Program Manager

Husqvarna Construction Products North America; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Husqvarna Construction Products North America in Charlotte, NC is seeking an experienced Project/Program Manager to lead cross-functional supply chain initiatives from planning through delivery.

You will own budgets, drive risk mitigation, coordinate multi-team workstreams, and build decision-ready materials for leadership; PMP preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering or related field required.
• Minimum of seven years in project or program management within supply chain, logistics, or operations.
• Experience leading distribution networks, warehousing and 3PL/transport.
• Certification (PMP) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional supply chain and network programs end to end, managing planning, control, status reporting and delivery of all related projects to time, cost and quality.
• Coordinate projects and workstreams within each program, including those led by other functions and external partners, managing dependencies and sequencing to ensure program success.
• Lead cross-functional and partner teams without direct authority, securing resource commitments, setting clear expectations and holding team members accountable for deliverables.
• Develop and maintain RACI charts for owned programs and projects.
• Lead distribution network programs, including site realignment and network modelling to support footprint decisions.
• Lead requests for proposal (RFPs), evaluations and scorecards for 3PL and logistics service providers.
• Build business cases, Investment Requests (IRs) and total-cost analyses to support leadership decisions.
• Prepare clear, decision-ready materials for the Executive Leadership Team, Logistics Board and Board of Directors, including option comparisons and recommendations.
• Own program and project budgets, including annual budget development, weekly schedule and cost updates, and regular financial reviews with Finance.
• Manage scope, change requests and risk, proactively identifying issues and developing mitigation plans across business functions.
• Run program governance, including steering team meetings, stage-gate adherence and executive scorecards for each owned program.
• Communicate progress, risks and issues to stakeholders and decision bodies early and clearly.
• Drive continuous improvement by facilitating lessons learned, standardizing program management tools and methods, and sharing best practices across the organization.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Budgeting

Cross-functional leadership

Planning

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering or related field

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project)

WMS/TMS

Dashboard reporting tools

Job description

Last date to apply: We are continuously accepting applications

What You Need to Know:

• Lead cross-functional supply chain and network programs end to end, managing planning, control, status reporting and delivery of all related projects to time, cost and quality.
• Coordinate projects and workstreams within each program, including those led by other functions and external partners, managing dependencies and sequencing to ensure program success.
• Lead cross-functional and partner teams without direct authority, securing resource commitments, setting clear expectations and holding team members accountable for deliverables.
• Develop and maintain RACI charts for owned programs and projects.
• Lead distribution network programs, including site realignment, center-of-gravity and network modelling to support footprint decisions.
• Lead requests for proposal (RFPs), evaluations and scorecards for 3PL and logistics service providers.
• Build business cases, Investment Requests (IRs) and total-cost analyses (warehousing, transportation, landed cost) to support leadership decisions.
• Prepare clear, decision-ready materials for the Executive Leadership Team, Logistics Board and Board of Directors, including option comparisons and recommendations.
• Own program and project budgets, including annual budget development, weekly schedule and cost updates, and regular financial reviews with Finance.
• Manage scope, change requests and risk, proactively identifying issues and developing mitigation plans across business functions.
• Run program governance, including steering team meetings, stage-gate adherence and executive scorecards for each owned program.
• Communicate progress, risks and issues to stakeholders and decision bodies early and clearly.
• Drive continuous improvement by facilitating lessons learned, standardizing program management tools and methods, and sharing best practices across the organization.

What We Are Looking For:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering or a related field and a minimum of ten (7+) years of professional project or program management experience in supply chain, logistics, distribution or operations.
• Experience and track record in project planning to include: planning project budgets and all projects' financials as well as the permanent monitoring of project costs and product costs; establishing realistic project timelines; creating Work Breakdown Structures; stakeholder management; and risk management and mitigation.
• Experience leading distribution network, warehousing, 3PL, transportation, ideally for outdoor power equipment, consumer goods or durable goods.
• Experience leading multi-cultural, cross-functional hybrid teams and external partners without direct reporting authority.
• Professional project management certification (e.g. PMP) preferred.
• Experience with a stage gate project planning.
• Experience with change management preferred.
• Experience with lease analysis, RFP/vendor selection and contract or rate negotiations preferred.

Project Management

• Demonstrated ability to effectively influence without direct authority.
• Knowledge of project management process and techniques, along with a demonstrated ability to identify process gaps, understand project priorities, set clear goals and targets, and independently lead projects and produce positive results.
• Ability to effectively manage issues at the project and program level and proactively identify when issues may turn into a risk and need to be escalated to the Steering Team.
• Monitor geopolitical risks impacting current and upcoming programs and projects.
• Demonstrated ability to manage several types of complex projects concurrently.

Technical

• Knowledge of phase gate development process and detailed understanding of Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and developing project critical path.
• Advanced proficiency level with MS Office software applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project).
• Experience with network modelling, center-of-gravity analysis and logistics cost modelling; familiarity with WMS/TMS an asset.
• Ability to create dashboards and report project status and data to management concisely.
• Familiarity with Husqvarna business systems and ways of working.

General

• Excellent time management and follow-up skills .
• Detail-oriented and demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple priorities simultaneously and meet critical deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
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