Project Planning Specialist Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minnesota
Job Location
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minnesota
Opportunity
Salary Range: $60,000 To $72,000 Annually
This position is responsible for guiding and supporting franchisees in the opening, remodeling, and maintenance of their salons to ensure they have all the necessary information, approved equipment, furniture/fixtures, products, services and supplies to open and operate their salons within Great Clips’ standards.
Your Mission
On your journey, you will face challenges such as:
- Coordinate and provide direction to timely and efficient development of floor and ceiling plans for new salons and remodeling existing ones.
- Ensure all plans are developed and salons are built out within Great Clips, Inc. design, and customer service standards and to local municipal code.
- Manage project milestones to track progress, coordinating internal resources and external vendor partners.
- Coordinate the purchase of salon equipment, fixtures, signage, and supplies as assigned.
- Ensure the accurate and timely delivery of these products relative to the project schedule and that all orders and related documentation are prepared within Great Clips Inc.’s policies and customer service standards.
- Maintain all salon communications and developments as directed, within the CRM database, and other methods, for all salons as assigned.
- Act as a resource and consultant to the franchisees.
- Collaborate with Operations on all Facility Reviews and current standards.
- Support vendor management through engagement, process, and procedures to establish consistent and reliable routines to support the business.
- Demonstrate the ability to listen, earn trust, and accept direct feedback from vendors and franchisees while building strong, positive relationships.
- Ensure accurate reporting, including gaining ERP system familiarity, to fulfill ad hoc requests and coordinate with Accounting to ensure data integrity concerning customer orders and balances, including the research and creation of corrective credit memos, account balance refunds, balance verification for Legal approvals, customer bill-backs and write-off’s following existing policies.
- Ability to listen, earn trust, and accept direct feedback from franchisees while building strong, positive relationships.
Your Expertise
To land this job you will need to demonstrate, and/or possess the following:
- Minimum of one to three years’ experience required in purchasing/inventory or project coordination, or a combination of education and experience providing equivalent knowledge.
- Knowledge and skill in the use of personal computers and related software for the preparation of reports, documentation, and accounting functions of sales orders, and purchase orders.
- Written and verbal communication skills to initiate professional and effective contact with internal and external customers. Strong organizational skills.
- Understands space planning for architectural drawings with compliance to Great Clips standards.
Your Work Environment
This is a hybrid work position requiring a combination of in-office workdays and the option to work from home on the remaining days. Working remotely will require reliable, secure internet.
Living the Values
We Are Kind
- Treat others the way you would like to be treated. Be humble, act honorably, and express gratitude. Respect and value everyone’s role in our company’s success.
We Exceed Expectations
- Innovate; be curious about what’s possible. Be adaptable and eager to respond to challenges. Collaborate and work together to achieve our goals. Strive for greatness and inspire others by your example. Be proactive. Seek continuous improvement.
We Focus on Execution
- Make decisions with the belief it can be executed in 6,000 salons. Focus on impact of key brand measures. Prioritize on ability to execute quickly.
We Keep it Simple
- Set clear expectations. Make things easy to understand and execute. Stay focused on what’s most important.
We Listen and Earn Trust
- Be respectfully honest; react thoughtfully. Respond quickly – 24 hours or less, and remember that personal contact is always best. Be transparent through open communication and candid conversation. Be willing to admit mistakes and fix them. Listen generously: Seek to understand other’s perspectives. Act with integrity. Always. Even when no one will know.
We Make it Fun
- Smile! Find opportunities to laugh. Celebrate accomplishments and recognize the contributions of others. Approach people and situations with a positive attitude. Build a sense of community where everyone enjoys coming to work every day.
What We Offer
We offer a competitive salary, health benefits, wellness programs, a company-matching 401K and tuition assistance but some perks that set us apart are:
A focus on your development. We want to know what your dreams and aspirations are and hope to find ways of Great Clips helping you along in your journey. Your personalized development plan will create a path for your growth and promotion potential.
A GREAT culture. One of the most frequent compliments you will hear about Great Clips from employees, franchisees and business partners alike is that Great Clips has a GREAT culture. Our belief is that we are strongest together and therefore find it important to have an inclusive, diverse work culture. Though we embrace our differences, we all share in our 6 core values; we are kind, we listen and earn trust, we keep it simple, we focus on execution, we exceed expectations, and WE MAKE IT FUN.
A spirit of ideas and innovation. Here at Great Clips, we have a competitive lead within our industry. Though we hold a strong position, we never stop pushing ourselves forward and continue to look for new ways of delivering a powerful and enduring brand.
About Great Clips
With more than 4,400 franchised salons throughout the United States and Canada, Great Clips is the world’s largest haircutting salon brand. Our salon owners and corporate staff are dedicated to our salon communities with a focus on philanthropic and volunteer activities. Great Clips, Inc. employees are passionate about what we do and our technology team geeks out in finding ways to use technology to make what we do even better.
Great Clips Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength diversity brings to the workplace. Great Clips Inc. participates in the US E-Verify program. With all new hires, we provide the Social Security Administration and, if applicable, the US Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.
This is your sign to pursue your dreams and to make the world more beautiful by your design! It all starts at a Great Clips® salon!
CORPORATE CAREERS HIRING PROCESS
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Apply
Submit your interest.
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Connect
A Great Clips corporate recruiter will reach out to you.
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INTERVIEW/
ASSESSMENTA Great Clips corporate recruiter will contact you for an interview and any necessary assessments.
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Offer
The hiring manager will contact you if you meet the requirements for the position.
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Onboarding
Congratulations on becoming one of the Greats! We will reach out and share more details about your onboarding experience.
