Vice President, Work Place Services

Are you ready to explore the corporate side of retail? Then try TJX on for size. You’ll join a Fortune 100 company and the leading off-price retailer of apparel and home fashions in the U.S. and worldwide. At TJX, we are proud that, for 40 years, we have been providing amazing value to our customers, but the merchandise we sell is just part of our story. We believe our Associates bring our business to life, and we aim to support them by making TJX a terrific place to work. We are committed to leveraging the differences among our Associates, and believe that the diverse skills, experiences and background that they bring into the organization will help us continue to succeed.

Our retail chains include TJ Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, Sierra Trading Post and Homesense, as well as tjmaxx.com and sierratradingpost.com in the U.S.; Winners, HomeSense and Marshalls in Canada; TK Maxx in the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Poland, Austria and the Netherlands, as well as Homesense and tkmaxx.com in the U.K.; and TK Maxx in Australia. In 2016, we had over $33 billion in sales, more than 3,800 stores, and 235,000 Associates. As a retailer committed to growth, success is always in style at TJX!

The Vice President of Work Place Services provides leadership and general management for the strategy, operations, development and implementation of all facilities related functions for TJX multi-campus headquarters and Global Buying Offices. Functional areas include facilities/space planning, construction, maintenance, contract services, auto leasing, meeting management, mail services and duplication. The Vice President ensures that facilities across multiple campuses and locations provide a safe and secure working environment which support TJX business strategies, Associate engagement, productivity and effectiveness goals. She/he will drive solutions with a focus on continuous improvement and best-in-class processes while optimizing budget resources. This leader must develop and leverage relationships internally and externally to deliver the best value workplace services to all Associates.

Responsibilities:

• Develop strategies, design, plan and implement all facilities related functions across multiple campuses in multiple locations globally.
• Drive solutions that optimize the current facilities portfolio.
• Maintain established service level standards, review and measure performance to ensure goals are being met.
• Manage operating and capital budget, monitor expenditures and assure sound fiscal control.
• Ensure a safe and secure working environment.
• Embrace and anticipate technology impact on current and future portfolio to create best in class facilities.
• Support corporate environmental and sustainability programs, provide intelligence on industry standards and trends.
• Attract, retain and develop talent by creating an environment that provides direction, continuous learning and development, and commitment to a common vision and shared values.
• Develop successors and talent pools for key positions
• Provide accurate, timely developmental feedback to all team members

Preferred Personal Attributes:

• Strong ethics and integrity both personal and professional
• Respect for established business model and corporate culture
• Comfort with ambiguity or working in the gray
• Ability to build relationships with all levels within an organization
• Deep listening and inquiry
• Collaborative, participatory decision-maker
• Innovative, calculated risk-taker who learns from mistakes.

Requirements:

• 12+ years of progressive experience in corporate real estate and/or facility development/management overseeing at least 1m square feet. Global experience in a Fortune 200 company strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex capital intensive, multi-year facility (re)development projects ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Technical competency with Building Management Systems such as FM Systems (preferred), Maximo, Manhattan or other industry specific tools. Ability to work collaboratively with IT partners.
• Recent project development showcasing recognized current space planning innovation.
• Demonstrated excellence in stakeholder management, change management, customer service and building productive partnerships at all levels within a complex matrix organization.
• Proven skill leading, building and maintaining strong functional teams through effective recruiting, training, coaching, team building and succession planning
• Collaborative and result oriented leadership style with experience developing strategic initiatives aligned with the organizations business objectives.
• Strong executive and general management acumen and experience.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; superior presentation skills.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Operations Management, Facilities, Construction Management, Engineering or equivalent required. MBA strongly preferred.

What's In It For You?

TJX has campuses conveniently located off the Mass Pike and Route 495. With us, you'll not only enjoy working for an industry leader, but we also strive to provide a competitive salary and benefits package.

TJX considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. TJX also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.

Nearest Major Market: Framingham
Nearest Secondary Market: Boston
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