Summary
Lead end-to-end project management for store design and visual merchandising initiatives, driving cross-functional collaboration to deliver projects on time, on budget, and aligned with brand standards. Serve as the primary liaison among internal teams and external partners, provide financial oversight for multi-million-dollar budgets, and ensure clear project documentation and communication throughout project lifecycles.
Responsibilities
- Manage planning, scheduling, budgeting, execution, and post-project analysis for large-scale store environment projects.
- Act as central point of contact between Construction, Install Planning, Finance, VM Design, Store Design, in-store teams, and external vendors.
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans and communicate updates, risks, and changes to stakeholders.
- Oversee financial transactions including budgets, purchase orders, corporate card expenses, and reconciliations.
- Negotiate with Strategic Sourcing and vendors to optimize costs and supply chain performance.
- Facilitate regular project meetings and foster cross-training and knowledge sharing across teams.
- Create and distribute project documentation such as timelines, briefs, and recaps.
- Escalate risks, delays, or scope changes to leadership with contingency plans.
- Translate project details into actionable guidance for in-store teams to ensure successful execution.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience and training in project management principles.
- 5+ years of project management experience, ideally in retail or visual merchandising, or 5+ years Nordstrom VM Manager experience.
- Proven ability to manage budgets and perform financial reconciliations.
- Experience with procurement processes, purchase orders, vendor coordination, and expense tracking.
- Familiarity with Coupa and Concur and proficiency in Microsoft Office with advanced Excel skills preferred.
- Experience with project management tools such as Smartsheet, WordPress NordVM, and POMS.
- Strong communication, decision making, and complexity management skills.
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