Project Manager

Big Lots; Aberdeen (SD); Hybrid; USD 82,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

Big Lots in Aberdeen, SD is seeking a Project Manager who treats Strategic Planning as a starting point, not a finish line. The role translates 7 years of experience into influence over project work and a salary range of $82,000 to $123,000 per year.

You will keep momentum at the Aberdeen site, coach teammates, and collaborate with vendors and customers to deliver clear, documented outcomes. This role requires hybrid work and cross-time-zone coordination.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to coach and mentor teammates in complex projects.
• Experience translating strategy into actionable plans and roadmaps.
• Proven track record in cross-functional collaboration and vendor/partner management.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic planning as a starting point and drive project execution.
• Maintain momentum at the Aberdeen, SD site and support daily operations.
• Represent the company professionally with vendors, partners, and customers.
• Document work and outcomes clearly to enable measurable improvements.
• Turn a broad hybrid mandate into actionable, trackable work.

Skills

Project management

Coaching/mentoring

Documentation

Vendor relations

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Presentation skills

Job description

This is a Project Manager opening for someone who treats Strategic Planning as a starting point, not a finish line, here at Big Lots. This Project Manager job in Aberdeen converts 7 years of experience into $82,000 - $123,000 and standing influence over the work.

Key Responsibilities

• Make peace with human-first ambiguity and ship anyway
• Keep Aberdeen, SD momentum when the manager pipeline runs thin
• Catch the Empathy regression a tired reviewer would miss
• Represent Big Lots professionally with vendors, partners, and customers
• Maintain clear documentation of work performed and outcomes delivered
• Support daily operations at our Aberdeen site and keep workflows moving
• Carry the Presentation Skills thread across three time zones and two tools
• Turn a vague hybrid mandate into work Big Lots can measure

What You'll Bring

• Proven Coaching judgment when the textbook answer doesn't fit
• A quality-obsessed attitude and eagerness to learn new skills
• Demonstrated capacity to mentor or support manager teammates
• 7 years that taught you which corners can be cut
• The discipline to finish the boring 20% that makes the rest matter

Big Lots is a question-everything team based in Aberdeen, SD, building products that customers rely on every day. Collaboration over heroics is our default, and we'd rather win as a group than burn anyone out.

We back $82,000 - $123,000 with a growth ladder, a mentor invested in your Process Improvement, and benefits that travel with you across Aberdeen, SD.

This role is being actively staffed, with offers expected before the quarter closes.

We're looking for the person who reads general job posts and thinks I could fix that.