Space & Occupancy Planner at Bose Corporation in Framingham, Massachusetts

Job Description:

You know the moment. It's the first notes of that song you love, the intro to your favorite movie, or simply the sound of someone you love saying "hello." It's in these moments that sound matters most.

At Bose, we believe sound is the most powerful force on earth. We've dedicated ourselves to improving it for nearly 60 years. And we're passionate down to our bones about making whatever you're listening to a little more magical.

At Bose, we are entirely self-funded, and enabling growth year after year takes careful planning, talent, capability, and passion. Through a broad variety of specialties and disciplines, the Finance team enables the business to make the decisions and investments, at the right times, to ensure the long-term financial viability of the company.

Job Description

Bose Space & Occupancy Planner

Job Description

The space planner is responsible for the day-to-day management of all space within the Massachusetts campus, balancing short-term requests with the longer-term strategic view. This includes responding to space requests, allocating space, coordinating small and large move projects, project managing small projects and aligning building plans with the master plan. This individual ensures accurate monthly reporting and tracking of all space on the Massachusetts campus within our facility management database that tracks headcount, seat count, square footage, office/cube distributions, etc.

Critical Responsibilities

• Manage space within the Massachusetts campus in alignment with the Master Plan


• Meet with business unit management and space representatives to document requirements, develop solutions, and execute delivery


• Project management for all move related projects (small, medium and large) within the campus including meetings, schedules, budgets, resourcing, etc.


• Project manage small furniture/space/renovation projects on campus

• Collaborate with the internal space, facilities, and technology teams to continuously improve our space planning process and delivery model


• Integrate global Bose locations in FM Systems for future reporting, tracking and space planning


• Benchmark Bose's space planning process and technology; track industry trends and make strategic improvements


• Engage as key member of Global Real Estate team providing outstanding internal client service

Qualifications and Skills

• 5-7 years of space planning, project management & move experience with knowledge of furniture systems


• Bachelor's degree in interior design or architecture preferred


• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills


• Comfort with consistent senior leadership engagement


• Highly-driven, resourceful and flexible team player who can execute tasks independently through to completion and excels at building strong relationships with colleagues, clients and vendors.


• High level of attention to detail


• Excellent organization, planning and project management skills


• Demonstrated success with process improvement


• Able to prioritize and handle multiple tasks


• Workday or other HR system (link between FM Space and Workday HR system)


• Strong communication skills are required: writing, speaking, computer, finance, and presentation skills.


• 
  AutoCAD and FM Space (or Archibus) space programming experience


• Proficiency in MS PowerPoint, Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook.

Our goal is to create an atmosphere where every candidate feels supported and empowered in the interviewing process. Diversity and inclusion are integral to our success, and we believe that providing reasonable accommodation is not only a legal obligation but also a fundamental aspect of our commitment to being an employer of choice. We recognize that individuals may have different needs and requirements based on their abilities, and we provide reasonable accommodations to ensure ideal conditions are met during the application process.
If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation, please send a note to wellbeing@bose.com

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Bose is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics. For additional information, please review: (1) the EEO is the Law Poster (http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf); and (2) its Supplements (http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm). Please note, the company's pay transparency is available at http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/pdf/EO13665_PrescribedNondiscriminationPostingLanguage_JRFQA508c.pdf. Bose is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the application or employment process, please send an e-mail to Wellbeing@bose.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
Our goal is to create an atmosphere where every candidate feels supported and empowered in the interviewing process. Diversity and inclusion are integral to our success, and we believe that providing reasonable accommodation is not only a legal obligation but also a fundamental aspect of our commitment to being an employer of choice. We recognize that individuals may have different needs and requirements based on their abilities, and we provide reasonable accommodations to ensure ideal conditions are met during the application process.

If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation, please send a note to wellbeing@bose.com