Warehouse Development Project Manager

ALDI is one of the fastest-growing retailers in the nation, and we are charting an aggressive growth course to become the third-largest U.S. grocery retailer by store count. How can you play a part? By joining our Warehouse Development team. The team supports the construction design and management, expansion planning and land acquisition for our distribution network. Helping us grow can translate into a great move for your career.

The Project Manager of Warehouse Development will work with internal logistic, IT, warehouse operations and manage external construction partners to achieve expansion of the ALDI Distribution Center Network. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of construction management experience, highly organized and possesses excellent communication skills. The objective of this role is to meet growth initiatives through modernization and expansion of Regional Distribution Centers.

Position Type: Full-Time
Starting Salary: $155,250
Salary Increases: Year 2 - $165,500 | Year 3 - $176,000
Work Location: Dublin, OH
This role is eligible to participate in ALDI’s Hybrid Work Program, which allows remote work up to 3 days per week (i.e., work remotely up to 3 days per week; work in-office at least 2 days per week).

Duties and Responsibilities:
Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Ensures the training, development, and performance of their team’s staff to retain a motivated, professional workforce that achieves their career objectives.
• Recruits and recommends qualified employees for their team’s staff positions.
• Establishes, communicates and evaluates job responsibilities and performance expectations to their team to ensure a mutual understanding of desired results.
• Understands the overarching company strategy, while communicating and modeling the core values of the organization to create a sense of teamwork and membership among employees.
• Provides oversight and direction during the construction process from groundbreaking through issue of final occupancy permit.
• Ensures work is completed in accordance with construction plans and specifications, to the highest quality standards and within budget as established by their direct leader via regular site visits and supervision of the general contractor.
• Identifies and communicates new ideas and cost saving opportunities to construct or remodel facilities at lower costs.
• Works with government officials, utility companies, and suppliers to assure project deadlines are met.
• Assists in reviewing engineering, building, and site design with selected Architect and Engineering firms.
• Assists with various meetings in presenting ALDI concept and plans.
• Assists with site and building cost estimates to aid in the completion of the site evaluation packages.
• Advises on any changes or actions to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the team.
• Informs management of recurring issues or when additional team training may be required.
• Consults with leadership on the development of their team's strategy.
• Advises leadership to source external vendors for applicable services when appropriate.
• Liaises with applicable areas of the business to ensure timely and efficient communication flow.
• Consults with the business to effectively design and streamline applicable processes within the organization.
• Keeps up-to-date on external best practices and relevant changes to their field/area; communicates updates to leadership.
• Reviews plan updates with their direct leader to assure all changes approved by them are implemented on projects.
• Communicates with divisional personnel as appropriate.
• Verifies the need for and cost of all proposed change orders and submits them to their direct leader for approval.
• Oversees the construction of new facilities and the remodeling of existing facilities to assure compliance with governmental codes and ALDI specifications.
• Ensures all proper permits and bonds are secured, final approvals received, lien waivers obtained, and bonds closed out.
• Assists in training and developing team members to retain a motivated and professional workforce.
• Collaborates with team members and communicates relevant information to leadership.
• Manages their team by driving projects and tasks to completion through effective prioritization, work planning, resource allocation, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Identifies cost-saving opportunities and potential process improvements.
• Serves as the primary link between their team’s staff and leadership to ensure understanding of company goals, objectives, and opportunities for improvement.
• Complies with ALDI privacy and security requirements and policies if job responsibilities include possible access to confidential and/or sensitive information.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job-specific Competencies:
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Consistently demonstrates the ALDI Acts Competencies as outlined for the role.
• Ability to recommend, interpret, and/or apply company policies and procedures.
• Gives attention to detail and follows instruction.
• Ability to develop rapport, trust, and open communication that enhances the growth and job performance of direct reports.
• Understands the history, strategy, organizational authority, interdependence of job duties, products, systems, and services of the company.
• Conflict management skills.
• Prepares written materials to meet purpose and audience.
• Develops and maintains positive relationships with internal and external parties.
• Works cooperatively and collaboratively within a group.
• Ability to facilitate group involvement when conducting meetings.
• Negotiation skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Knowledge of design, construction, renovation, and rebuilding techniques.
• Ability to build, employ labor, and construct facilities to the desired goal within budget.
• Successfully manages the work effort of outside resources within the desired timeline and budget.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Civil Engineering, Business or Project Management preferred.
• A minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in Construction Management, Architecture, Civil Engineering, Business or Project Management and/or retail operations required or a minimum of 3 years of relevant ALDI experience required.
• A valid driver’s license with a satisfactory driving record required.
• Or, a combination of education and experience providing equivalent knowledge.

Physical Requirements:

• Work may be performed in an office, remote office or a combination of both where a computer and office equipment may be used as needed to perform duties.
• Regularly required to sit, reach, grasp, stand and move from one area to another.
• Constantly and repeatedly use keyboard/mouse.
• Occasionally required to push, pull, bend, lift and move up to 25 lbs.

Travel:

• Domestic travel required.
• Up to 50%.