Senior Manager, Enterprise Project Management

The Senior Manager, Enterprise Project Management will work in the center of the Harbor Freight Tools long term growth strategy to develop new products. The Senior Manager, Enterprise Project Management will be responsible for supporting a portfolio of projects with the goal of bringing quality products to the market at the right time. The Senior Manager, Enterprise Project Management will work with core team composed of Project Managers, Global Sourcing, Category Management, Quality Assurance, Engineer and Product Experts.

The Senior Manager, Enterprise Project Management will be responsible to keep management informed of the portfolio’s performance, key milestone updates, roadblocks, opportunities and drive for timely decisions to keep projects on track. Building and maintaining relationships with key internal stakeholder groups is a critical aspect of this role.

The ideal candidate would have extensive experience in various aspect of product development such as project management, manufacturing, testing, legal and compliance, engineering and design.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all aspects of project management for assigned product development projects through the entire development lifecycle
• Present updates on the portfolio’s performance
• Work cross-functionally to support strategic initiatives and assortment reviews
• Responsible for coordinating project development and communicating projects status as it relates to deadlines
• Develop, operationalize and communicate program plans, milestones, product status, key issues and risks to various groups including the executives
• Lead project teams to develop accurate product specifications, project requirements, optimal critical path and identify tradeoffs and risks
• Develop project plans with Project Managers
• Interface with project and cross-functional teams to proactively derive creative solutions for project delays
• Drive collaboration within the teams and inspire them to think innovatively
• Manage multiple stakeholder needs and reach consensus by adjusting different conflicts and interests
• Identify process improvement opportunities and custom plays to accelerate projects
• Additional duties as assigned by management
• Travel as needed (less than 20%).

Scope:

• Supervises Staff –  Yes – Exempt
• Financial Scope – Yes
• Decision Making – Decisions affect work of area/function
• Location – Remote