Center Delivery Business Partner - Travel up to 75%

Description

Futures start here.

Where first steps, new friendships, and confident learners are born.

At KinderCare Learning Companies, the first and only early childhood education provider recognized with theGallup Exceptional Workplace Award, we offer a variety of early education and child care options for families.

Whether it's KinderCare Learning Centers, Champions, or Crème de la Crème, we build confidence for kids, families, and the future we share.

And we want you to join us in shaping it-in neighborhoods, at work, and in schools nationwide.

At KinderCare Learning Companies, you'll use your skills and expertise to support the work (and fun) that happens in our sites and centers every day.

From marketers and strategists to financial analysts and data engineers, and so much more, we're all passionate about crafting a world where children, families, and organizations can thrive.

The Center Delivery Business Partner is part of the Growth Delivery Team and is a consultative and operational business partner to field leaders and key collaborators.

In this role, you will be responsible for leading the set-up planning for new centers, along with recovery center projects.

Center Delivery Business Partners work in close collaboration with operations teams, Growth Project Managers and key business partners to create and implement a plan for the ordering, delivery, and set up of FF&E (furniture, fixtures, and equipment).

This role is a contributor to delivering on our standards of excellence, exceptional programs and experience for the children and families we serve.

Responsibilities



* Leverage building plans to determine needs and set up plan for new centers, including furniture fixtures and equipment.


* Communicate proactively with project manager, operations and other partners throughout project


* Lead pre and post set up meetings with center director and provides support and follow up, through successful opening of center


* Ensure on-time delivery, quality and follow up on missing items for all furniture, fixtures, and equipment


* Coordinate warehousing, delivery to center, and temporary disposal services in partnership with facilities and procurement departments for all set up needs


* Audit and initiate expense processing for new center purchases/orders


* Assist in continuous improvement of center delivery tools including resources library


* Assist in the development of process documentation to support Growth Delivery


* Supports the maintenance of the starter pack


* Travel up to 75%, including weekends

Qualifications



* Experience working as an operator in the early childhood industry and familiar with general childcare licensing requirements


* Ability to build strong cross-functional partnerships


* Excellent internal and external customer focus


* Excellent written and verbal communication and inclusive collaboration skills


* Critical thinking and proactive proble...