Program Manager- Supply Chain Technology

Kroger Family of Companies • Blue Ash, OH • 2h ago

Lead cross-functional programs and workstreams focused on transforming supply chain and manufacturing technologies. Partner closely with Product, Engineering, and external vendors to plan and implement critical systems. Drive integrated planning across multiple workstreams, ensuring clear dependency management and critical-path oversight. Maintain strong change-control discipline across scope, timeline, budget, and sequencing. Oversee cutover and go-live orchestration by coordinating integration, readiness, and cross-team alignment.

Responsible for the execution of large projects/programs across the company. Lead and direct the work of assigned resources. Provide leadership and guidance to cross-functional teams. Apply project management principles and frameworks to guide and serve teams that deliver technology solutions. Partner to support agile and product centric ways of working. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Deliver program management responsibilities using appropriate project management methods and tools whether predictive (plan-driven) approaches or adaptive (iterative/agile) approaches

Execute programs within accepted disciplines using leading enterprise tools (planning, measuring, and controlling)

Promote and demonstrate collaboration, team accountability and transparency

Demonstrate expert ability to direct work when priorities shift, facilitate issue resolution, and lead/refine communications

Provide coaching and mentoring for Project Managers and Program Managers

Build relationships and partnerships with Engineering, Agile Delivery, Product, Portfolio, Business and 3rd party Application Vendors across assigned domains while leading strategic programs

Collaborate to create strategy to implement and ensure adoption of Kroger's leading practices

Partner with key stakeholders in Engineering, Agile Delivery, Product, Portfolio and Business for program definition and execution; to develop resource plan for program execution; andto coordinate creation and definition of 3rd party contract(s)

Partner with Product Management to encourage synergy and alignment in delivery, provide clarity, and foster collaboration with stakeholders in a consistent way

Facilitate engagement of teams for quality, compliance, and security leading practices

Lead and direct the work of Project Managers, Program Managers, and assigned resources to strategically address critical and/or complex program(s)/ solution(s)/Product Group(s), in partnership with Engineering, Agile Delivery, Product, Business and 3rd party Application Vendors; and effectively leads KTD large scale organizational change initiatives

Participate in strategic program planning

Serve as advisor and participates in planning to assess needs and make recommendations on staffing, team structure, forecasting, and communication planning; and oversees team onboarding to program assignments

Share information with peers and others in the project/program community; leads practices in COE meetings; and participates in special projects

Lead and participate in sensitive/confidential initiatives using discretion

Participate in candidate review/recommendation; and ensures PMO leading practices are used by contracted Project Managers and Program Managers in Programs

Ensure that organizational change impacts are considered and required resources are included in planning

Partner with Portfolio team to drive consistency in contract execution; and manages the integration of vendor tasks

Monitor and manage budget/capacity plan variances; and partners with Portfolio team to build, review and adjust forecasts

Demonstrate organizational awareness, business acumen, and a cohesive, broad view to identify inconsistencies, recognize critical enablers and delivery interdependencies in order to raise awareness and drive conversations

Create and communicate data-driven reporting to stakeholders to highlight progress and readiness for delivery/rollout; recommends and strategizes plan adjustments; and implements plan changes based on stakeholder alignment

Demonstrate ability to apply knowledge and efficacy in multiple domains; and identifies, enables and facilitates cross-domain connections

Document issues, risks, decisions and leads team to develop mitigations and escalations

Traveltooffsitelocationsas needed

Must beable to perform the essential job functions of this position with orwithoutreasonable accommodation

QUALIFICATIONS MINIMUM

4+years ofexperience inleadership position deliveringlargeand/orcomplex projects

Advanced problem solvingandorganizational skills

Expertise and experience in delivering larger and/or complex programs to meet organization objective in a program management capacity with Agile teams

Advancedabilityinteammotivation anddelegation

Advanced communication , negotiationandpresentation skillsto effectively communicate information and influence within the organization

Advanced knowledgeofprojectmanagement,programmanagement,andportfolioconcepts,practices,andprocedures and technology /project life cycle

PMP Certification or Project/Program Management certification equivalent or willingness to obtain

DESIRED

BachelorsDegreeinrelatedfieldorequivalentworkexperience

Prior experience supporting projects in warehouse, transportation, yard, labor, or manufacturing operations

Familiarity with facility operations (DCs, plants, fulfillment centers), even at a conceptual level

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