Project Manager II

Project Manager II

BCforward is currently seeking a highly motivated Project Manager II for a Hybrid opportunity!

Position Title: Project Manager II

Location: Sunnyvale, CA (Hybrid)

Anticipated Start Date: 12/09/2024

Please note this is the target date and is subject to change. BCforward will send official notice ahead of a confirmed start date.

Expected Duration: 12 Months Contract

Job Type: Contract (>%3D30 HRS WEEKLY)

Pay Range: $60 - $65/ hr W2

Please note that actual compensation may vary within this range due to factors such as location, experience, and job responsibilities, and does not encompass additional non-standard compensation (e.g., benefits, paid time off, per diem, etc.).

Physical Merchandising Project Manager - North America

• Hiring for an experienced Retail Project Manager to support the development of North American third-party retail partner display programs. This role reports directly to the North American (NA) Regional Lead for Physical Merchandising. The role will assist in the planning and orchestration of NA display programs across third party retail. The role may also support a variety of other projects that come up to progress the ongoing success of the team's programs. The role will help drive overarching process development for physical merchandising activity within the Virtual/Mixed Reality category.
• The project manager is responsible for maintaining the budgeting, planning and production of fixtures and graphics. The role involves extensive coordination and negotiation between fixture/graphic companies, internal cross-functional teams as well as external vendor partners, to ensure accurate and on time updates are delivered to stores or to third parties. The role will interface with internal and external resources, third party technical support partners, content creators and channel marketing teams across RL.

Key Projects/Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Manage multiple physical merchandising programs focusing on end-to-end production of third-party retail displays.
• Physical merchandising programs for all of our Canadian retailers,
• Partnering channel marketing and creative team in physical merchandising programs, fixtures used to sell our projects, any physical manifestation in third party retail. They need to understand of materials and merchandising principals and being able to manage 3rd party principals and project management
• Negotiation experience and managing budgets $4-6 millions

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Partner with the Regional VM Lead to initiate, progress and deliver project activities
• Act as a key point of contact driving activity between global fixture vendor partners, graphic companies, channel marketing managers, creative and marketing
• Track and manage the financial aspect of projects. Use internal payment systems and tools to progress payment activities. Work closely with team members to ensure all activities are on budget
• Work to identify areas to value engineer, negotiate with vendors on deliverables such as production, kitting & shipping costs
• Maintain project trackers to ensure all updates execute on time
• Work on internal process development, collaborate with team members to drive efficiencies for physical merchandising initiatives, especially across VR counterparts
• Organize vendor partner conference calls weekly to track and update progress ensuring all deadline dates are on track
• Prepare internal communications to convey and drive understanding of project plans and activity status

  Top 3 must-have HARD skills:

• 5 years experience working on development and production of physical merchandising programs for third-party retailers like Best Buy, Walmart, Target, and Costco. Knowledge of physical merchandising production and lead-times related to in-store retail displays is critical for success.
• 3-5 years experience managing third-party print and production vendors.
• Experience working with creative, visual merchandising, marketing, and sales teams to develop creative briefs.
  
  

  Good to have skills:

• Problem-solving skills for building contingency plans to maintain production timelines.
• Experience using project management tools and spreadsheet to track and communicate timelines, costs, and deliverables.
• Ability to multi-task and work with competing and ever-changing priorities in fast-paced environment.
  
  

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of retail project management experience, preferably within the consumer electronics category
• Understanding of 3rd party retail, first hand experience working with NA partners such as: Best Buy, Walmart, Target, Costco etc.
• Understanding of the fixture design, development and implementation process
• Communication skills with a focus on detail
• Advanced MS office skills (and proficient with equivalent Google docs)
• Proficient in the creation and maintenance of project trackers across multiple programs and stakeholders
• Experience maintaining budgets
• Able to thrive in a constant changing environment

  PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with Telco operators a plus (Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile)
• First-hand experience of the 2D artwork production process, from creative layout through to print production
• Experience of AV (Audiovisual) retail display technology
• Experience of qualitative and quantitative retail research projects

Benefits:

BCforward offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer-provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and 401k.

About BCforward:

Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward's 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.

BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class place to work.

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.

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Interested candidates please send resume in Word format Please reference job code 231278 when responding to this ad.

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