Project Manager- Store Environment Planning- Hybrid, Seattle

Store Environment Project Manager

The Store Environment Project Manager plays a key leadership role within the Store Environment Team, overseeing the execution of high-impact store design and visual merchandising initiatives across Nordstrom Stores. This position drives complex, cross-functional projects from concept to completion, ensuring alignment with brand standards, business objectives, and customer experience enhancements. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with a keen eye for design, strong financial acumen, and the ability to excel in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project management for large-scale initiatives, including planning, scheduling, budgeting, execution, and post-project analysis.
• Serve as the primary liaison between internal teams (Construction, Install Planning, Finance, VM Design, VM Planning, Store Design, and In-Store Teams) and external partners (vendors, brands, suppliers).
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, ensuring timely communication of updates, risks, and changes to all stakeholders.
• Oversee financial transactions, including budget management, purchase order s, vendor coordination, corporate card expenses, and financial reconciliations.
• Manage multi-million-dollar project budgets and collaborate with Strategic Sourcing to negotiate cost-saving opportunities and optimize supply chain performance.
• Foster a collaborative team environment through cross-training and knowledge sharing across VMHQ teams.
• Facilitate regular project meetings to ensure transparency, accountability, and alignment across functions.
• Create and distribute clear, concise project documentation, including timelines, briefs, and recaps for internal teams and external partners.
• Hold all teams accountable for meeting deadlines and overall project schedule, escalating issues to leadership, as needed.
• Act as the central point of contact for all project-related inquiries, providing timely responses and proactive issue resolution.
• Translate complex project details into actionable guidance for in-store teams, ensuring successful execution.
• Escalate risks, delays, or scope changes to leadership with clarity and well-developed contingency plans.
• Tailor communication styles to different audiences, ensuring effective engagement with working groups, in-store teams, senior leadership, and external vendors.

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