As the Manager - Portfolio, you will directly support the Strategy Realization Office (SRO) by ensuring effective governance of the entire Enterprise project/product portfolio. You will ensure the portfolio is aligned with the business objectives, prioritized, resourced, governed, and the performance analyzed and communicated. Additionally, you will ensure the cross-functional dependencies between projects and products efforts are connected and coordinated.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for overseeing the approval, planning, prioritization, development, and implementation of enterprise project and product efforts
- Responsible for developing, establishing, and standardized project management methodologies and procedures
- Responsible for proactively identifying bottlenecks before they disrupt timelines
- Responsible for efficient allocation of team members based on skills and capacity
- Responsible for using metrics to accurately predict project completion dates
- Responsible for fixing the underlying systemic issue when a failure occurs, rather than just treating symptoms
- Responsible for enabling projects/products to achieve a return on investment and meeting the goals and objectives of the organization
- Responsible for developing and maintaining the enterprise project and product governance processes and standards to enable effective portfolio management
- Responsible for establishing a comprehensive internal audit program aligned with the required SOX Controls
Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree – Business Administration, Engineering, Supply Chain required; Master's Degree preferred
- Licenses/Certificates/Designations – PMP, SCRUM Master, Agile Product Owner preferred
- 5-7 years of experience as an Agile Product Owner & Scrum Master, Six Sigma
- Required to communicate effectively with project teams, product teams, stakeholders, executive management.
- Customer Focused
- Demonstrated Leadership
- Project Management, Program Management, Portfolio Management, Change Management
- Continuous Improvement
- Process Mapping, Capacity Modeling, Data Analysis
- Critical Thinking
- Analytical Ability
- Ability to Work Independently
- Ability to travel up to 25%
#LI-MB1
About UsThis amount is what we reasonably believe we will pay for the position; however, offer amounts may vary based on factors such as geographic location, relevant education, experience, qualifications, skills, shift, or any collective bargaining agreements.In addition, Wesco offers a benefits program for eligible employees, which may include paid time off, medical, dental, and vision coverage, and retirement savings plans. Additional details about benefits are available here.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or Supply Chain
- Master's degree
- PMP certification
- Scrum Master certification
- Agile Product Owner certification
- 5-7 years experience as an Agile Product Owner and Scrum Master with Six Sigma experience
- Ability to communicate effectively with project teams, stakeholders, and executive management
- Customer focus
- Demonstrated leadership
- Project, program, and portfolio management experience
- Change management experience
- Continuous improvement experience
- Process mapping skills
- Capacity modeling skills
- Data analysis skills
- Critical thinking and analytical ability
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to travel up to 25%
- Experience developing SOX-aligned internal audit and governance processes
WESCO International Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about WESCO International and has not been reviewed or approved by WESCO International.
-
Retirement Support — Feedback suggests the 401(k) with company match is a relative strong point and is consistently part of the package. Retirement offerings are frequently cited as a solid element within the total rewards.
-
Leave & Time Off Breadth — Feedback suggests PTO policies are favorable, including self‑managed or generous banks in some roles along with paid holidays. Paid parental leave and related time‑off options add to the perceived strength of leave benefits.
-
Flexible Benefits — Feedback suggests employees have meaningful choice through medical plan options with HSA/FSA alongside ancillary programs like EAP, discounts, and supplemental coverages. The breadth of selectable add‑ons supports tailoring benefits to individual needs.
WESCO International Insights
What We Do
At Wesco, we believe life should run smoothly. As a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions, we create a world that you can depend on. Harnessing 100 years of ingenuity and expertise, we increase profitability, improve productivity and mitigate risk for approximately 150,000 customers worldwide. With nearly 1.5 million products and locations in more than 50 countries, Wesco is your partner in progress. Our company’s greatest asset is our people. From our corporate and field offices to our distribution sites, Wesco employs over 20,000 professionals around the globe. We’re committed to fostering diversity and inclusion across our workforce by embracing the unique perspectives, authenticity, and individuality our team members contribute to the company. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Wesco is a publicly traded (NYSE: WCC) FORTUNE 500® company with 2022 net sales of $21.4 billion.
