Project Manager {Cincinnati}
Job Description
Location: Cincinnati, OH - fully onsite
Duration: 6 Months w possible extensions
Hourly Pay: $80/hr. W2
***Due to client requirement, only USC or Green Card holders are eligible to apply**
NO C2C - OUT OF STATE CANDIDATES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED - LOCALS ONLY
Job Description:
This Project Manager role is responsible for consolidating cross-functional charters into a cohesive master plan, running governance and operating cadence, managing dependencies, and ensuring alignment on metrics and outcomes. The successful candidate will drive closure on critical Retail Ops initiatives while removing blockers and translating progress into measurable business value.
Qualifications:
- Project Management experience delivering large and/or complex cross-functional initiatives
- Advanced proficiency in Excel, Power BI, and PowerPoint for dashboarding and executive reporting
- Proven track record of managing multiple workstreams, dependencies, and decision gates
- Demonstrated ability to facilitate governance meetings and drive closure on action plans
- Excellent communication and presentation skills to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization
- Strong organizational skills to manage multiple timelines and priorities
- Ability to translate operational complexity into clear, actionable insights for leadership
- Experience with RAID log management and risk/issue escalation processes
Key Responsibilities
- Own the integrated initiative plan across all charters (Ops, Supply Chain, Merchandising); consolidate actions, owners, due dates, dependencies, and decision points into one master plan
- Run operating cadence and governance; facilitate weekly/biweekly reviews and keep teams aligned to meeting agenda pillars
- Drive closure on Retail Ops Charter actions; track and unblock items including ROM schedule reviews, delivery window standardization, truck completion visibility/automation work, dairy breakdown workflow teardowns, and store-tier labor frameworks
- Manage cross-functional dependencies; ensure Retail Ops actions relying on Supply Chain/Transportation/Tech (e.g., delivery windows, Transview/SAGE integration) have clear handoffs, timelines, and escalation paths
- Coordinate scorecard and dashboard alignment; ensure consistency between front-page dashboards, top-item dashboards, and executive scorecard; establish shared definitions (e.g., ORAD vs OTIF) and a single source of truth
- Maintain issue/risk management and escalation; keep RAID log current and escalate blockers (late deliveries, under-scheduled hours, misaligned delivery windows, change-out week labor gaps) with recommended options
- Track value and outcomes; translate initiative progress into expected outcomes (e.g., OOS recovery value, productivity gains) and communicate status to leadership
- Develop standardization and playbooks; partner with Retail Operations leaders to document repeatable operating guidelines (e.g., delivery window principles by department, scheduling best practices, dairy coverage guardrails by tier)
About Matlen Silver
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At The Matlen Silver Group, Inc., W2 employees are eligible for the following benefits:
- Health, vision, and dental insurance (single and family coverage)
- 401(k) plan (employee contributions only)