Connor Zinn
Project & Program Manager (Owner-Ops) | EVM • Vendor SLAs • KPI Dashboards | Secret Active; TS in Process | On-Time & Under-Budget Delivery
- Role
- Information Technology Project Manager at Books A Million
- Location
- Bessemer, AL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Connor Zinn
Project management professional experienced in contract negotiation, vendor management, and executive briefing. Managed $5M portfolios within private organizations and a $3M communications budget within the Department of Defense (DoD). Currently serving as a Project Manager for Millennium Inc. while concurrently supporting the Army National Guard one weekend per month as a Program and Operations Manager. TOP SKILLS Project Management Data Analysis Executive Briefing Procurement Resource Allocation Project & Portfolio Management Budgeting Inventory Management Strategic Planning TECHNICAL SKILLS Tableau, Power BI, Monday, Jira, Asana, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint) CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Portfolio Management – Negotiated and managed $5M+ in vendor portfolios across five major partners, including Mercedes-Benz, Tesla, Honda, Siemens, KUKA Robotics, and Keyence Vision Systems, ensuring optimal procurement and contract efficiency. Vendor Negotiation – Negotiated a labor contract with KUKA, a global automation corporation, for robotics support, resulting in a $50K cost savings for the organization’s robotics project. Risk Management – Mitigated scope creep by implementing a risk management process, saving $120K in labor within six weeks by establishing clear criteria for deliverables.
Experience
Information Technology Project Manager
Feb 2026 — Present
Education
Lipscomb University
Master of Business Administration - MBA, STEM - Business Intelligence
Augustana College
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics/Political Science
2012 — 2016
Columbia Southern University
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance, General
2018 — 2020
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