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Human Resources

• Lead the approach to our portfolio of HR initiatives aimed at optimizing our human resources processes, systems, and organizational culture.
• Work closely with HR leadership and cross-functional teams to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with our strategic goals.
• Help deliver against our HR transformation goals and will effectively tell the story of the impact of HR through KPI tracking, budget trends, and ROI development.
• Collaborate with HR and business leaders to define project objectives, scope, and deliverables that align with organizational goals.
• Translate business and HR strategies into strategic initiatives, while staying connected to external trends that could inform our future HR Portfolio.
• Develop strong stakeholder relationships and maintain effective communication channels to inform and engage appropriate stakeholders.
• Develop comprehensive project plans, timelines, and budgets, ensuring all resources are effectively allocated.
• Define the project intake and governance processes.
• Manage all aspects of a project life cycle, coordinating with vendors, internal associates, and other business units to deliver desired outcomes.
• Manage and monitor project progress, proactively identifying risks and implementing mitigation strategies.
• Facilitate regular status meetings with stakeholders leveraging a portfolio summary, providing updates and gathering feedback to drive continuous improvement.
• Analyze, visualize, and present data and metrics to assess effectiveness/project outcomes and drive future enhancements; create reports to support strategic objectives.
• Maintain project documentation and ensure compliance with industry best practices in HR management.
• Seek opportunities to improve productivity, cost containment and project performance.
• Anticipate and manage the impact of the project on the organization's culture and structure.
• Leverage the ADKAR model and partner with communications to support change adoption.
• Partner with associate listening team, as appropriate, to measure the change process.
• Ensure effective communication and engagement across all levels of the organization to support change management initiatives.
• Develop, maintain, and manage the HR department’s annual budget in partnership with Finance.
• Collaborate with HR and finance teams to ensure alignment between HR programs and financial resources.
• Track and analyze HR expenses, identifying cost-saving and/or investment opportunities.
• Provide regular reports to HR leadership and other key stakeholders on budget performance/financial summaries and recommendations.

HR Portfolio Manager

Project Manager

• Act as a liaison between IT, business, and digital transformation teams
• Manage incident escalation and third-party vendor support
• Review digital technical drawings and create actionable plans
• Remotely manage store downsize and remodel projects
• Coordinate project-oriented work efforts and provide virtual status reporting
• Analyze and report on potential risks using real-time dashboards
• Develop, maintain, administer, and document systems using cloud-based platforms
• Provide incident management and coordinate with third-party vendors remotely

IT Field Project Analyst

• Oversee direct-hired architectural teams and coordinate with landlord-hired architects through the architectural development of the project until handoff to the construction team
• Prepare lease work letters for landlord deliverables and manage the scope of work from lease negotiation through permitting
• Manage more than 40 projects simultaneously while maintaining strict adherence to due dates and project milestones
• Lead direct-hired architects and coordinate Construction Document (CD) development and permitting
• Review and redline all construction documents for accuracy and compliance
• Update all project data in Lucernex and maintain accurate records
• Collaborate with internal prototype design team to resolve any drawing-related issues that could impact field execution
• Serve as the primary point of contact for coordination across departments
• Ensure timely completion of all project tasks and deliver stores to the construction team efficiently to maximize sales weeks
• Visit sites as needed
• Responsible for all architectural project management related to new stores, downsizes and remodels
• Collaboration with real estate directors, store planning managers and pre-development scope team to ensure lease work letter, design of store block plan, and scope of work for new stores, remodels, and downsizes are all in alignment
• Regularly partner with Real Estate, Legal, Facilities, Loss Prevention, Information Technology, Construction and Store Innovation teams
• Come up with solutions and designs surrounding construction problems

Architectural Project Manager

Strategy

• leading initiatives that drive company growth and profitability
• investigating opportunities using a hypothesis-driven approach
• conducting insightful analysis using internal and external data
• communicating sharp storylines from complex analyses
• developing business cases modeling ROI
• identifying key drivers of financial performance
• tracking results against key metrics
• following through work to execution and managing transition to long-term partners

Strategy Manager

Manager

• Direct management and oversight of Assistant Managers, Supervisors, and Store Associates to ensure implementation of established company policies, standards, expectations and initiatives.
• Ensure Assistant Managers and store team members are fulfilling their individual responsibilities.
• Partner with Assistant Store Manager, Merchandising to coordinate merchandise placement, sales promotions and pricing.
• Act as Manager on Duty (MOD); lead by example, set the standard, and create a strong leadership presence by following and modeling the Burlington SOPs.
• Manage multi-million-dollar sales volume and expense budget including review of all associated reporting and record-keeping.
• Recruitment, screening and hiring of associates in order to meet store staffing needs.

Store Manager

Recruitment

• utilize diverse channels such as in-person networking, digital platforms, and social media
• proactively identify and engage passive and diverse talent
• conduct thorough candidate evaluations
• manage the full lifecycle of recruitment
• collaborate with hiring managers and key stakeholders
• provide strategic guidance and expertise to hiring managers
• cultivate relationships with colleges and professional organizations

Recruiter – Distribution Centers

Operations

• Direct management and oversight of Assistant Managers, Supervisors, and Store Associates
• Ensure Assistant Managers and store team members are fulfilling their individual responsibilities
• Partner with Assistant Store Manager, Merchandising to coordinate merchandise placement, sales promotions and pricing
• Partner with Assistant Store Manager, Operations to review receiving, transfers, debits/damages, returns-to-vendor (RTV's), and chargeback paperwork
• Act as Manager on Duty (MOD); lead by example
• Manage multi-million-dollar sales volume and expense budget including review of all associated reporting and record-keeping
• Recruitment, screening and hiring of associates
• Handle personnel and associate relations issues
• Payroll budget management, workforce management and scheduling
• Facilitate effective communication and partnerships among the store team, district and regional management teams