Contractors’ Warehouse —
Product Support Senior Manager – Technology Deployment Center

Position Purpose:

The Product Support Sr. Manager is responsible for resolving the most advanced technical and executive level issues, engaging as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for various aspects of the Technology Deployment business, and overseeing and aligning many projects across the Technology Deployment Centers to help achieve enterprise objectives. This role also drives engagement and operational excellence, sets standards within the Product Support Team, and aids in setting the overall direction for the department. The Product Support Sr. Manager is responsible for guiding, challenging, and developing more junior team members and leaders from a professional development and execution perspective. The Sr. Manager must exhibit the ability to lead managers and their teams and drive change management and process improvement.

The ideal candidate possesses the following skillset:

• Demonstrated ability to manage leaders and teams that have widely disparate IT and warehouse skills, processes, tools, tasks, goals and professional development needs.
• Demonstrated ability to develop strategic technology hardware deployment direction that’s aligned with and supports the enterprise’s long term goals but flexible enough to effectively operate in a fluid business environment in an cost effective manner.
• Effectively communicate both orally and written, at all levels of business and teams (warehouse associate to ELT).
• Ability to recognize and implement a balance level of technology into both warehouse pick/pack/ship and staging operational processes.
• Strategic level understanding of logistics, inventory management and IT hardware staging operations to seamless integrate production that meets or exceeds demands.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a standalone facility and provide budget inputs for maintenance, staging tools, lift equipment, HVAC, shipping supplies to name a few.

Key Responsibilities:

30% Delivery & Execution:

• Partners to resolve the most advanced, escalated technical and executive-level issues
• Documents, reviews and ensures that all quality and change control standards are met
• Acts as a SME for various aspects of the IT hardware deployment business to ensure shared knowledge and operational process across the Technology Deployment Centers
• Oversees many projects within the Technology Deployment Centers and drives alignment across them to achieve department and enterprise level goals; provides consultation and direction for projects outside of the Technology Deployment Centers
• Makes suggestions that help drive operational excellence to create internal customer satisfaction and meet operational metrics

30% Strategy & Planning:

• Engages, tracks, and partners with The Home Depot teams to understand current relationships, perceptions of user experience, and possible improvement opportunities for the Support Team and Support Leadership
• Assists directors in selecting critical vendors to partner with; engages vendors as needed to resolve or proactively remediate issues
• Supports and nurtures strategic vendor relationships; recommends ways to influence vendors that align to domain, portfolio, and enterprise strategic objectives
• Drives alignment and improvement across the Technology Deployment Centers by identifying and analyzing trends and considering suggestions from other Leaders; makes final decisions to drive necessary changes
• Communicates standards, processes, and updates that mitigate potential negative impact; holds team members and leaders accountable for adhering to current processes and standards; encourages and considers suggestions from team members and leaders for improvement
• Determines critical insights from reports to help guide the direction and development of business (daily, weekly, monthly metrics; customer satisfaction surveys, SCCM reports, Top Issues)
• Contributes to and makes recommendations for strategic plans in support of key objectives in a timely and fiscally responsible manner

15% Administration & Operations:

• Assists Managers in assigning and delegating work to the team to meet SLAs as needed
• Assesses sets, communicates, and drives standards in quality, call handling, troubleshooting, and problem resolution best practices; serves as a resource for more junior team members on how to approach or complete this task; holds team and other Technology Deployment Center leaders accountable to meeting these standards

25% People:

• Attracts, retains, and develops top talent
• Conducts annual and mid-year reviews for more junior leaders, reviewing individual development plans and providing performance feedback
• Acts as a proponent of best practices
• Monitors and observes team performance; determine areas for further training and coaching and produces associated content
• Makes final decisions on prioritized, team-level development and update needs to ensure team stays relevant, up to date, and highly skilled across customer service and issue resolution and continues to grow their technical abilities

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• Typically reports to the Technology Director, Sr. Director or Vice President.

Travel Requirements:

• Typically requires overnight travel 5% to 20% of the time.

Physical Requirements:

• 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.

Working Conditions:

• Located in a warehouse facility. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications:

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

Preferred Qualifications:

• 6-8 years of relevant work experience
• Expertise in asset tracking best practices, tools, and warehouse management software
• Proficient in Microsoft Office standard applications
• Knowledge of administering antivirus software
• Knowledge of administering mobile devices and mobile device management systems
• Knowledge of data management (backup) software and Windows Server
• Knowledge of DNS, DHCP, Internet infrastructure, and IP informational tools
• Knowledge of setting file permissions, email protocols (SMTP, POP), Active Directory, and Citrix Servers
• Experience contributing to and developing content for a knowledge database and team training documentation
• Expertise in setting high standards through action
• Expertise in identifying trends and determining and applying necessary process or standard operating procedure changes to optimize efficiency and effectiveness
• Proficient in selecting and engaging vendors, and establishing, nurturing, and maintaining vendor relationships

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:

• 6

Preferred Years of Work Experience:

• No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience:

• None

Preferred Leadership Experience:

• None

Certifications:

• None

Competencies:

• Attracts Top Talent: Attracting and selecting the best talent to meet current and future business needs
• Builds Effective Teams: Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals
• Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• Communicates Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique
• needs of different audiences
• Customer Focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions
• Decision Quality: Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward
• Develops Talent: Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization's goals
• Drives Engagement: Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives
• Ensures Accountability: Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments
• Manages Conflict: Handling conflict situations effectively, with a minimum of noise
• Optimizes Work Processes: Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement
• Plans and Aligns: Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals
• Resourcefulness: Securing and deploying resources effectively and efficiently
• Situational Adaptability: Adapting approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations