Project Manager - Business Transformation

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Position Overview

Shaw Industries Group, Inc. is a leader in flooring and other surface solutions designed for residential housing, commercial spaces and outdoor environments. Leveraging strengths in design, innovation and operational excellence, the company takes a people-centered, customer-focused, and growth-minded approach to meet diverse market needs. It creates differentiated customer experiences through its expansive portfolio of brands: Anderson Tuftex, COREtec, Shaw Floors, Patcraft, Philadelphia Commercial, Shaw Contract, Shaw Sports Turf, Shawgrass, Southwest Greens, Watershed Geo and more. Headquartered in Dalton, Georgia, Shaw is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. with more than $6 billion in annual sales and 18,000 associates worldwide.  

Position Summary 

Shaw Industries is seeking a Project Manager with experience in managing complex projects to deliver company-wide strategic initiatives on a cross-functional basis. Projects will be primarily business transformation but normally have a digital component. This role demands a proactive leader who can navigate and influence at all levels of the organization to achieve exceptional results. 

In this role, you will execute high quality, predictable and efficient project management and delivery for the enterprise. You will work closely with functional leaders across the company to provide visibility and clarity on execution roadmaps, resource attributions for projects, understand upcoming risks, think creatively to minimize delays, and spearhead 

cross-functional resolutions.  

You thrive on providing significant value to Shaw by being a solution provider first, using all resource options available to deliver results quickly and cost-effectively by leveraging internal teams and/or through the use of outsourced expertise. You are highly focused on achieving key milestones and attentive to the details that drive successful outcomes.

As a member of the Shaw team, we are seeking coachable, approachable, and self-aware, with a passion for building meaningful relationships across the organization and a strong desire to serve others and add value.

This role reports to the VP of Business Transformation in the Transformation Management Office and work collaboratively and closely across all areas of the business. 

Responsibilities: 

• Excellent project management and organizational skills working in a complex environment. 

• Ability to build and maintain strong trusting relationships with peers and business partners. 

• Possess excellent communication skills with business and technical resources within all levels of leadership. 

• Partner cross-functionally with key stakeholders across the residential and broader business while effectively driving projects. 

• Provide visibility, tracking and milestones for major initiatives which highlight progress and represent the impact on business outcomes. 
• You will lead with confidence, conviction, diligence and by example. 

• Understand and manage risks and dependencies on a project in a complex environment. 

• Provide clarity on objectives, deliverables, and define scopes accurately for each project. 

• Take charge of planning, communications, change management, and implementation of projects. 

• Navigate diverse stakeholder groups, form and sustain successful partnerships with experts in diverse areas of the business with overlapping and non-overlapping expertise. 

• Identify risks early on and work diligently with the appropriate subject matter experts to solve or mitigate issues and ensure timely continuation of project deliveries. 

• Build relationships and collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure great delivery 

Qualifications: 

• B.S. required. Ideally in IT, Engineering, Business, or related fields. 
• Strong understanding of systems-based thinking (Operational systems, manufacturing systems, etc.).  

• A proven track record in planning, developing, and delivering large scale initiatives on time and on budget. 
• Demonstrates a strong sense of accountability, initiative, and responsiveness.
  
  

Preferred:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate. Candidates without current certification must be willing to obtain it within one year of employment.
• 7+ years of cross-functional project management experience 

Required Leadership Competencies: 

• Build Trusting Relationships 

• Drive Results 

• Deliver Compelling Communication 

• Demonstrate Customer Orientation 

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