Job description

At Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM), we’ve been hiring friends since 1937—people who share our passion for helping customers feel right at home. If you share our vision, we invite you to be one of us! People love working here! Named one of Furniture Today’s Best places to work, and here a few reasons why: A FUN, stable work environment, with no layoffs in our history. A safe place to work and shop, development opportunities leading you to the career of your dreams and a culture that encourages volunteering and serving our communities.

As our PMO Project Manager at NFM, you are responsible for leading teams to deliver projects that span across one or more business units. The Project Manager manages resources, schedules, financials and adheres to NFM quality and SDLC guidelines throughout the full project life cycle.

Applicants for this position may work remotely from their home. However, they must live in one of the states where NFM operates, including IA, NE, MO, KS, and TX.

Job Duties: A Day in the Life

• Develop: and manage all aspects of project and program engagement from discovery and planning, external vendor relationships, communications, resources, budget, change, risks, and issues
• Manage: the day-to-day project activities, ensuring projects remain within scope, schedule, and defined budgets. Manage ongoing quality control and participate in quality issue resolution
• Analyze: and report project progress and, when necessary, adapt scope, timelines, and costs to ensure that project team adheres to project requirements.
• Own: project life cycle from initiation to full implementation for one major or several minor initiatives simultaneously
• Prepare: estimates and detailed project plan for all phases of the project

Your work will directly impact our ability to help people create a lifestyle they love, for the people they love—because that’s what we love.

Qualifications: Can You Check These Boxes?

• Bachelor's Degree in appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience required
• 4 years of project management experience, including tracking and planning projects required
• 4 years of experience working with business stakeholders within a cross-functional matrix environment required
• 2 years of experience with full product lifecycle with understanding of development lifecycle and various technology methodologies that support that lifecycle required
• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation, and excellence
• Proven success working with all levels of management
• Technically competent with various software programs, including but not limited to Smartsheets, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, and Lucid Char
• Excellent experience in SDLC Methodologies (Agile, SCRUM)
• Pre-employment screening includes, but isn’t limited to, a criminal background check

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Benefits: What’s in It for You?

As a full-time member of our NFM Family, you will enjoy:

• Same day pay - access to your earned pay on-demand, when you need it the most
• Competitive pay - generous annual increases up to 7%
• Inclusive culture – Because everyone who works or shops at NFM should feel right at home
• Health, dental, vision, life Insurance, short and long term disability
• Paid holidays (upon hire) and paid time off (after 90 days)
• Staff discount on merchandise (Collectively, NFM staff have saved almost $2 million on purchases in the last 12 months)
• Virtual and in-person career development opportunities at all levels
• Paid community volunteer opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement
• You’ll start saving for your retirement immediately in NFM’s 401(k) and you’re eligible for company match after one year. NFM’s 401(k) also offers Berkshire Stock as an investment option

Nebraska Furniture Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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