SR MANAGER ASSURANCE & ADVISORY MG

With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.

Purpose: This position is part of the Assurance & Advisory Management Program (AMP). This is a two-year leadership development program where you will work on a variety of business needs with a focus on merchandising, marketing, and ecommerce. Upon completion of the program, 75% of the associates will graduate to other departments while 25% will continue to advance within the department. Major Purpose: The AMP Senior Manager, Merchandising is responsible for developing and executing multiple, concurrent projects across the merchandising functions (Merchandising, Marketing, Ecommerce, Merchandising Services) including originating risk-based project opportunities, establishing scopes and timelines, managing stakeholder relationships, overseeing staffing, and reporting out results to executive management through written and verbal communication.

20% Own relationships with business leaders throughout the organization including identifying key stakeholders and developing and maintaining relationships with them 15% Develop and maintain thorough understanding of key retail processes in merchandising, marketing and online business units; own risk assessment for these areas including identifying and prioritizing key risks 15% Develop pipeline of projects consisting of defined risk management and process improvement opportunities in merchandising, marketing and online business units Lead report-outs of results to business owners and executive management including CFO/CEO as required 15% Manage scope, objectives and resources of multiple projects concurrently to ensure on-time delivery of high-quality results Create effective written communications to report results to business owners and executive management including the CFO/CEO and Board of Directors 15% Design tests and analytics to identify and quantify specific process improvement opportunities including cost-out and risk mitigation Develop talent by supporting the recruitment of strong candidates, leading training courses and providing on-the-job coaching to managers and staff associates 20% Lead change management for all project teams including establishing a vision for the change, building alignment with key business partners and establishing implementation plans that mitigate challenges and ensure sustainability of results Provide performance feedback/career counseling for direct reports on a consistent basis Direct Manager/Direct Reports: Position reports to AMP Director Number of Direct Reports = 2 Travel Requirements: Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Must be eighteen years of age or older. Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Limited overnight travel of up to 10% or as job requires Prior Six Sigma, auditing or consulting experience a plus; Process Improvement background Prior retail experience a plus Prior supervisory experience required including providing performance feedback Project management experience required Minimum Education: The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job. Preferred Education: No additional education Minimum Years of Work Experience: 8 Preferred Years of Work Experience: No additional years of experience Minimum Leadership Experience: None Preferred Leadership Experience: None Certifications: None Competencies: Strong analytics - ability to develop hypotheses about the business and build