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Chewy · 11 hours ago

Project Manager Launch

Chewy is a leading pet product retailer, and they are seeking a Launch Project Manager to oversee multiple construction and launch initiatives. This role involves managing projects from planning through execution, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget while driving continuous improvement.

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Responsibilities

Prepare, publish, distribute, and maintain a project timeline with achievements for all cross-functional Team Members
Define project scope, budget, schedule, and resourcing plans across multiple concurrent projects
Build bid packages, support vendor selection, negotiate scope and pricing revisions, and manage contract changes
Identify risks related to design, permitting, scheduling, and resourcing and develop mitigation plans
Develop commissioning plans, acceptance testing requirements, and readiness criteria to support operational handoff
Lead day-to-day execution of construction and launch activities, ensuring projects remain on schedule, within budget, and aligned with safety and quality standards
Monitor project progress, proactively address risks or delays, and communicate status, issues, and mitigation plans to leadership
Serve as the primary liaison between operations leadership, internal teams, contractors, and vendors
Monitor fulfillment of contract requirements to ensure quality, safety, and timely delivery of services and deliverables
Lead commissioning activities, vendor turnover, and transition from construction to launch and operations teams
Ensure quality systems and operational readiness are in place prior to launch
Drive standardization of launch processes, documentation, and standard work
Conduct post-launch follow-ups, lessons learned reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives
Perform gap analysis between current operations and future-state needs; identify and recommend improvement opportunities

Qualification

Construction KnowledgeContinuous ImprovementProject ManagementPMP CertificationAnalytics SkillsWarehouse Operations KnowledgeCross Functional Team ManagementChange ManagementBusiness Requirements AnalysisComputer Application SkillsCommunication Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in business administration, Project Management, or a related field
Minimum of 3-5 years of project management experience, preferably within a start-up or high-growth environment
Solid record of successfully leading projects from initiation to completion
Strong analytics and communications background (e.g., math, statistics, quantitative methods, and verbal and writing proficiency)
Perform business requirements analysis and design
Perform gap analysis between physical processes and future operations needs and the can vet project requests and prioritize them accordingly
Build structured prioritization and change management processes
Identify and recommend operations improvement opportunities to meet ever increasing business requirements
Comprehensive computer application skills – Office, Project, CAD
Knowledgeable of contract language and accounting functions
Cross functional team management experience
Must have experience and knowledge of warehouse operations, manufacturing and/or materials handling systems

Preferred

PMP or other relevant project management certification preferred

Company

Chewy is a pet store that offers products, services, supplies, and prescriptions for pet parents and partners with online services.

H1B Sponsorship

Chewy has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (250)
2024 (164)
2023 (223)
2022 (305)
2021 (189)
2020 (161)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$951M
Key Investors
Lone Pine CapitalWells Fargo Capital FinanceBlackRock
2024-09-19Post Ipo Secondary· $500M
2019-06-13IPO
2017-04-18Acquired

Leadership Team

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Michael Hyman
Vice President
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Soma Bulusu
Vice President, Engineering and IT
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