Whole Foods Market Looking for Senior Project Manager at Austin, TX Full Time

Whole Foods Market is seeking an experienced Project Manager to develop and execute complex process improvement projects for the Sourcing & Product Development Team (S&PD Team). The S&PD Team is an organization comprised of multiple teams that together support the growth and optimization of Whole Foods Market’s Exclusive Brands product portfolio.

For all process improvement initiatives prioritized for implementation, the Project Manager/Process Improvement Lead is responsible for defining and managing the project plan, outlining all associated team member and stakeholder needs and costs as applicable, the project timeline. Initiative planning should be considered to include overall project planning, as well as clearly outlined project goals and scope, plans for process development, training, implementation, process adoption and risk mitigation, KPIs, as well as post-delivery evaluation against KPIs and incorporating user feedback.

The Project Manager/Process Improvement Lead drives identified team members or stakeholders to achieve project objectives (such as new products on shelves) on time and within scope. Prior to development and implementation of new processes, the Project Manager/Process Improvement Lead ensures the project scope, as well as plans for new or improved process development, testing and implementation, align with stakeholder expectations and business needs. This person anticipates complications at intersections of multiple projects across several key functional areas supporting our Exclusive Brands program and facilitates thoughtful communication and connectivity focused on identifying solutions and positive outcomes.

You will leverage your prior success as a Project Manager/Process Improvement Lead while using SmartSheets, Lean Six Sigma, Project Management and Agile methodologies, Oracle PLM, and other tools/best practices to gather information to establish current and future state plans through interviewing stakeholders (Product Managers, Leaders, Technical/Science TMs etc.) that improve processes for Product and Sourcing initiatives.

Whole Foods Market’s Mission is to Nourish People and the Planet. We attract team members who are passionate—about great food, the communities they live and work in, and how we treat our planet and our fellow humans. This is an Austin-based position (Hybrid Work Environment-3 days in office) and offers relocation assistance for those interested.

Key Responsibilities

• Independently manages multiple process improvement projects requiring collaboration across multiple support teams and their leadership.
• Manages cross-functional process improvement project working groups comprised of multiple subject matter expert stakeholders from cross-functional teams (for example, Sourcing, Quality & Food Safety, Compliance and Logistics).
• Consults and collaborates on sharing of resources potentially across multiple projects.
• Takes a lead role in the development and share out of quarterly and annual work plans for Process Improvement.
• Review weekly tracking of projects to provide updates and plan to ensure on-time delivery of key Process Improvement Initiatives. Elevates barriers to progress as necessary to Process Improvement Leadership and/ or appropriate stakeholders.

Professional/Project Management Knowledge

• Expert ability to plan, estimate, organize, and monitor projects.
• Advanced ability to oversee and advise on process issues and assist with addressing process gaps and solutioning areas prone to delay or process breakdown.
• Advanced proficiency with project management software such as Smartsheet. SharePoint proficiency and experience with at least one PLM system is recommended.
• Proven track record of success delivering complex process improvement solutions followed by successful user implementation.

Interpersonal & Communication Skills

• Conveys and consults on issues of moderate to significant complexity.
• Regularly provides updates requiring presentation to Team-wide audience and interacts with senior leadership.

Teamwork & Collaboration

• Provides cross-functional process advice and insight.
• Offers guidance to less experienced Team Members.
• Consults and collaborates with senior-level stakeholders and leaders.

Judgement & Problem Solving

• Develops complex solutions to business problems through in-depth analysis and coordination/negotiation with key decision makers.
• Uses experience, innovation, and judgement to make decisions that may be based on partial information.
• Comfortable learning organizational structures to enable consideration of enterprise-wide implications of process decisions and recommendations.
• Ability to leverage understanding of customer expectations and the natural and organic grocery retail industry to drive project-related decisions and recommendations.

Benefits

Our most well-known benefit, every Team Member gets a 20% in-store discount on your favorite products. https://careers.wholefoodsmarket.com/global/en/benefits

About Whole Foods Market

Whole Foods was founded in 1980 on the belief that where food comes from, and how it’s grown, matters. It meant creating quality standards, working with suppliers who achieve them, and sharing that information with our customers. And it radically changed the way people understood and shopped for food. The result has been the highest quality natural and organic products, an unmatched experience in more than 500+ stores, with a passionate team of over 100,000 team members, 5 percent of our total net profits given back to our communities each year, and millions of customers who put their trust in us every day.

Whole Foods Market provides a fair and equal employment opportunity for all team members and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. Whole Foods Market hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the position to be filled.

At Whole Foods Market, we provide a fair and equal employment opportunity for all Team Members and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, marital status, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic. Whole Foods Market hires and promotes individuals solely based on qualifications for the position to be filled and business needs.

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