Welcome to Love's! We are looking for a Senior Technology Project Manager to lead complex technology initiatives from inception to delivery, ensuring alignment with business value and strategic goals for the Supply Chain organization. This role requires expertise in project management methodologies, stakeholder engagement, and emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI). This individual will apply proven project management techniques relevant to the project and team performing them, whether that be in a ‘waterfall’, agile or hybrid approach.  As a senior level role, this person will also be responsible for coaching others in the practice of project management/scrum methodologies. *Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. We do not provide sponsorship for employment visas now or in the future.*   

Job Functions:

Project Leadership & Delivery

• Manage end-to-end lifecycle of supply chain & merchandising technology projects, from planning through deployment and post-implementation review
• Define project scope, objectives, and success criteria in collaboration with stakeholders and aligned with supply chain and business goals
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, budgets, and resource allocations
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget
• Assess and mitigate risks related to technology implementation
• Leverage project management tools (Azure Dev Ops, Aha!, MSProject, etc.) to document, track, and report on project progress and outcomes and facilitate overall planning
• Ability to manage multiple projects effectively and efficiently across teams, technologies and business areas
• Identify the best project management approach to use depending on the team and nature of the project
• Partner closely with solution implementation partners and determine how to adapt and consolidate methodologies to work with Love’s

Technology Implementation & Optimization

• Oversee implementation of supply chain systems, data, and integration platforms
• Coordinate with external partners, technology, and supply chain teams to ensure seamless system integration and data flow
• Leverage AI to improve project management functions, reporting, and risk management
• Identify opportunities for improving project flow, documentation, and communication
• Implement hybrid and innovative approaches to delivering value throughout a project, bridging planning and execution at speed and scale

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

• Partner with supply chain leaders, subject matter experts, and technology teams to ensure alignment and adoption of technology solutions
• Communicate project status, risks, and benefits to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders and subject matter experts to earn their trust, confidence, and respect.
• Preparation and presentation of project status/progress reports to various audiences, focusing on appropriate content for the audience
• Effectively conduct meetings spanning multiple teams on complex matters

.Mentorship & Project Team Development

• Act as a mentor, coach, and facilitator to build self-organizing, high-performing project teams
• Proactively remove obstacles to ensure teams remain focused and productive

• Define clear roles and responsibilities for all project team members, fostering accountability and ownership
• Guides the team in the setting of realistic objectives for delivery timeframes and continually manages project expectations with team and stakeholder in a traditional waterfall approach, Kanban, or Agile/sprint delivery cycles
• For any agile project - facilitate scrum ceremonies – Sprint planning, grooming, daily stand-ups, sprint demo, retrospectives and feature planning.  Maintain team capacity, burn-downs, key metrics and dashboard reporting
• For any waterfall project – facilitate necessary meetings, resource/capacity models and planning, maintain project plan in appropriate tool by relevant project phase, reporting and stakeholder communication
• Demonstrates continuous improvement and encourages other team members to do the same
• Continuously broadens capabilities to effectively apply Project Management /Agile techniques and improve coaching and mentoring skills

Experience and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Project Management Professional (PMP) Certifications preferred
• Minimum of 7 years technology project management experience, preference in supply chain focused initiatives
• Agile methodology experience, including Scrum and Kanban
• Project management expertise, leading large scale, complex and high value projects

SKILLS

• Soft Skills:
  • Ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders
  • Clear and concise communication and reporting to executive sponsors and team members
  • Ability to prioritize and manage numerous competing demands in a high stress environment
  • Works independently and able to make decisions quickly when necessary and quickly identify risks and escalation needs
  • Strong interpersonal skills
• Hard Skills:
  • Proficiency with project management tools (Azure DevOps, MSProject, Aha!, etc.)
  • Ability to build or determine requirements for project dashboards and reporting
  • Budget and cost control experience
• Work Environment:
  • Prolonged sitting, some bending and stooping
  • Eye strain (screen use)
  • Operation of a computer keyboard and calculator
  • Occasional lifting up to 25 pounds

Typical Physical Demands: 

• Requires normal range of hearing and vision
• Additional hours may be necessary
• Possibility for travel based on project needs

Our Culture: 

Fueling customers' journeys since 1964, innovation leads the way for this family-owned and operated business headquartered in Oklahoma City. With nearly 40,000 team members, travel stops are the core business along with products and services that provide value for professional drivers, fleets, traveling public, RVers, alternative energy and wholesale fuel customers. Giving back to communities and an inclusive workplace are hallmarks of the award-winning culture.

Love's is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans encouraged to apply. 

Job Category: Information Technology