.

• Streamline, automate, and enhance project management processes.

• Manage and reconcile detailed project budgets.

• Prepare and deliver end-of-project reports, gap analyses, and future action plans.

• Establish milestones and communicate status updates to management and external stakeholders.

• Assist with the development of complex new business transition proposals and budgetary planning.

• Mentor and train new Project Managers.

• Perform other relevant duties as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in industrial engineering, operations research, or supply chain management is required.

• 4-6 years of experience in product/program/project management or within a third-party logistics environment is required.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification is mandatory.

• Familiarity with WMS, YMS, and LMS Tier 1 Systems (e.g., SAP, Red Prairie, Manhattan, etc.) is required.

• Knowledge of Kenco systems, including WES and CWIC, is strongly preferred.

• Familiarity with facility layout drawings in a CAD environment is required.

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification is preferred.

• Willingness and ability to travel 25-50% of the time, as necessary.

• A valid passport or the ability to obtain one for travel to Canada or Mexico is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical insurance including HSA, HRA, and FSA accounts.

• Supplemental insurance options including critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accidental injury coverage.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• Basic life insurance and supplemental life insurance.

• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.

• Paid parental leave.

• 401(k) retirement plan.

• Approximately 2 weeks of paid time off (accrual begins on Day 1 of employment).

• Employer-paid holidays totaling 10 days.