Project Manager

 About us: 

We are passionate about making science easy and accessible to retailers, helping them get more value from people, data, and systems. We bring together expertise in retail, science, and scalable technologies to automate and enhance the quality of decision-making through software and consulting services.

Our retail knowledge and experience help us apply a wide range of statistical and quantitative analysis in practical and valuable ways. And our technical skills ensure we can navigate the largest and most complex data environments with the most relevant and up-to-date tools.

About this role

RetSci is seeking a motivated and passionate Project Manager to join our fast-growing team. This team member will become an expert in our vendor partners software product offering and assist with delivering their solutions or our forecasting services to our customers. 

Our team implements solutions to help retailers with the following processes:

• Assortment Planning


• Merchandise Financial Planning


• Location Planning


• Item Planning


• Forecasting


• Replenishment


• Allocation

What you will do

• Successfully manage delivery of end-to-end projects and manage client expectations


• Create and manage roadmaps, and project plan


• Manage day-to-day monitoring tasks and activities, and initiate corrective action where necessary in order to keep the project on track.


• Manage the project based on agreed scope as defined in Statement of Work


• Manage scope creep, ensure change requests are clearly called out, agreed, and impacted against the timeline.


• Continually assess action items, risks, and issues maintaining risk and issue logs and contingency plans


• Prepare and deliver reporting and escalate any issues, as appropriate & in a timely manner.


• Develop and maintain backlog of product enhancements to meet tactical needs and strategic goals.


• Provide counseling & coaching, oversight, and support for teams.


• Manage project(s) financials including the development of financial plans.


• Participate and lead aspects of the proposal development process.
  

We would love to hear from you if you have

• Bachelor's degree with excellent academics in business or technology disciplines (e.g., Industrial Engineering, Business Management, Business Analytics, Computer Science)


• 3-5+ years of experience in consulting or previous experience in process design and requirements gathering for software delivery.


• Strong attention to detail, focus, and problem-solving skills.


• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.


• A drive to learn and master new technologies and techniques.


• An ability to create and maintain strong cross-functional internal relationships and client relationships through strong communication skills.


• A collaborative attitude and working style, willingness to share and use the best ideas.


• The ability to be creative while also working towards goals and timelines.


• The ability to lead projects and work with minimal supervision. 

Even better if you have

• Experience in retail 


• PL/SQL experience


• Experience leading projects and managing timelines/resources/financials

Perks

In addition to joining a team of retail and technology experts as we drive value for our clients, you’ll also get a ton of perks!

• We have team lunches each week with a meal prepared by a private chef and an endless supply of snacks, coffee, and drinks! 


• Our office building has a complimentary gym and we have a game room, so we have the occasional table tennis competition!


• Casual dress code, social events, and after-work activities.


• Flexible, diverse work environment and a respectful, innovative team.  
  


• But it’s not all about the fun. You get a competitive salary and a progressive bonus while getting a startup experience at a company with an awesome culture.


• We also provide great medical insurance, 401K, and equity stock plans for all employees


• 21 days of PTO, major national holidays, and a company-wide vacation from December 25th to January 1st!