Project Manager - Retail & Sales (Hybrid)

Company Description

At Lakeshore, we create innovative learning materials and world-class guest experiences for teachers, parents and children. Since 1954, we’ve grown into a global community—with a thriving e-commerce business, multiple catalogs, 60 retail stores, a peerless national sales force, plus international offices that support our preeminent supply chain division. But today we’re working better, smarter and faster than ever—and setting our sights even higher. We’re building an infrastructure designed for scalability, embracing data-driven decision-making and using technology to improve efficiency and ensure the best tools for the best work. Most importantly, we continue to invest in a diverse team of inquisitive top talent who fuel each other’s passions and curiosity, take risks, try new things and believe that every new day brings opportunities for growth.

Job Description

We are currently seeking a Project Manager to join our Retail & Sales teams. 

A day in the office looks like this:

• Managing all aspects of Retail projects, including development, process documentation, identifying workstreams, financial impact and tracking, and deliverable objectives.
• Playing a significant part in driving the evolution of the store and customer experience leading store projects, key rollouts and training of process and technology, and leading the way forward for Operational Excellence in our retail environment
• Driving collaboration and communication with team and cross functional partners to ensure dependencies are mapped, committed, tracked, and honored
• Maintaining relationships with Store teams to support their needs and act as their representative within projects and with cross functional partners. 
• Acting as the point of escalation for risks, issues and obstacles raised by project teams
• Strong vendor management and act as liaison for internal teams
• Reviewing new and existing processes to identify areas to work more efficiently
• Ensuring that decisions are made at appropriate levels and shared with all stakeholders
• Understand and execute the vision of assigned projects and how they align to the overall business strategy.
• Influence stakeholders across divisions (without formal reporting lines).
• Contributes to in-person meetings and activities including collaborating with leadership through planning and/or participation.
• Organize and lead kick off and status meetings with various team members to ensure that project needs, and deadlines are being met, and send clear and concise recap of next steps.
• Drive effective communication and collaboration between stakeholders, departments, and all internal and external partners.

Qualifications

Got the skills and experience? Here’s what we’re looking for:

• Experience working both independently and in a team-oriented environment
• Bachelor's degree (4-year college degree or equivalent) preferred; equivalent experience acceptable
• Highly organized, with strong attention to detail
• Ability to excel under deadlines while maintaining a positive approach
• Ability to troubleshoot issues and prioritize projects accordingly
• Excellent customer-service skills
• Effective relationship-building skills; ability to cultivate strong partnerships and bring people together toward common goals

Additional Information

At Lakeshore, we pay local market wages for employees that reside within Los Angeles and Orange Counties.

For this position, new employees joining Lakeshore who live within Los Angeles and Orange Counties are typically brought into the organization at an annual salary between $70,000-$95,000 depending on relevant experience & skillset.

This range is indicative of projected hiring range. The annual base compensation will take into account each candidate's relevant experience, location, and skillset.

• Bonus eligible
• Paid leave for new parents to support work/life balance and family bonding
• Excellent medical/dental and vision coverage—EPO, PPO and HSA
• 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution (because you will retire someday)
• Flexible benefits—choose what you like, ignore the rest
• On-site preschool for our employees’ children
• On-site employee gym for all levels/fitness needs
• Generous employee discount
• Casual dress…and we really mean it

At Lakeshore, we know our diversity makes us stronger, and when everyone feels included and valued, we all win. We strive to embrace our differences and create an intentionally diverse and inclusive community that is representative of the teachers, families and children we serve.

We know we couldn’t do the extraordinary things we’re doing without the people on our team. Thanks to the passion and enthusiasm of this spectacular group, Lakeshore is more than a great place to work—it’s a great experience to be part of. Day in and day out, we give everything we’ve got to create products that instill a sense of wonder and foster a true love of learning. To help maintain this high bar for success, we’re constantly on the lookout for people to join us. So if you’re a down-to-earth professional who shares our desire for making a difference, we’d love to hear from you. 
 
To learn more about Lakeshore, visit www.lakeshorelearning.com/careers 
 
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
People are selected to become members of the Lakeshore family based on skill, merit and mind-boggling talent—not based on race, color, creed, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, marital status, domestic partnership status, military status, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, alienage, AIDS or AIDS-related complex status, genetic information, predisposition or carrier status, status as a victim of domestic violence, physical or mental disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If things aren’t equal, we all lose.

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