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EPMO Project Manager- Go to market

Location:

Wilmington, Massachusetts

Job ID

2403809

This is a hybrid role with 50% on-site requirement in Wilmington, MA.

The Project Manager will work with stakeholders and leadership to ensure strategic program initiatives are defined, managed, reviewed, and delivered in accordance with PMO governance methodologies and tools. It will be critical to manage projects within scope, budget and timeline. This Project Manager will work closely with the Marketing Department to support product releases and marketing efforts. This role is key to ensuring maturation of EPMO and ensuring successful delivery of strategic projects. This will include large scale company rollouts, technology initiatives, business process changes, strategic initiatives, integrations and working with outside vendors.

Responsibilities:

• Manage complex product development/launch programs, including coordinating design, manufacturing, logistics, and go-to-market teams and activities.

• Drive implementation of work efforts, working closely with cross-functional teams and resources to achieve multiple program and project landmarks within established timeframes.

• Plan, direct, and coordinate activities for moderately complex work efforts through the development work efforts plans, scope and budgets.

• Ensure consistent visibility for teams by monitoring and reporting business objectives, work efforts achievements, and key indicators.

• Connect with partners and provide insight on issues through root cause analyses.

• Facilitate collaboration on creative alternatives to work efforts challenges with subject matter authorities.

• Remove obstacles and impediments to ensure business and operational objectives are met.

• Develop and track project budgets that may include capital expenditures, operational expenses, and labor funding requirements.

• Identify and apply standard methodologies and needed operational improvements, drive adoption and challenges standards.

• Ensure compliance with company and regulatory policies and procedures.

• Monitor project execution to deliver incremental business value.

• Participate in the creation of the master work efforts plan from the underlying plans (if applicable).

• Assist in defining the control and the overall delivery of the work efforts to meet the goals, objectives, and success criteria.

• Establish overall cadence for communication with impacted partners and provide framework for underlying work efforts(s) communication plans.

• Participate in work effort closure activities to resolve benefit / business impact realization.

• Lead risk by using the best risk management practices to address execution challenges associated with quality, schedule, and cost, in adherence with risk management framework.

• Adhere to EPMO processes, procedures, controls, standards, tools, and templates (as required).

• Drive the adoption and sustainment of changes within the organization in compliance with UniFirst’s Change Management methodology.

• Ensure risks associated with business activities are identified, measured, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.

• Work on business or technology related projects as needed.

Qualifications

Qualifications - External

Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree required

• Ability to lead and drive projects to completion

• Track record of successfully managing complex product development/launch programs, including coordinating design, manufacturing, logistics, and go-to-market teams and activities.

• Holding team members accountable and ensuring work is getting done

• Being a confident leader that can be the driver of the projects and gain trust of their teammates

• 5-7 years of Project Management experience

• Knowledge of Project Management concepts

• Waterfall/Agile project experience

• Vendor management

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills

• Self-starter, goal-oriented, ability to drive resolution without oversight

• The ability to pivot quickly in a fast-changing environment

• Familiarity with and ability to navigate UniFirst processes and culture

• PMP Certification

• Lean certifications/process oriented

Benefits & Perks:

401K with Company Match, Profit Sharing, Health Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Tuition Reimbursement, 30% Employee Discount, Employee Referral Bonuses.

UniFirst is an international leader in garment & Uniform services industry. We currently employ over 14,000 team partners who serve 300,000 business customer locations throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe.

We were included in the top 10 of Selling Power magazine’s “Best Companies to Sell For” list and recognized on Forbes magazine’s “Platinum 400 – Best Big Companies” list. As an 80-year old company focused on annual growth, there’s never been a better time to join our team.

UniFirst is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or employment against any individual on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, ancestry, religion, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, or any other factor protected by anti-discrimination laws

UniFirst is an equal employment/affirmative action employer. If you need accommodation for any part of the application process because of a medical condition or disability, please send an e-mail to TalentAcquisition@unifirst.com or call to let us know the nature of your request.

UniFirst Recruiters and/or representatives will not ask job seekers to provide personal financial information when submitting a job application. Please be vigilant as such requests for information may be fraudulent.

UniFirst is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or employment against any individual on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, ancestry, religion, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, or any other factor protected by anti-discrimination laws.

If you need accommodation for any part of the application process because of a medical condition or disability, please send an e-mail to TalentAcquisition@unifirst.com or

call 800-347-7888 to let us know the nature of your request.

UniFirst Recruiters and/or representatives will not ask job seekers to provide personal financial information when submitting a job application. Please be vigilant as such requests for information may be fraudulent.