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Target · 1 day ago

Project Manager - Organized Spaces

Minneapolis, MN

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

$71K/yr - $128K/yr

4+ years exp

Target is an iconic and well-recognized brand, a Fortune 50 company and one of America’s leading retailers. The Project Manager for Organized Spaces is responsible for driving all phases of Owned Brand product creation, ensuring project alignment with business objectives and managing cross-functional teams to deliver on guest expectations.

CommunitiesE-CommerceRetailShopping

Responsibilities

Create and own Project Plan, State-Gate Approach & End to End Timing & Action (T&A) to support an integrated project & packaging creation process

Responsible for establishing the optimal approach for the project, product category, and business partners to ensure efficiencies are in place and guest needs are met; including R&D and out of cycle activities for all Owned Brand categories

Partners with project team and stakeholders to define project requirements, constraints, and assumptions in order to establish the project deliverables, resources needed, and timelines

Outlines project requirements and seeks necessary input from all functional areas

Ensures project aligns with primary project calendar and delivers on business objectives, strategy, and project goals

Coordinates all tasks outlined in the project plan (from kick-off through results analysis)

Identifies opportunities for efficiencies in future projects by leveraging analytics, reporting, & hind-sighting to drive future State-Gate and Project Plan improvements

Responsible for establishing a single source of truth T&A that clearly outlines owners, actions, and timing from project activation through results analysis evaluation

Oversees and tracks T&A activities, documents changes to drive accountability, and applies learnings to future projects

Own project resource management activities & process

Partners with key stake holders to align resources to project plan(s) to achieve desired outcomes

Manages and facilitates resource scoping and project plan alignment in partnership with Pipeline Management, Directors, and project team

Ensures resources and skills are appropriately aligned to meet the deliverables of the project

Tracks resource changes, risks, and applies learnings to future projects

Drive Owned Brand Business Results by facilitating the cross-functional Owned Brand Product & Packaging creation process, including Phase & Stage-Gate management

Unbiased, strategic thought partner that leads CFT members through Owned Brand product & packaging creation

Establishes and manages relationships with all AOE’s required to participate in the project

Leader & facilitator of cross-functional team meetings, phase & stage-gate meetings

Monitors compliance of activities from Project Kick-off through Results Analysis

Identifies, tracks, & facilitates risk mitigation plans by anticipating potential roadblocks & risk before they occur, understand implications of risk and escalate conclusions to the appropriate levels

Project leader that leverages interpersonal skills to influence project teams & leaders to find quick resolution and move the project forward in a constructive manor

Use problem solving & critical thinking skills to facilitate effective decision making within the cross-functional team

Champion change management and incorporate methodologies as project teams experience various degrees of change

Conducts post launch project evaluation for every project and use lessons learned to identify opportunities to enhance future Stage-Gate and project plans. Share these findings with project team, pipeline management, & Sr. leaders when applicable