Project Manager - Business Analyst

Leslie's Overview:

Leslie's Pool Supplies is the "World's Largest Retailer of Swimming Pool Supplies." With over 900 retail stores in 36 states plus Commercial, Service, E-Commerce, and Distribution divisions, there are many career opportunities here at Leslie's. With over 57 years of providing best in class products and solutions to our customers, there is nothing that we value more than the development and growth of our team. We strive to create a positive and fun atmosphere where our Team Members feel valued and are enthusiastic about the contributions they make to the success of Leslie's

Our number one priority is the health and safety of our associates and their families, our partners, our communities and our customers. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required for employment. If you are unable to be vaccinated for medical reasons or sincerely-held religious beliefs, we will consider requests for reasonable accommodation consistent with our policy, and where we are able to provide such accommodations without undue hardship to the company pursuant to applicable law.

Mission/Job Scope:

As a member of the PMO team, the Project Manager is responsible for collecting, analyzing, and documenting customer requirements for projects. Creating detailed functional and technical designs that are accurately documented and verified by customers. The Project Manager will assist the PMO with developing project documentation and ensure project success through on-time deliverables. This position will be responsible for enterprise level projects that contribute to the efficiency, productivity and success of Leslie's Poolmart.

Essential Competencies:

You are a strong leader with passion for ensuring that as a team we're producing high quality solutions efficiently and quickly. You are able to coordinate resources and timelines on multiple projects to meet multiple deadlines, and can communicate and navigate around road blocks, caveats, or needs pertaining to meeting your teams' goals. You are well versed in modern vendor management best practices.

• Ensure successful project delivery from initiation through to closure, within agreed organizational standards & guidelines.
• Working closely with team to facilitate business design activities and to integrate change management activities into project planning activities.
• Capturing and disseminating knowledge across the brands and ensuring best practice is communicated and adopted.
• Assists in the establishment of and adheres to well-established, best-practice project management processes/procedures
• Facilitates the creation of project proposals (including timelines, business value analysis, budgets and resources)
• Provide support to IT Management in fulfilling the vision, direction, and timetable of technical and business process improvement projects that relate to new software development and existing software systems
• Assist PMO to project activities with emphasis on project requirements gathering/specification, testing, quality assurance and user training
• Identifies, evaluates and documents business needs and objectives, operational processes and procedures, problems and requirements.
• Gathering functional requirements, use cases to assist developers in creation of IT solutions to meet business objectives

Qualifications:

• A four-year degree in Business, Science, Engineering, Technology graduate or equivalent
• 2-3 years of Project Management/ Business analyst experience required
• Data Analysis Skills (e.g., Exporting to MS Excel, data manipulation, Report Formatting, and analysis)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skill
• Strong Analytic, Documentation, Organizational, and presentation Skills
• Efficient with multitasking between multiple projects
• Proficiency in all Microsoft products including
• Ability to make recommendations and present findings to Executive Management.
• Ability to lead any necessary Process Improvement efforts needed to mature organization

We offer our team competitive compensation, extensive paid training, comprehensive and flexible suite of benefits package, 401K with company match, team member discounts, rewards for top performers, and most importantly career advancement opportunities.

Leslie's is committed to infusing diversity into the workplace and providing opportunity to our military veterans and their families. Having a diverse and experienced team fuels innovation and creativity. We promote an expansive environment that supports differing perspectives, thoughts, ideas, cultures, and ways of life. Leslie's is an equal opportunity employer.