Senior Project Manager

Lil' Drug Store Products; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Lil' Drug Store Products is seeking a Project Manager to lead enterprise-wide initiatives across departments, coordinating resources, timelines and budgets from concept through completion.

You will work to build strong sponsor and team relationships, drive clear communications, manage risks, and deliver measurable results in a fast-paced environment.

This role requires a Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of PM experience; PMP certification is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of project management experience leading cross-functional initiatives.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; PM software.

Responsibilities

• Support enterprise initiatives such as acquisitions, implementations, and process improvements.
• Collaborate with project sponsors to confirm objectives, needs, and goals.
• Manage resources, schedules and budgets, including issues, risks and change requests.
• Plan and facilitate meetings, prepare agenda, lead discussions, and track actions.
• Prepare project status updates for sponsors, stakeholders and leadership.
• Assemble team members, monitor progress and resources throughout the project.
• Motivate cross-functional teams and build partnerships across the company.
• Develop best practices and tools for project execution and facilitate lessons learned.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional

Risk management

Budgeting

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

PM software

Job description

Join the Lil' Drug Store Products team as a Project Manager and lead high-impact, enterprise-wide initiatives that support the company's strategic objectives. You'll work across departments to coordinate resources, manage timelines, facilitate communication, and drive projects from concept through completion. We're looking for a confident influencer and relationship builder who can navigate complexity, bring teams together, solve problems proactively, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact while partnering with leaders throughout the organization.

Job Responsibilities and Duties:

• Support enterprise-wide initiatives such as acquisition integrations, implementations, process improvements, and other strategic cross-functional projects
• Collaborate with project sponsors to confirm project objectives, needs, and goals, including understanding the strategic, operational and financial components of the project
• Manage resources, schedules and budgets including issues, risks and project change requests to ensure successful on-time project delivery
• Plan and facilitate necessary meetings, including preparing the agenda, leading discussions, and tracking and following up on action items
• Facilitate project communications to all team members and stakeholders including meeting minutes, actions and owners, status dashboards, and conflict resolution, escalating decisions and unresolved issues
• Prepare clear project status updates for sponsors, stakeholders, and executive leadership as needed
• Assemble the appropriate team members, manage and monitor work progress and resources involved through the course of the project
• Motivate and hold cross-functional project team members accountable, elevating resource concerns when necessary
• Utilize external vendors and internal resources and demonstrate success at building team relationships and partnerships across the company
• Develop best practices and tools for project execution and facilitate lessons learned to continue to improve strategic process delivery
• Other duties and projects as assigned

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors Degree in Business, Operations, or other relevant field
• Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience will be considered
• Minimum 5 years of project management experience leading projects, initiatives, implementations, integrations, or process improvements
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and project management software
• Project Management Certification preferred