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The Role
The Project and Process Manager leads cross-functional projects within Footwear & Sourcing, ensuring effective communication, documentation, and adherence to project management standards and methodologies while promoting process improvement and organizational change.
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Who We Are:
At Brooks, we believe movement is the key to feeling more alive. That’s why we’re driven to create gear and experiences that take people to the place that makes them feel more alive — whether it’s a headspace, a feeling, or a finish line.
Everyone who works at Brooks is propelled by a company culture that sparks excitement, fuels collaboration, inspires creativity, and ignites innovation.
Our brand values help bond us together and drive our success:
· Runner First
We act in the best interest of the runner
· Word is Bond
We do what we say we’ll do
· Champion Heart
We give our all in everything we do
· There is no “I” in Run
We stay generous with our humanity
· Keep Moving
We find ways to move every day, because joy is kinetic!
We welcome everyone from every walk of life looking to inspire others through the power of movement — because we’re all moving towards something. Let’s run there.
Your Job:
The Brooks Project & Process Management Team acts as a center of excellence for project, process, system and tool management in support of all teams within Footwear & Sourcing. This team spans multiple teams, time zones, skill sets and disciplines and provides the knowledge and resources necessary to help Footwear & Sourcing teams assess, optimize and standardize their processes – allowing them to focus on their roles and expertise – doing what they do best. Our global team seeks a skilled Project Manager to identify, scope and lead multiple end-to-end projects within Footwear & Sourcing while also helping further develop the team as a center of excellence for project and process management.
The Project and Process Manager, Asia has a formal foundation in project and process management, managing calendars and adherence to requirements and timelines and partner with more senior Project & Process Managers on more complex projects, workstreams, programs. This role also requires the ability to learn, implement and manage tools and systems required within Footwear & Sourcing. The ideal candidate for this role has strong project management experience, is a quick learner, excels at communication and can comprehend technical information and assisting in developing creative ways to deliver information to relevant stakeholders. In this role, you will lead multiple end-to-end projects and will be responsible for scope, time, resourcing and the overall success of each project. This role works with key subject matter experts and functional leaders, across teams, to create and facilitate delivery of projects and initiatives.
In addition to taking on responsibilities as a Project Manager, this role will have the opportunity to support and ultimately own Footwear & Sourcing programs and initiatives related to process improvement, organizational change management and systems & tools.
Your Responsibilities:
- Work cross functionally, within Footwear & Sourcing, to identify opportunities for project management, process improvement, organizational change management and system & tools improvements.
- Collaborate with Footwear & Sourcing leadership to develop scope for projects, present solution proposals and provide end-to-end project leadership delivery.
- Facilitate communication between cross-functional teams, ensuring timely follow-ups and clear documentation of action items.
- Facilitate multiple initiatives simultaneously across Footwear & Sourcing departments as the project or process manager
- Maintain standard project management documentation and metrics.
- Define project tasks and resource requirements; assemble and lead the project team.
- Develop full-scale project plans, risk assessments, change control and project status.
- Report, manage and mitigate project issues, risks and escalations, and ensure project delivery and overall success.
- Maintain project and program management tools, templates and databases to ensure accurate tracking of deliverables.
- Gather requirements, design, develop and implement tools for standardizing project and process management within the Footwear & Sourcing team.
- Understand and implement process improvement methodologies to drive efficiency and effectiveness within department-led initiatives.
- Maintain knowledge of internal and external best practices related to project and process management.
- Commit to training and development opportunities to build expertise in project, program, and process management.
- Collaborate with more senior Project & Process Manager to continuously build overall skillset
- Hold teams accountable for deliverables by positively influencing within Footwear & Sourcing.
- Develop an understanding of organizational change management fundamentals
- Occasional International travel may be required
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent education and experience
- 3+ years of related project and/ or program management experience, ideally in a product development or consulting environment
- Minimum of 2 years of experience leading project teams
- Project Management certifications (PMP, etc.) desired
- Strong knowledge of project management standards (PMBOK)
- Strong knowledge of process improvement methodologies
- Experience managing cross-functional projects and working with leadership teams to ensure project goals are met
- Collaborative leadership skills
- Being self-driven, eager to learn and goal-oriented with strong time-management skills
- Exceptional work ethic; being adaptable to ever-changing demands, with the ability to refocus and develop options for quick changes in projects
- Experience with Microsoft Office required
- Experience in using analytical methods to improve processes
- Strong verbal and written communication skills are a must
- Strong interpersonal skills that inspire and build trust resulting in effective working relationships across the company
- Ability to anticipate how a decision made can affect our customers, our partners, our products or other departments’ operations and/or morale; “connecting the dots.”
- Ability to challenge the status quo – always looking at improving our products and processes while also displaying a willingness to dive into the details.
- Proven ability to communicate and influence in a collaborative, team oriented and complex global environment
- Passionate participation in Brooks’ sports activities a plus, overridden by the ability to understand and empathize with the runner to develop loyal, engaging relationships with our customers and the Brooks community.
- Unwavering demonstration of Brooks’ corporate values: Runner First, Word Is Bond, Champion Heart, There Is No “I” In Run, and Keep Moving
At Brooks, we celebrate diversity & equity. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment, and encourage people of all backgrounds, perspectives, experiences, and skills to apply. Brooks is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, two-spirit identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, the presence of a physical, mental, or sensory disability, marital status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), caste, citizenship or immigration status, honorably discharged veteran or military status, actual or perceived victims of domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault or stalking, HIV or Hepatitis C infection, political ideology, use of a trained service animal by a person with a disability, or on any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, or any other non-merit based factors.
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The Company
What We Do
Brooks’ purpose is to inspire everyone to run their path by creating the best performance gear and experiences in the world while taking responsibility for our impact on people and the planet. Since 1914, we’ve been propelled by a never-ending curiosity with how humans move. Because, to us, movement is the key to feeling more alive. We’re all moving towards something. Whether it’s a headspace, a feeling, or a finish line.
Why Work With Us
Everyone at Brooks is propelled by a company culture that sparks excitement, fuels collaboration, inspires creativity, and ignites innovation. Our brand values bond us together to drive our success. This means we solve for the runner, do what we say we will, give it our all, are generous with our humanity, and find a way to keep moving every day.
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