Project Manager II - Supply Chain Innovation & Analytics

Duke Energy; North Carolina; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Duke Energy is seeking a Project Manager II to lead strategic initiatives that improve business performance and governance across Supply Chain, Sourcing, Finance, Accounts Payable, and Operations. You will partner with technology teams and external partners to identify opportunities and drive solutions from concept to implementation.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, ambiguity navigation, and stakeholder engagement, with exposure to senior leaders and enterprise-wide initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5 years related work experience.
• In lieu of Bachelor's degree and 5 years related work experience listed above, High School/GED and 9 years related work experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional strategic initiatives from planning through implementation
• Establish governance structures, operating rhythms, reporting processes, and accountability mechanisms
• Coordinate efforts across multiple business units and stakeholder groups
• Proactively identify and resolve risks, issues, and dependencies
• Facilitate leadership discussions and support executive decision-making
• Ensure initiatives remain focused on delivering measurable business outcomes
• Evaluate business challenges through both process and technology lenses, identifying opportunities where analytics, automation, AI, or system capabilities can improve outcomes

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Presentation skills

Problem solving

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree

High School/GED alternative

MBA / related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

PowerPoint

Job description

More than a career - a chance to make a difference in people's lives.

Build an exciting, rewarding career with us – help us make a difference for millions of people every day. Consider joining the Duke Energy team, where you'll find a friendly work environment, opportunities for growth and development, recognition for your work, and competitive pay and benefits.

This work is to be performed at a virtual location in North Carolina or South Carolina that is within a reasonable commute to Charlotte, NC (Duke Energy Plaza) OR Raleigh, NC (Fayetteville St).

Why Join Supply Chain Innovation & Analytics?

The Supply Chain Innovation & Analytics team identifies opportunities, solves complex business challenges, and drives strategic initiatives that create measurable operational and financial value for Duke Energy.

This role provides direct exposure to senior leaders and enterprise-wide initiatives, offering the opportunity to influence strategy, improve business performance, strengthen governance, and help shape the future of how the company delivers operational and financial results.

You will have the opportunity to lead highly visible initiatives, while helping build scalable capabilities that can be leveraged across future strategic initiatives.

If you enjoy turning data into action, solving difficult business problems, and leading meaningful change, this is an opportunity to make a significant impact while developing broad leadership, business, and program management capabilities.

Position Summary

Our team is seeking a Project Manager II to lead strategic initiatives that improve business performance, strengthen governance, and deliver measurable operational and financial value.

This position serves as both a project leader and business problem solver, partnering across Supply Chain, Sourcing, Finance, Accounts Payable, Operations, Technology, and external partners to identify opportunities, develop solutions, and drive execution.

The successful candidate will thrive in complex and evolving environments, combining project management, business analysis, stakeholder engagement, and data-driven decision making. This role requires someone who can navigate ambiguity, influence without direct authority, remove barriers, and drive results from concept through implementation. The ideal candidate will also possess a curiosity for emerging technologies, analytics, automation, and AI-enabled capabilities, with the ability to identify opportunities where technology can create business value.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional strategic initiatives from planning through implementation
• Establish governance structures, operating rhythms, reporting processes, and accountability mechanisms
• Coordinate efforts across multiple business units and stakeholder groups
• Proactively identify and resolve risks, issues, and dependencies
• Facilitate leadership discussions and support executive decision-making
• Ensure initiatives remain focused on delivering measurable business outcomes
• Evaluate business challenges through both process and technology lenses, identifying opportunities where analytics, automation, AI, or system capabilities can improve outcomes

Business Analysis & Opportunity Identification

• Analyze operational, financial, supplier, contract, and business process data to identify opportunities for improvement and value creation
• Translate complex datasets into actionable business insights and recommendations
• Support development of business cases, value estimates, performance metrics, and executive reporting
• Partner with stakeholders to validate findings and assess opportunities
• Track and report realized operational and financial benefits

Project Governance & Execution

• Develop and maintain project plans, milestones, issue logs, risk registers, and executive dashboards
• Monitor initiative performance against established objectives and timelines
• Provide transparency into progress, risks, decisions, and required actions
• Drive accountability across matrixed teams and stakeholders
• Ensure governance processes support long-term sustainability and success

Change Management & Stakeholder Engagement

• Build strong partnerships across business functions and leadership teams
• Support communication and change management activities necessary to support adoption and execution
• Influence decisions through collaboration, problem-solving, and data-driven recommendations

  Required/Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree
  • 5 years related work experience
  • In lieu of Bachelor's degree(s) AND 5 year(s) related work experience listed above, High School/GED AND 9 year(s) related work experience

  Preferred Qualifications

  • Master's degree in business administration, Project Management, Supply Chain, Analytics, Finance, or related field
  • Five or more years of experience leading projects, programs, business initiatives, or operational improvement efforts
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive execution through influence rather than direct authority
  • Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
  • Experience working with data to identify insights and support business decisions
  • Excellent written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
  • Experience leading governance, compliance, transformation, or value-realization programs
  • Experience working with procurement, sourcing, supplier, contract, financial, or operational data
  • Experience developing executive-level reporting and presentations
  • Experience with continuous improvement, Lean, or business transformation initiatives
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint, and related business tools
  • Experience evaluating or implementing technology-enabled business solutions, automation, analytics, AI, or digital transformation initiatives

  What Success Looks Like

  Successful candidates demonstrate the ability to:

  • Take ownership of complex business challenges and drive them toward resolution
  • Build and sustain alignment across diverse stakeholder groups
  • Use data and facts to influence decisions and recommendations
  • Navigate ambiguity and make progress despite incomplete information
  • Balance strategic thinking with disciplined execution
  • Deliver measurable business outcomes rather than simply managing project activities

  Working Conditions

  • Virtual Mobility Classification – Work will be performed from a remote location after the onboarding period. However, virtual employees should live within a reasonable commute to a Duke Energy facility and must live within a footprint state of Duke Energy (NC, SC, FL, OH, KY, IN) or the DC metro area.
  • This work is to be performed at a virtual location in North Carolina or South Carolina that is within a reasonable commute to Charlotte, NC (Duke Energy Plaza) OR Raleigh, NC (Fayetteville St).

  Specific Requirements

  Project Manager II may have relationships with individuals in the following organizations ranging from individual contributors to Senior Department Leadership (i.e. individual contributors up to executive management):

  • Community Relations
  • Corporate Communications
  • Construction Management
  • Development
  • Engineering
  • Enterprise Security
  • Environmental, Health and Safety
  • Finance
  • Fuels
  • Global Risk Management and Insurance
  • Human Resources
  • Legal Department
  • Operations
  • Quality
  • Project Management Center of Excellence (PMCoE)
  • Project Controls
  • Regulatory and Compliance
  • Stakeholder Engagement

  Travel Requirements

  5-15%

  Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)

  No

  Represented/Union Position

  No

  Visa Sponsored Position

  No. This is not a Visa Sponsored Position. This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.

  Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.