Addresswho we are
lululemon is a yoga-inspired technical apparel company up to big things. The practice and philosophy of yoga informs our overall purpose to elevate the world through the power of practice. We are proud to be a growing global company with locations all around the world, from Vancouver to Shanghai, and places in between. We owe our success to our innovative product, our emphasis on our stores, our commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we get to make in every community we are in.
about this team
This role is part of the enterprise-wide sustainability team shaping the future of impact within our brand and business. This work doesn’t just live in one function; social and environmental impact at lululemon is integrated in everything we do. The team leads and integrates our vision and initiatives across the company to create value for our brand, our collective (guests, employees, makers, ambassadors), and society. The result? lululemon is an innovative, purpose-driven brand creating a future that we want to live in.
a day in the life
As the Technology Manager, in the Responsible Supply Chain team you will be responsible for the execution of the RSC (social and environmental) risk resiliency and technology system. Partnering with lululemon Technology and Sourcing teams you will oversee planning, designing, and delivering against the tech system project deliverables and milestones while helping to enable business priorities, including Supply Chain growth and resiliency through social and environmental risk identification and management. You will work with the tech team and potential systems platforms (including existing systems) to create solutions for RSC risk management, identify systems architecture, establish integration to required internal and external systems and build out and test functionalities with the RSC team to ensure social and environmental data collection, analysis, insights and reporting needs and requirements are met.
responsibilities
- Manage the RSC risk resiliency and technology system build and partner with lululemon Technology Team to build detailed project plans, charters, including integration touchpoints, dependencies, and sequencing
- Act as a focal point for understanding, gathering and prioritizing the RSC data collection, analysis and reporting needs and high level functional requirements
- Establish, evaluate and monitor performance against project metrics and milestones (including KPIs, and supporting metrics) for all areas of project to ensure performance targets are achieved while continually looking for ways to enhance delivery, reduce costs, drive productivity, better leverage resources, and increase efficiency
- Provide line-of-sight to the project and functional leadership to issues, risks, and required decisions across the project deliverables
- Maintain consolidated resource and timeline views across the project including managing and tracking of project budget, change requests, and intake management
- Partner with the Technology organization to ensure the delivery of defined business capabilities and value within the project scope
- Collaborate with and oversee 3rd party partners based on specific project scope of service requirements
- Develop presentation content and support executive-level updates and business reviews
- Ensure the project team works closely with peers across Global Supply Chain, Sourcing, Sustainable Business and Impact and RSC Teams, ensuring alignment and consistency in planning, management and execution
qualifications
- Bachelors in Business, Engineering, or technical area required
- MBA or other Master’s degree preferred
- Minimum of 8-10+ years’ experience in consulting, project management, or a similar field
- Experience in Project Management and Consumer Supply Chain Operations preferred
- Demonstrated ability to manage highly complex and cross-functional projects , appreciation of and experience in managing roll out of technology projects and programs is a plus
- Ability to understand and manage across dependencies, integrations, resource constraints, and business priorities while facilitating timely decision-making and approvals
- Ability to operate effectively and interact at all levels in the organization to drive decision making and alignment across project teams, functional areas, and executive leadership
- Strong communications skills, must be able to communicate technical and project management concepts in business-oriented terms to different audiences including senior level management
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite products
must haves
- Acknowledges the presence of choice in every moment and takes personal responsibility for their life.
- Possesses an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovates to achieve great results.
- Communicates with honesty and kindness and creates the space for others to do the same.
- Leads with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.
- Fosters connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
- Integrates fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn’t take themselves too seriously.
compensation and benefits package
lululemon’s compensation offerings are grounded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes exceptional individual and team performance. The typical hiring range for this position is from $103,500 - $135,900 annually; the base pay offered is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. As part of our total rewards offering, permanent employees in this position may be eligible for our competitive annual bonus program and equity offerings, subject to program eligibility requirements.
At lululemon, investing in our people is a top priority. We believe that when life works, work works. We strive to be the place where inclusive leaders come to develop and enable all to be well. Recognizing our teams for their performance and dedication, other components of our total rewards offerings include support of career development, wellbeing, and personal growth:
- Extended health and dental benefits, and mental health plans
- Paid time off
- Savings and retirement plan matching
- Generous employee discount
- Fitness & yoga classes
- Parenthood top-up
- Extensive catalog of development course offerings
- People networks, mentorship programs, and leadership series (to name a few)
Note: The incentive programs, benefits, and perks have certain eligibility requirements. The Company reserves the right to alter these incentive programs, benefits, and perks in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.
workplace arrangement
This role is classified as Hybrid under our SSC Workplace Policy: Hybrid
In-person collaboration is important, and much of the role can be performed remotely. Work is performed onsite at least 3 days per week.
