Facilities Planner, Energy

KOHLS
Menomonee Falls, WI

About the Role

As Facilities Planner, you will deliver projects that drive sales, improve process efficiency and support consistent store execution. Build cross-functional partnerships, develop and grow business relationships, influence business partners and gain support on project expectations

What You’ll Do

  • Oversee daily utility usage (electric, gas, water) to identify and resolveinefficiencies.
  • Lead the preparation and submission of all local, state, and federal energycompliance reports

  • Manage capital projects from inception to completion including budgeting,incentive applications, and closeout

  • Manage all aspects of utility rebate programs to maximize ROI o infrastructure investments.

  • Stay at the forefront of the industry by researching new energy-efficiencyprograms, funding/revenue opportunities

  • Manage contracts with energy consultants, solar providers, and utilityrepresentatives.

  • Develop communication in support of key initiatives that have broad impact across the organization

  • Set and continually manage project expectations with key stakeholders

  • Understand the audience and communicate difficult and sensitive information accordingly

  • Audit communication tools to ensure consistency, accuracy and timeliness

  • Evaluate communication through “We’re Listening” and “Hindsight” meetings

  • Communicate and collaborate with leadership and vendor executives on status, issues and decisions to influence outcomes

  • Drive integrated planning and working sessions to build project strategy

  • Develop, execute and manage complex project plans

  • Determine project approach and provide recommendations to move project decisions forward

  • Lead project status meetings with partners to align on goals, determine actionable next steps, actively problem solve challenges and drive decisions

  • Update project plans and communication documents

  • Gather feedback to ensure projects are progressing on time and meeting expectations

  • Lead efforts in improving customer and associate experience

  • Determine feasibility of project requests and recommends approach and prioritization

  • Remain on the forefront of emerging industry practices

  • Prioritize and approve facilities' work orders within established budget guidelines

  • Provide oversight of budgets including accruals, forecasting and annual planning

  • Review legal contracts to honor and hold responsible parties to contractual obligations including Landlord lease obligations

  • Assist capital team with scorecarding and preparation of annual capital plan

  • Create and monitor reports to track vendor schedules, work order status and expense

  • Serve as a point of contact for escalated issues for the field

  • Evolve trade specific scopes of work that define expectations associated with response times, methods and means, manufacturer's recommendations, communication, markups and invoicing

  • Manage vendors that execute repair and maintenance tasks in the store environment

  • Hold vendors accountable to schedules, work order status, expense and key performance metrics

  • Additional tasks may be assigned

What Skills You Have

Required

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

  • 1-3 years experience in operations, stores, budgeting, forecasting or reporting

  • Strong analytical, planning and organization skills

  • Advanced decision-making, leadership or communication skills

  • Excellent knowledge of Excel/PC spreadsheet functionality

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills

  • Ability to communicate at all levels

Preferred

  • Proven project management skills with ability to multitask

  • Ability to work as a part of a team and interact effectively with others

  • Retail experience or retail operations business acumen

Special Requirements

  • On-call responsibility and flexible schedule as needed to support business operations

  • Travel

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