Manager, Fulfillment Center Launch II

Chewy, Inc.; Mount Juliet (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Project Manager to lead construction projects for new fulfillment centers and corporate offices. This role involves planning, executing, and overseeing multiple projects while ensuring quality and budget adherence. The ideal candidate will possess strong project management skills, a solid understanding of operations, and the ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are passionate about driving successful project outcomes, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a team that values innovation and operational excellence, and make a significant impact in a growing organization.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of project management experience in a high-growth environment.
• Strong analytical and communication skills with a focus on operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple construction projects ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery.
• Facilitate project scope changes and monitor project progress.

Skills

Project Management

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Business Requirements Analysis

Change Management

Warehouse Operations Knowledge

Cross Functional Team Management

Contract Language Knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration

Project Management certification (PMP preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Project

CAD

Job description

Our Opportunity:

The Project Manager of Construction, Launch, and Facilities (CLF) will serve as the leader of multiple construction projects including new fulfillment centers and corporate offices to include both new sites, renovations, and new business strategies. The Project Manager plans, coordinates, directs and supervises internal teams, subcontractors and vendors for multiple projects, ensuring they complete work on time and within budget, and is the central point of communication to all stakeholders. They are highly organized individuals with an understanding of all aspects of a project in addition to solid project management skills. The Project Manager ensures that the quality system is ready on time and on budget. In addition to project execution, the Project Manager will also lead in the standardization of the CLF Team process documentation and standard work that drives a successful launch. This includes detailed follow-up after launch, robust lessons learned analysis, and continuous improvement of the launch process. The ideal candidate will combine deep operational expertise with strong program management skills to ensure on-time, on-budget project delivery while maintaining the highest standards of quality and operational efficiency.

What you'll do:

• Project Planning:
  • Prepare, publish, distribute and maintain a project schedule with milestones for all cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Create bid packages, negotiate any revisions to vendor bids, and facilitate project scope changes.
  • Prepare a concise and thorough commissioning plan and acceptance testing, managing commissioning activities of vendors and ensuring operations acceptance.
• Project Execution:
  • Monitor project progress, incorporate resolutions to potential project delays and communicate project status to leadership on a timely basis.
  • Ensure smooth and consistent communication and exchanges of data between operations, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
  • Monitor fulfillment of contract requirements to ensure quality and timeliness of services/deliverables.
• Travel as a project manager is required and depending on the current project assignment(s) could range up to 75%.

What you'll need:

• Education:
  • Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Project Management, or a related field.
  • PMP or other relevant project management certification is preferred.
• Experience:
  • Minimum of 3-5 years of project management experience, preferably within a start-up or high-growth environment.
  • Proven track record of successfully managing projects from initiation to completion.
• Skills:
  • Strong analytics and communications background (e.g., math, statistics, quantitative methods, and verbal and writing proficiency).
  • Perform business requirements analysis and design.
  • Act as the primary liaison between operations leadership and vendors.
  • Perform gap analysis between physical processes and future operations needs and have the ability to 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.