61471: Project Manager IV

FedEx Freight; Memphis (TN); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

FedEx Freight, Inc. in Memphis, TN, is seeking a Project Manager IV to lead and deliver complex cross-functional initiatives across operations and engineering teams.

You will coordinate resources, schedules, budgets, and risks, drive strategic objectives, and report on milestones while building strong relationships with stakeholders. Hybrid work arrangements apply with travel as required.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree plus 5 years of direct PM/process improvement experience; alternative Bachelor’s degree plus 7 years.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects spanning multiple business units and align with strategic objectives.
• Coordinate resources, schedules, and financials with Operations Support and Engineering teams.
• Manage risks, issues, and changes to ensure on-time delivery and budget adherence.
• Develop estimates and detailed plans for all project phases; procure resources as needed.
• Establish priorities and milestones, understanding interdependencies between technology, operations, and business needs.
• Engage with external vendors and manage communications, budget, changes, risks, and issues.
• Contribute to establishing practices, templates, policies, tools, and partnerships.
• Report results, metrics, and deployment activities, including milestones and dependencies.

Skills

Leadership

Critical thinking

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Time management

Presentation skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Travel readiness

Education

Master’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Supply Chain Management, Communication/Journalism or related quantitative discipline

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Marketing, Supply Chain Management, Communication/Journalism or related quantitative discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Internal/External Company Posting

Company Name: FedEx Freight, Inc.

Job Title: Project Manager IV

Location: 8285 Tournament Drive, Memphis, TN 38125

Job Description

• Responsible for assisting teams to deliver project(s) that span across one or more business units.
• Coordinate resources, schedules, and financials with FedEx Freight’s Operations Support and Engineering (OSE) organization.
• Maintain awareness of issues, risks, and project changes to ensure successful and on-time project delivery.
• Lead project(s) of high complexity, highly sensitive and/or with complex technical elements to ensure overall effort is aligned to and directly supports the achievement of strategic objectives
• Prepare estimates and detailed project plans for all phases of the project procure adequate resources to achieve project objectives in planned timeframe. Ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope
• Manage a comprehensive and efficient process to establish priorities and milestones for project(s) that understand interdependencies between technology, operations, and business needs
• Manage all aspects of project engagement from the day-to-day project activities, resources and conducting project meetings to engagement with external vendor relationships, communications, resources, budget, changes, risks, and issues
• Participate in establishing practices, templates, policies, tools, and partnerships to expand
• Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation, and excellence.
• Analyze organizational, functional, team and/or project needs to provide recommendations including return on investment and cost-benefit analysis leading to successful strategies and execution plans
• Report on project results, metrics, test, and deployment management activities including milestones, deliverable, dependencies, risks and issues
• Build and maintain solid relationships with management and business process owners throughout FedEx Freight and the FedEx organization
• Comply with all applicable laws/regulations, as well as company policies/procedures
• Perform other duties as required

Qualifications

Master’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Supply Chain Management, Communication/Journalism or related quantitative discipline plus 5 years of direct experience in project management, or process improvement profession. The employer will alternatively accept a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent* in Business Administration, Marketing, Supply Chain Management, Communication/Journalism or related quantitative discipline plus 7 years of direct experience in project management, or process improvement profession. in lieu of a Master's degree plus 5 years of experience. The position requires experience with:

• Enterprise Program & Project Management;
• Scaled Agile Delivery Leadership;
• Data Analysis, KPI Development & Executive Reporting;
• Strategic Planning;
• Systems Integration & Acceptance Testing;
• Enterprise Business and Systems Requirements Analysis;
• Risk, Dependency & Escalation Management;
• Product Strategy & Lifecycle Management.
• Strong Leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills including the ability to lead up, across and down the FXF organization
• Advanced Experience with business analysis techniques in a wide range of projects and complexities
• Excellent critical thinking, analytical, problem solving, leadership, project management, and training skills
• Superb time management, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Experience and ability to use Microsoft Office Software, including but not limited to; Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Superb presentation, verbal and written communication skills with all levels of leadership and employees.
• Ability to work independently and as a team-oriented collaborative environment

Must be able to travel. *Employer will accept one (1) year of directly related experience in lieu of one (1) year of education. This position will be hybrid in Memphis, TN and candidates must live withina 50-mile radius. This position is hybrid, meaning that employees will be required to work at a FedEx Freight office location up to several times per week.

EST FedEx Freight, Inc

FedEx Freight is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans. If you have a disability and you need assistance in order to apply for a position with FedEx Freight, please e-mail at [e-mail]. FedEx Freight will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.