Associate Project Manager, Retail Development

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Associate Project Manager

Position Summary:

This position resides within Retail Development group, which is responsible for designing and building new stores and service centers that help drive the company’s impressive growth worldwide. RD is also responsible for driving remodels and small works projects to enhance the client experience and operational efficiency.

The SFO (Store Facilities Operations) Associate Project Manager assists in the oversight of both large and small, highly complex projects to ensure they are completed on time and within budget, in close collaboration with various business partners. Within this group, a project is defined as the work required to do one of the following: remodel an existing store, perform a program roll-out, or execute small works capital improvements

Successfully completing remodel and small works projects is critical to support Tesla’s rapid growth while also ensuring stores continue to meet our evolving standards. This individual partners with various RD teams, as well as other Tesla departments and external vendors. More specifically, this individual supports activities including roadmap planning, detailed project planning, project execution, reporting to leadership, risk identification and mitigation, progress presentations to leadership, and project close out.

Position Responsibility:

·  Ensures project management standards are applied to the myriad projects in the Retail Development/SFO group:
·  Coordinates project management activities and ensures best practices are used across the group.
·  Supports project plans, identifies dependencies, and tracks progress against established timelines by monitoring issues and risks, with the aim of keeping projects on schedule and within budget.
·  Supports projects that are high visibility or high risk, and dedicates required attention to lead risk mitigation activities, as needed, to ensure successful completion.
·  Assists in preparing material take-offs, scopes of work, and phasing diagrams for execution of open location work. Coordinates with purchasing and finance teams to ensure commitments are made and tracked to align with project milestones.
·  Manages/measures vendor by providing continual feedback throughout the execution of project scope to ensure that Tesla standards are met.
·  Acts as primary facilitator of Small Works/Remodel Schedule. Supports SFO Project Manager in compiling and distributing schedule and key milestones to required stakeholders.
·  Prepares materials supporting SFO PM that drive effective communication and reporting across RD, and with other Tesla departments and vendors:
·  Organizes and documents discussions with SFO/RD to influence decision making and alignment among different stakeholders.
·  Coordinates with cross-functional partners in a dynamic environment to ensure alignment to strategy and plans, and to address project issues and risks.
·  Maintains meeting cadences, supports effective status meetings with SFO groups, Store Management, partners and vendors, and ensures dissemination of information and decisions to required stakeholders.
·  Tracks and ensures visibility of program progress to extended teams and RD leadership by creating/populating status reports and detailed dashboards to effectively display the end-to-end health of SFO projects.

Desired Skills and Experience:

Skills

·  Understanding of project management methods, principles, and best practices for retail/service environments.
·  Possesses strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills for multi-level stakeholders.
·  Can directs service provider/contractor work successfully with minimal oversight, intervening to remove obstacles and provide clarity when necessary.
·  Demonstrates an action oriented style, and the ability to identify new opportunities for improvement and, when necessary, navigate challenges and ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.
·  Successfully builds relationships and trust with stakeholders in Retail Development and across functions as well as Tesla’s external partners and vendors to achieve shared objectives.
·  Drives results by setting aggressive goals and standards, pushing self and assisting others, and facilitating agreement to complete projects on time and within budget.

Experience

·  1-2 years of project management experience.
·  Strong passion for Tesla Motors.
·  1-2 years of retail industry experience a plus
·  Experience managing parallel small and large-scale retail programs, such as rollouts, store remodels, and programs. Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing, fast-paced environment.
·  Experience directly managing resources and directing work in dynamic, cross-functional teams.
·  BS/BA required
·  Strong written & communication skills, including proficiency in computer programs (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)

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