Project Manager IV

Responsibilities: Conduct discovery sessions with key Expert Excellence stakeholders to map the current state supply chain - capturing how work flows today, where friction accumulates, and what the process needs to do differently. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs.

A client with Kforce is seeking a Project Manager IV to join their team in San Diego, CA. Responsibilities:

• Conduct discovery sessions with key Expert Excellence stakeholders to map the current state supply chain - capturing how work flows today, where friction accumulates, and what the process needs to do differently
• Build and distribute pre-work materials to prepare participants for discovery sessions
• Produce all discovery artifacts - current state process maps, pain point assessments, and stakeholder alignment documentation
• Build a Business Requirements Document suitable for use with technology vendors - documenting functional requirements, user stories, integration needs, and success criteria
• Support the tool evaluation process - mapping BRD requirements against the client-approved platform options and participating in vendor conversations as the process requirements expert
• Document the future state supply chain process - how work will flow in the new operating model from demand intake through delivery execution
• Build the roles and responsibilities framework for the supply chain - who owns what at each stage, what the handoffs look like, and what the governance standards are
• Produce standard operating procedures for key supply chain functions
• Build a transition document for the incoming Business Process & Commercial Operations FTE - what exists, what decisions were made, and what still needs to be done

Requirements:

• Demonstrated experience facilitating executive and senior stakeholder discovery sessions - can guide senior leaders through a structured process mapping engagement
• Strong business process documentation skills - process maps, RACI frameworks, SOPs, and BRDs that are professional-grade and vendor-ready
• Experience writing Business Requirements Documents for technology implementations
• Familiarity with supply chain, demand management, or portfolio operations processes
• Familiarity with enterprise PMO or portfolio management platforms - Jira, Smartsheet, Monday.com, Asana, or equivalent
• Strong written communication - artifacts need to be clear, structured, and usable without translation
• Ability to work independently and move through engagement phases without constant direction

Education:

• Bachelor's degree required in Business Administration, Operations Management, Information Systems, or related field
• Advanced degree or certification in business process management, lean/six sigma, or project management preferred (PMP, CBPP, Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt)
• 7+ years of experience in business process consulting, operations design, or supply chain management
• Demonstrated experience leading process mapping and requirements gathering engagements with senior stakeholders
• Prior experience writing vendor-ready Business Requirements Documents for technology implementations
• Experience supporting or managing a supply chain, demand management, or portfolio operations function preferred