Project Manager - Retail Discovery
The Retail Discovery Project Manager is primarily responsible for the project management oversight of the discovery process. Retail concept development and location strategy, research and information gathering, and writing of the discovery document are all overseen by the project manager. An integral position in the company, it requires significant contact with C-level executives, operational department heads, architects, and financial professionals within the retail and healthcare community.
Responsibilities include: Project Management
- Oversee and coordinate with the internal Simply Retail team and the client to gather Discovery information including the Discovery Questionnaire, floor plans, traffic counters and current retail numbers
- Create, manage, and monitor the start-to-finish production and project management of each individual Discovery project while coordinating the project management schedule of and integration of multiple Discovery production schedules.
- Continuously develop and communicate production and project deadlines to the internal Simply Retail team, independent contractors and the client.
- Act as a liaison and coordinator with independent contractors on the production of outsourced materials.
- Coordinate, collaborate and communicate deadlines, project status and project theme with the entire internal Discovery team.
- Manage internal Discovery team schedules to meet targeted dates and process efficiency with the ultimate goal of a final Discovery product.
Research and Information Gathering
- Gather specific client data and advise retail discovery team on client retail sales analysis, operations, branding, visual merchandising and product development and clinical centers of excellence and hospital sub-specialties.
- Collect and analyze data for current client retail system including traffic flows, client interviews and store financials.
- Conduct interviews of various hospital personnel such as facilities managers, architects, and other healthcare executives.
- Conduct site visits with the discovery team at client locations to asses and determine potential locations for retail concepts.
Simply Retail Culture
- Acts in a timely and responsive manner to team members and management
- Acts as a positive force for the Simply Retail brand
- Communicate issues, concerns and problems in a solutions oriented manner
- Act and maintain the highest standards of professional ethics, honesty, integrity and reliability
- Communicates clear expectations, project goals, and details to outside partners, vendors and internal team members
- Develop and execute clear and concise director level decisions
- Ability to delineate decisions that need partnership with other team members and which belong within retail Discovery
Qualifications:
- Significant healthcare experience
- Project management experience
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to organize and prioritize work in a timely, professional and independent manner
- Superior problem-solving ability
- Budgeting and planning skills
- Superior problem-solving ability
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to strategize effectively
- Successful negotiation and contracting experience
- The ability to travel
- History of building and maintaining strong positive business relationships
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