Senior Analyst, Project Management

Company Description

Why Choose Us?

Fifty years ago, Sam Walton started a single mom-and-pop shop and transformed it into the world's biggest retailer. Since those founding days, one thing has remained consistent: our commitment to helping our customers save money so they can live better. Today, we're reinventing the shopping experience, and our associates are at the heart of it. You'll play a crucial role in shaping the future of retail, improving millions of lives around the world. This is that place where your passions meet purpose. Join our family and create a career you're proud of.

Job Description

Position Summary...

What you'll do:

The Senior Analyst, Project Management, is responsible for supporting Remodel and Supply Chain projects. They will serve a vital role in supporting the planning and execution of projects and assist in system engineering and coordinating the efforts of the project team. Responsible for getting project dates, getting project drawings and other key project details, and ensuring that all project-related information is accurate, up-to-date, and easily accessible.

Job Profile Summary:

• Demonstrates up-to-date expertise and applies this to the development, execution, and improvement of action plans by providing expert advice and guidance to others in the application of information and best practices, supporting and aligning efforts to meet customer and business needs, and building commitment for perspectives and rationales.
• Provides and supports the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders, identifying business needs, determining, and carrying out necessary processes and practices, monitoring progress and results, recognizing, and capitalizing on improvement opportunities, and adapting to competing demands, organizational changes, and new responsibilities.
• Models’ compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by incorporating these into the development and implementation of business plans, using the Open Door Policy, and demonstrating and assisting others with how to apply these in executing business processes and practices.

Job Description:

• Manages the execution of small projects or work streams by ensuring resolution of critical issues, monitoring progress versus plan, escalating complex or difficult issues, utilizing scope-change orders to track changes to the project, tracking expenditures and budgets, providing informational presentations, managing stakeholder expectations, holding self and project team accountable for project delivery, and developing performance reports.
• Provides and supports project planning and implementation by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders, preparing project question responses, identifying quality, change request, and project failure root causes, identifying project requirements, proposing problem solutions, recognizing, and capitalizing on improvement opportunities.
• Supports assigned projects by understanding business needs, assisting in the development of solutions, adhering to prioritization and project milestones, testing, and piloting solutions, validating results, monitoring, and tracking solution results; and communicating with project stakeholders.

You’ll sweep us off our feet if:

• Leading with integrity while delivering quality results.
• You have a professional understanding of the life safety and security systems.
• Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to help guide and deploy solutions.
• You are an effective and clear communicator.
• Develop strong working relationships with internal stakeholders, including Real Estate, Compliance, Asset Protection, Corporate Security, and Operations.

You’ll make an impact by:

• Operate with excellence: Align on clear expectations and deliver business initiatives; anticipate and plan for on-going improvement in performance, efficiency, and subject matter expertise. Aligns ways of working with goals, objectives, and core values.
• Adapt quickly and resourcefully: Prioritize amongst competing demands and ongoing design efforts; effectively support others to meet challenges.
• Support team culture: Supports and strengthens relationships through trust and regular feedback. Foster an environment that values inclusion and diverse perspectives.
• Navigate and balance: Customer focused solutions and business/customer objectives with prioritization of safety.
• Embrace change: Sponsor or support programs and initiatives that improve adaptability and continuous learning. Actively and rapidly embraces change by experimenting and gaining buy in and support.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, Risk Management, or related field and 2 years’ experience in security, construction management, emergency management, risk management, law enforcement, fire service, or related area.

OR

• 3 years’ experience in security, emergency management, risk management, law enforcement, fire service, or related area.

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• Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Computer Science, or related field

OR

• 2 years’ experience in project management, business, operations, or related area.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Emergency Management experience.
• Project Management experience.
• Experience supervising associates.
• Masters: Business Administration
• Data Analytics
• Project Management - Certification
• Six Sigma - Certification

Additional Information

Benefits & Perks:
Beyond competitive pay, you can receive incentive awards for your performance.
Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.