Associate Process Improvement Project Manager Location: Memphis, TN (Hybrid)

The Associate Process Improvement Project Manager ensures that AutoZone’s programs are optimized to enhance the performance of AutoZone and its contractors. By leveraging resources and collaborating across cross-functional areas, this role aims to achieve approved deadlines, report project progress, and drive improvement processes.

Responsibilities:

• Process Improvement Project Management:
  • Collaborate with teams across the organization to map and analyze current processes.
  • Deliver business process improvements that streamline activities, ensuring robustness, compliance, increased quality, and efficiency.
• Project Efficiency Enhancement:
  • Manage multiple process improvement projects within StoreDev.
  • Decrease timelines for the StoreDev Pipeline (from Store Approval to Store Open) and Construction Schedules (from Notice to Proceed to Punch List).
  • Resulting efficiencies will lead to earlier store openings and increased revenue.
• Cost-Plus Contract Administration:
  • Assist in administering Cost-Plus contracts with general contractors.
  • Assess sustainable opportunities.
  • Selectively increase the number of Cost Plus with Guaranteed Maximum contracts to reduce overall construction costs.
• Liaison and Reporting:
  • Act as a liaison between Construction, Set-up, Maintenance, and Sustainability teams.
  • Communicate project progress, timelines, and deadlines.
• Key Metrics Reporting:
  • Utilize software tools (StoreDev, PM System, and Project Tracker in Excel) to manage and report on key Pipeline metrics.
  • Compile, manage, and report all construction schedules in Microsoft Project.
  • Assist management with compliance and reporting of financial, general contractor, and construction team metrics using various tools (StoreDev, PM System, and Financial Tracker in Excel).
  • Interact Camera Systems – Interacts with OxBlue camera system, Excel and PowerPoint to assist management with A. I. Analysis of Activity and Safety reporting.
• Decision Skills:
  • Ability to make decisions daily that fulfill fiduciary responsibilities and policies using strategic thinking and analysis
  • Demonstrated experience coaching and influencing cross-functional team members to desired results
  • Must have effective time management, conflict management, problem solving and strong organizational skills with ability to meet tight deadlines.
  • Ability to effectively communicate with internal and external vendors, cross-functional departments, and all levels of management
  • Demonstrated negotiating experience

Benefits at AutoZone

AutoZone cares about people. That’s why AutoZone offers thoughtful benefits programs with one-on-one benefit guidance designed to improve AutoZoners’ physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Some of these benefits include:

• Competitive pay and paid time off
• Unrivaled company culture
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability insurance options
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts with wellness rewards
• Exclusive Discounts and Perks, including AutoZone In-store discount
• 401(k) with Company match and Stock Purchase Plan
• AutoZoners Living Well Program for mental and physical health
• Opportunities for career growth and tuition reimbursement

Eligibility and waiting period requirements may apply; benefits for Autozoners in Puerto Rico, Hawaii or the U.S. Virgin Islands may differ. Learn more about all that AutoZone has to offer at careers.autozone.com