Global Supply Chain Project Lead

URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc.; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

PTO

Employee discounts

Retirement savings

Job summary

URBN is seeking a Project Manager to join the Global Supply Chain Organization in Kansas City, KS. You will drive and deliver successful outcomes across a variety of project management initiatives for URBN's Global Supply Chain organization.

The ideal candidate has broad knowledge of project management tools and principles, with the ability to manage risk, critically evaluate issues encountered, and develop pragmatic solutions, including escalation when appropriate.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5+ years of proven experience as a Project or Program Manager.
• Experience in large-scale change projects with time-critical dependencies.
• Thorough understanding of project/program management techniques and methods.
• Excellent knowledge of performance evaluation techniques and key metrics.
• Experience documenting and communicating functional and technical requirements.
• LEAN/Six Sigma and/or PMP certification is a plus.
• Outstanding knowledge of data analysis, reporting, and budgeting.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Supply Chain, Shared Services teams, vendor partners, consultancies, URBN stakeholders, and site operations teams to support the successful delivery of assigned projects.
• Plan all activity with relevant stakeholders and generate project plans to support the delivery of key milestones, including scoping, defining approach, and creating business cases.
• Own end-to-end project management, including project reviews and learnings assessments.
• Establish a strong project governance structure closely aligned to the Global Supply Chain PMO.
• Update and maintain project documentation.
• Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule, and costs.
• Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools, and techniques.
• Update and maintain comprehensive reporting, communicating to the business at all levels and escalating where appropriate to ensure on-time, on-budget solution delivery.
• Coordinate and lead action-based meetings and steering groups, ensuring minutes and actions are produced and distributed to relevant parties.
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors to ensure availability and suitable resource allocation.
• Manage relationships with project stakeholders.
• Perform risk management and mitigation activities.
• Establish and maintain relationships with third parties and vendors.
• Coordinate the updating of budget costs and liaise with the relevant internal team to ensure costs are controlled.
• Support outside of typical working hours as needed for projects that demand additional management and resources.
• Hand over project deliverables at completion to the relevant Operations and Global Supply Chain teams.
• Lead by example through the URBN values and core competencies to foster a supportive, collaborative, and high-performing environment for both the business and its employees.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

Asana

Google Workspace

Job description

URBN is seeking a Project Manager to join the Global Supply Chain Organization in Kansas City, KS. You will drive and deliver successful outcomes across a variety of project management initiatives for URBN's Global Supply Chain organization.

The ideal candidate has broad knowledge of project management tools and principles, with the ability to manage risk, critically evaluate issues encountered, and develop pragmatic solutions, including escalation when appropriate.